U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
October 12-13, 2021
Our October 12-13, 2021 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,458 lot sale begins with United States, with 19th and 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of book material. The Foreign section focus is on Asia, with an outstanding collection of Large Dragons of Shanghai, used and unused individual rarities and a powerful balance lot. There is Japan with Offices in Korea, followed by stamps and Postal History of Imperial Korea, Mongolia, as well as Russian Offices in China, with Chinese Eastern Railway Stations. European countries include Austria, with local issues, France & Colonies, German Colonies, Italian States & Colonies, Poland, Russia, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, an important collection of Persia and select rarities from the rest of the world. The sale concludes with Large Lots and Collections, with hundreds of albums comprising a collection formed by Solomon Goldberg and sold on behalf of the UJA of New York. Additional lots range from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and cover lots. Scans of the large lots are continuously being added.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #371 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 2 Candareens black, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, v.f., signed Richter, etc. (SG 1) (Chan 1) (*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $775 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #372 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 2 Candareens black, Earliest Impression (Livingston Group I, issued July 1865, very clear and sharp. The center block is separated by a wide space from lines above and below and is approximately equidistant from them), used, margins all around, showing indistinct red cancel, some toning, thins and creases, fine appearance, extremely rare (SG 1) (Chan 1) O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $7,500 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #373 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 4ca yellow, wove paper, canceled SHANGHAE LOCAL POST AUG 8, 65, centrally struck in blue, apparently the first known date of use, stamp with white margins added, fine appearance. The Shanghai Local Post Office began to issue stamps in 1865. These are the earliest stamps issued in mainland China (SG 3) (Chan 3) O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $5,250 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #374 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 8 Candareens green, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, v.f. (SG 4a) (Chan 4a) (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #375 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 2 Candareens black (Chinese character for "2"), pelure paper, horizontal pair, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, inconsequential creases at left margin, v.f., rare multiple (SG 2) (Chan 2) (*) Catalog #5 Catalog Value $1,300 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #376 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 4 Candareens yellow, Pelure Paper, unused without gum as issued, margins all around, v.f. example of this difficult issue, signed Diena (SG 7) (Chan 7) (*) Catalog #6 Catalog Value $825 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #377 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 4 Candareens yellow, perfectly struck "Local Post Office Shanghai" double ring cancel in red, large margins all around, v.f., rare (SG 7) (Chan 7) O Catalog #6 Catalog Value $3,750 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #378 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 8 Candareens green, unused without gum as issued, overinked impression, large margins, v.f., signed Champion, etc. (SG 6) (Chan 6) (*) Catalog #7 Catalog Value $875 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #379 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 1 Candareen (singular) blue, Horizontally Laid Paper, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks on back (SG 8) (Chan 8) (*) Catalog #8 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #380 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 2 Candareens (singular) black, Horizontally Laid Paper, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, v.f., signed L.Rogauer. A very rare stamp (SG 9,£10,000 ) (Chan 9) (*) Catalog #9 Catalog Value $11,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #381 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 1 Candareen blue, canceled in red "Local Post Office Shanghai", excellent color and impression, margins cut close as usual, fine and extremely rare (SG 11,£8,500 ) (Chan 11) O Catalog #11 Catalog Value $7,750 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #382 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 1 Candareen (singular) blue, wove paper, with gum, variety showing "SH" of "Shanghai" higher, pencil signed, fine, rare * Catalog #11var | Unsold |
 | Lot #383 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 2 Candareens black, Wove Paper, final "N" of "Candareen" dropped lower, cut close to just in at right, red and blue cancels, minute faults, fine appearance of this variety (Scott unlisted) O Catalog #12var Catalog Value $7,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #384 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 8 Candareens olive green, Wove Paper, showing additional line at bottom right, unused without gum as issued, margins all around, v.f. (SG 14) (Chan 14) (*) Catalog #14 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #385 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 8 Candareens olive green, Wove Paper, red Large Garter "Shanghai Local Post Office" cancel, cut close as usual (see note in Scott "almost all known used examples have very narrow margins or are cut into design), fine and very rare, unpriced (SG 14) (Chan 14) O Catalog #14 | Unsold |
 | Lot #386 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 16 Candareens vermilion, Wove Paper, unused without gum as issued, fresh and v.f., pencil signed (SG 15) (Chan 15) (*) Catalog #15 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #387 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 16 Candareens vermilion, "1" of "16" omitted, unused without gum as issued, small thin, margins all around, v.f. appearance of this rarity, various penciled and handstamped guarantee marks on back (SG 15a,£26,000) (*) Catalog #15a Catalog Value $26,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #388 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 1 Candareen blue, Roman Numeral "I", wove paper, unused without gum as issued, v.f., rare stamp (SG 23) (Chan 23) (*) Catalog #16 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #389 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 1 Candareen indigo, Pelure Paper, red Local Post Office Shanghai cancel ("small garter"), unusually large margins all around, faint thinning as often, v.f. example of this extremely rare used stamp on pelure paper (SG 16b,£6,000) (Chan 16) O Catalog #19 Catalog Value $5,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #390 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 3 Candareens orange brown, Wove Paper, red Local Post Office Shanghai cancel ("small garter"), unusually large margins all around, v.f. and beautiful stamp (SG 17,£4,750) (Chan 17) O Catalog #20 Catalog Value $4,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #391 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 3 Candareens orange brown, 6can fawn, 12can orange brown, three different, unused without gum as issued, margins all around, v.f. (SG 17,19,21) (Chan 17,19,21) (*) Catalog #20,22,24 Catalog Value $1,700 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #392 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 6 Candareens Red Brown, Brown, Vermilion, three distinct stamps, unused without gum as issued, margins all around, v.f. (SG 18-20) (Chan 18-20) (*) Catalog #21,22,23 Catalog Value $1,725 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #393 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 12 Candareens orange brown, horizontal strip of three, unused without gum as issued, large margins, minor wrinkles, v.f. (SG 21) (Chan 21) (*) Catalog #24 Catalog Value $975 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #394 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 12 Candareens orange brown, red Local Post Office Shanghai cancel ("large garter"), cut close to just in at right, good color and fine impression, very rare (SG 21) (Chan 21) O Catalog #24 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #395 CHINA SHANGHAI 1866 (Modern Numerals) 1 Candareen dark blue, red Local Post Office Shanghai cancel ("large garter"), large margins all around, minute creases, fine and very rare stamp (SG 28a,£4,750) O Catalog #29a Catalog Value $4,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #396 CHINA SHANGHAI 1866 (Modern Numerals) 3 Candareen red brown, red Local Post Office Shanghai cancel ("large garter"), cut close to in as often (Scott catalogued as such), fine and rare stamp (SG 29,£5,500) O Catalog #30 Catalog Value $5,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #397 CHINA SHANGHAI 1866 (Modern Numerals) 3 Candareens red brown, red Local Post Office Shanghai cancel ("large garter"), cut close to in as often (Scott catalogued as such), fine and rare stamp, with handstamped guarantee marks on back (SG 31,£3,750) O Catalog #32 Catalog Value $3,400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #398 CHINA SHANGHAI 1866 2c rose, canceled "Post Office Ningpo" in red, minor faults, very rare. The postal agency at Ningpo existed from December 4th, 1865 until March 31, 1868 O | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #399 CHINA SHANGHAI 1870 (12 Dec) large part of outer FL from Hankow, sent via the British Post Office in Shanghai, where Hong Kong 8c Victoria was added, tied by "SI" in oval, with corresponding "Shanghae Dec 21, 70" in blue, sent to Hong Kong, where it arrived on 25 Dec.70, filing fold away from the stamp, fine  | Unsold |
 | Lot #400 CHINA SHANGHAI 1875 3ca on 16c green, unused with original gum, h.r., handstamped "M.B.", signed Herbert Bloch, with 1962 Friedl certificate. A rarity, * Catalog #61 Catalog Value $4,250 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #401 CHINA SHANGHAI 1876 1ca rose, Error of Color, horizontal pair, unused with original gum, hinge remnant, somewhat defective at left, only 170 printed in Shanghai, * Catalog #77 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #402 CHINA SHANGHAI 1892 (3 Aug) native, attractively illustrated cover (opened for display), franked with 2 Cts on 5c rose, tied by Shanghai Local Post departure, supported by a Shanghai Local Post Aug 3, 92 cds on back, with a splendid "Tombstone" cancel of a suburb postal agency, fine cover, ex-Reinhardt Catalog #142 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #403 CHINA SHANGHAI 1892 (3 Aug) native red-band cover franked with 2 Cts on 5c rose, tied by Shanghai Local Post departure, supported by a Shanghai Local Post Aug 3, 92 cds on back, signed Bloch Catalog #142 | Unsold |
 | Lot #404 CHINA SHANGHAI 1893 (10 May) cover (opened for display) with preprinted "Postage Paid 1 Cent", with Shanghai Local Post departure, supported by a Shanghai Local Post May 10, 93 cds on back, addressed to Hankow, with May 15 arrival on back, re-addressed to Chinkiang, handed over to the Imperial Post Office in Shanghai and delivered without extra fees, with "Customs Chinkiang May 17, 93" arrival, fine and interesting cover | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #405 CHINA SHANGHAI 1893 1c brown & black, horizontal strip of 6, tied by Shanghai Local Post March 4, 1897 cds on registered cover addressed to Baron Gunzburg, with Shanghai Local Post Registered label and corresponding "Shanghai Registered" cancel, backstamped on arrival, fine Catalog #154 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #406 CHINA SHANGHAI 1896 Shanghai Local Post 2c stationery entire envelope, with corner Shanghai cancel, sent via the French Post Office, where 25c "Chine" overprint was added and canceled "Shang-Hai Chine", sent to Hamburg, with "Paq. Fr. No.5" octagonal maritime at bottom and arrival pmk on back, fine and rare combination cover | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #407 CHINA SHANGHAI 1898 (21 Nov) registered cover franked with 5c Imperial Chinese Post, used in combination with 1c Coiling Dragon Chinese Imperial Post, tied by "Registered Shanghai H" cancel, used locally, with "Shanghai Local Post" Registry label alongside, fine usage of Shanghai Local Post by the Chinese Imperial Post | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #408 CHINA SHANGHAI 1898 (26 Mar) locally used Baron de Gunzburg cover franked with 1c Coiling Dragon Chinese Imperial Post, tied by Pakua grids, with "Shanghai Local Post" cds alongside, fine usage of Shanghai Local Post by the Chinese Imperial Post | Unsold |
 | Lot #409 CHINA SHANGHAI 1899 1c stationery card, canceled Shanghai Local Post Dec 27, 99, used in combination with Chinese Imperial Post 2c red Coiling Dragon, vertical pair, tied by Pa-kua grids, sent via the French Post Office, with "Chine" 10c added and tied by Shang-Hai Chine cds, with Maritime Ligne No.3 French packet octagonal cancel below, sent to Germany, with Bremen 30.1.00 arrival pmk alongside, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #410 CHINA SHANGHAI 1899 (25 Feb) picture postcard, with "Shanghai Local Post" departure cds, franked with Chinese Imperial Post Coiling Dragon 1c (3) and 2c, sent via the British Post Office in Shanghai, where Hong Kong pair of 2c Victoria were added, tied by 27 Dec. cds, with Hong Kong Mar 2, 99 cancel alongside, sent to Germany, with Speyer 2 Apr 99 arrival pmk, fine combination card | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #411 CHINA SHANGHAI 1900 (29 July) attractive picture postcard franked with 5c Coiling Dragon Chinese Imperial Post, tied by "Shanghai Local Post" cds, sent via the French Post Office, where 10c "Chine" was added, with "Shangh-Hai" 30 July pmks, sent to Germany, with Naunen 3.9.00 arrival | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #412 CHINA SHANGHAI 1902 (7 Apr) red band cover franked with pair of 1c Coiling Dragon Chinese Imperial Post, tied by "Shanghai Local Post" cds and showing "Kiaochow 14 Apr 02" arrival cds alongside, v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #413 CHINA SHANGHAI 1912 (May 22) small piece of cover with U.S. 4c and 5c, canceled "Shanghai China U.S. Postal", with Chinese 3c adhesive canceled "Swatow" and German arrival pmk below | Unsold |
