U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 25-26, 2021

Our May 25-26, 2021 Auction will run live via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,382 lot sale features United States and Worldwide countries, beginning with a solid selection of U.S. singles, sets, Postal History and Possessions. The Foreign section features a highly specialized collection of French Indochina, with 19th Century military and civilian mail from what is today Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. This collection was formed by a former French Colonial resident, with an excellent eye for postal history and considered a foremost expert of the subject. From Germany, there are used and unused selections from an-old time collection formed with assistance from Herbert Bloch and the Friedl Expert Committee. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are followed by a collection of Imperial Japan, including the original collection formed in 1875 by Baron Maejima Hisoka, founder of the Japanese Postal System. Italian Offices in China include three rare Pechino and Tientsin items, including unique covers. The Poland selection features Krakow Issue, Locals, Polish Army Corps in Italy, with unique errors and varieties. Russia boasts a collection of 300+ lots of Zemstvo, with many ex-Baughman, Faberge, and Bianchi items. In addition, this sale includes a strong selection of 100+ large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #309
FRENCH COLONIES French Indochina - LAOS
1908 (23 Apr) cover showing the return address of "G.Leroy, Bassac-Pakse Laos", franked with Indochina 10c red, tied by "Bassac D Laos" departure cds, repeated alongside, sent to France, with Saigon Cochinchine transit and Carillon arrival pmks on back, small metal clipped seal on backflap, filing fold resulting in small cover tear, well away from the stamp, fine usage (Bassac, today Champasak lies on the west bank of the Mekong River, some 30 miles east of the Laos-Thailand border. The "Bassac-D Laos" handstamp was applied in the second Bassac post office on the Thailand side of the Mekong river, the "D" is for Delimitation team establishing the border between Laos and Thailand after the French Occupation)
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,400.00

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