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 #818 KOREA 1884 5m rose, perf. 9, 10m blue, perf. 9 1/2, blocks of four, each with a bottom imprint ("Prepared in the Printing Bureau of the Department of Finance of the Imperial Japanese Government"), the latter with perf. separations and pulled perf. at bottom right, mostly n.h., rare (catalogued as hinged singles)  */**Catalog #1-2 Catalog Value $420 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #819 KOREA 1884 10m blue, violet "Customs Jochiwon" (?) postmark, small faults, fine appearing example of this tremendous rarity, O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $10,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #820 KOREA 1895 5p green, 10p blue, 25p maroon, 50p purple, selection on two exhibit pages, describing the two different printings, with unused set of blocks of four, plus 24 used singles, various cancels, some quite scarce double circle in red, "Unpaid" and others, mixed condition, ex-Kondo *OCatalog #6-9 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #821 KOREA 1897 overprinted in red, 5p vertical pair used, 10p unused block of four, plus overprinted in black, 5p used pair, 10p and 50p singles, fine, (*)OCatalog #10,11,13F,13G,15 Catalog Value $1,210 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #822 KOREA 1897 overprinted in red "Tae Han" in large font, unused without gum, fine-v.f. (*) Catalog #10-13 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #823 KOREA 1897 Tae Han overprints, varieties, including missing, double, inverted, displaced, double one inverted, black overprints on red overprints, etc., selection of 12 mostly different, used or unused, with three pairs and nine singles, written-up on exhibit page, mixed condition, scarce group, cat. $2,500+ *O Catalog #10/17var | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #824 KOREA 1897 Tae Han overprints, 10p deep blue, with red overprint, irregular block of 20, showing diagonal pre-print paper folds through five stamps, h.r. and some perf. strengthening, mixed condition, minor flaws possible, undoubtedly one of the largest known multiples of this value, ex-Ichiro Kondo, *Catalog #11 Catalog Value $2,300 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #825 KOREA 1897 overprinted in black, 25p maroon, horizontal strip of three, unused without gum, fine-v.f., rare multiple, (*) Catalog #14 Catalog Value $2,475 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #826 KOREA 1900 surcharged in red 1p on 5p green, canceled Seoul 10 Mar 1900, well centered, fine example of this rarity, O Catalog #15B Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #827 KOREA 1900 surcharged in red (on the overprinted Tae Han) 1p on 5p green, block of four, trivial gum glazing, bottom pair n.h., well centered, good color, fine-v.f., exceptionally rare multiple (catalogued as hinged singles) *Catalog #16A Catalog Value $3,900 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #828 KOREA 1900 surcharged in red (on the overprinted Tae Han) on 5p green, figure "1" omitted, h.r., centered to left, very rare * Catalog #16Avar | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #829 KOREA 1900 25p maroon, overprint in red and in black, figure "1" omitted, block of four, hinge reinforced, glazed gum and minor toned speck on one, fine and scarce multiple, *Catalog #17a Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #830 KOREA 1900 surcharged in red 1p on 25p maroon, black overprint double, canceled Seoul 8 Oct 1900, fine, O Catalog #17Cvar | Unsold |
 | Lot #831 KOREA 1900 overprint in red and in black, surcharged "1" on 25p maroon, block of nine, variety imperf. at left, unused without gum, perf. strengthening and minor faults, fine appearance, signed Tyler (*)Catalog #17var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #832 KOREA 1900 Plum Blossoms Regular Issue, "Service des Postes de L'Empire de Coree Avis No.8A", press release (in French) signed by Jean Emile Clemencet (French advisor and postal expert loaned by the French Ministry of Posts to help organize the Korean Postal Service to conform to the UPU requirements), with 2re-6ch adhesives adhering to the page, dated July 17, 1900, fine * Catalog #18-24 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #833 KOREA 1900 2ch blue, 50ch green & pink imperforate singles, also 4ch carmine and 15ch gray violet, imperf. blocks of four, proofs on stamp paper, some creases, 50ch with invalidating line, scarce, ex- Ichiro Kondo PCatalog #20B,22,26,31P | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #834 KOREA 1900 2ch blue, perf. 10, horizontal pair imperf. between, h.r., minor wrinkles, fine, ex-Ichiru Kondo, * Catalog #20a Catalog Value $725 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #835 KOREA 1900 50ch (3) canceled "Seoul", "Fusan", "Seoul No.1", 1wn canceled "Wonsan", "Chemulpo", also 2wn (2), canceled "Chemulpo" and "Seoul" (dates inverted), couple of minor creases, mostly v.f., O Catalog #31,32,33 Catalog Value $2,420 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #836 KOREA 1900 50ch olive green & pink, block of four, unused with original, toned gum, bottom pair defective, with some horizontal perf. separations, fine appearance, this being the largest known multiple of the 50ch value (catalogued as four singles) *Catalog #31 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #837 KOREA 1900 1wn rose, black & blue, horizontal strip of three, l.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., the largest recorded multiple of the 1wn value (catalogued as three singles) * Catalog #32 Catalog Value $3,150 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #838 KOREA 1900 2wn purple & yellow green, h.r., small faults, fine appearance, * Catalog #33 Catalog Value $1,300 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #839 KOREA 1900 2wn purple & yellow green, horizontal pair canceled "Seoul Coree 14 Mar 3" (last numeral inverted), well centered, v.f., largest recorded multiple (used or unused) of the 2wn value (catalogued as singles) O Catalog #33 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #840 KOREA 1900 2wn purple & yellow green, canceled on small piece by "Hanseong / Kwamgmoo 9. May 18" (last day of the Imperial Post Office), additional (not contemporary) markings at right, v.f. O Catalog #33 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #841 KOREA 1902 surcharges, 1ch and 2ch on 25p maroon, each with red Tae Han overprint, horizontal blocks of ten, unused without gum, some perf. strengthening, fine-v.f., rare multiples (*)Catalog #35e,36d | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #842 KOREA 1902 2ch on 25p maroon, surcharge type IIb, pane of 48 (6x8), canceled "Masanpo 26 Fev 04", centered to right, considerable perf. strengthening, the largest recorded multiple of this value Catalog #36 | Unsold |
 | Lot #843 KOREA 1902 surcharges, 3ch on 50p purple, with red Tae Han overprint, horizontal block of ten, unused without gum, some perf. separations and strengthening, few minor faults, still a fine and extremely rare multiple, ex-Ichiro Kondo (*)Catalog #37g | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #844 KOREA 1902 surcharges, 3ch on 25p maroon, left sheet margin and part imprint ("Bonds, etc. Washington, D.C., U.S.A.") block of twelve, unused without gum, some perf. strengthening, fine and impressive multiple, (*)Catalog #38 Catalog Value $780 | Unsold |
 | Lot #845 KOREA 1903 Falcon, 1ch green, beige, blue, gray, yellow brown, blue green and red brown, selection of seven different Cliche Essays (33x47mm), various colors and backgrounds, center design appears to be more like an Eagle, fine-v.f., mounted on exhibition page, extremely rare E | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #846 KOREA 1903 Falcon, complete set of 13, l.h. or h.r., last three without gum, fine-v.f., *(*) Catalog #39-51 Catalog Value $1,261 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #847 KOREA 1903 Falcon, complete set in blocks of four, many with sheet margin, l.h. or n.h., some with usual streaky or dried gum, 1c with perf. separations, $2 with rounded corner at bottom right, fresh, fine-v.f. set of blocks (catalogued as hinged singles) */**Catalog #39-51 Catalog Value $5,044 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #848 KOREA 1903 Falcon, selection of used singles and some multiples, written-up on two exhibit pages, with at least two complete sets, various pmks, including Masanpo, Gwendoline, Fusan, Wonsan, Gongjiu, Busan, etc., mixed condition O Catalog #39-51 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
