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 #1159
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO YELISAVETGRAD
1872 5k green, imperforate blocks of 16 (4x4) and 20 (4x5), h.r. or n.h., some creases, mostly between stamps, fine-v.f., rare multiples. These stamps were printed in sheets of 28 (4x7)
Box *
Catalog #2
Unsold
Lot #1160
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO YELISAVETGRAD
1872 20k gray blue, unused without gum, margins to just touching at right, small thin, otherwise fine, rated "RRR" - only 7 (!) known (Schmidt 7)
(*)
Unsold
Lot #1161
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO YELISAVETGRAD
1876 20k blue, unused with original gum, margins to just touching at right, small nick and thinning at top, still a fine appearing example of this rarity, rated "RRR" - only 7 (!) known (Schmidt 11)
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Unsold
Lot #1162
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO YELISAVETGRAD
1876 10k red brown, unused with full original gum, cut close but clear at top and bottom, h.r., creases and small thin, tiny pen speck at bottom, fine, rated "R", only 20 known (Schmidt 10)
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Catalog #11
Price Realized
$750.00

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