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 #1139 RUSSIA Russian Offices in China 1897 (7 Nov) cover franked with Russia 10k dark blue, tied by violet "Shanghai Pochtowaya Kontora 7.XI.1897" departure pmk, repeated on back, addressed to Leipzig, with "Ligne N. Paq.Fr.No3" octagonal French packet ship transit and arrival pmks on back, fine  | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1140 RUSSIA Russian Offices in China 1899 (16 May) 10k lettercard sent from Chefoo, China to Germany by a signalman on the cruiser SMS Irene, part of the German East Asia Squadron. Postmarked at the Russian post office in Chefoo (16.5.99 old style and 28.5 new style), the Russian post office in Shanghai (20.5), Hong Kong (9.6), with Hedelfingen (10.7) arrival. (The message is datelined "Chefoo, China, Shantung Province, 27 May 1899" and reads, "Your first letter of 6 April arrived a few days ago. Thank you for that. I hurry to answer. I am very pleased to hear that you, your family, and your parents are doing well. I can say the same about myself. As typhoid is prevalent in Tsingtao, the cruiser squadron is presently in Chefoo, where we held large maneuvers. In the next few days, we will set sail for Tsingtao, Vladivostok, Yokohama, Kobe, and Hakodate. I will send you messages from those places.") | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #1141 RUSSIA Russian Offices in China 1902 (13 May) Japanese postcard franked with 1k and 3k Kitai overprints, tied by "Chefoo Pochtowaya Kontora" departure pmk, repeated alongside, sent via Yokohama (16 May) and Nagasaki (19 May) to Oakland, USA, framed Paquebot handstamp (probably applied in Nagasaki), various due markings, including "to Collect 1 cent", with postage due stamp added on arrival (June 6) | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1142 RUSSIA Russian Offices in China 1903 (26 Nov) red illustrated cover to Italy, franked on back with pair of 10k Kitai overprints, tied by "Inkou 1 Polev. Tel. Ot Priam.Okr." (Inkou Field Telegraph Branch Priamur District) cds, with corresponding Registry label, sent via Tientsin, with Registry handstamp on front, handstamped in Cyrillic "Registered via Siberia", with Tientsin and Newchong transit pmks, also Torino and Cuineo arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and scarce double registered cover to uncommon destination | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1143 RUSSIA Russian Offices in China 1903 (8 Oct) large registered cover (return address "Roland Pehan Railway, China") franked with 1k, 2k, 3k, 5k, 7k and 10k Kitai overprints, paying 28k from HANKOU to Tournai, Belgium, tied by "Hankou Pocht. Kont." strikes in blue, repeated on back, showing clear registration handstamp, Field Post Office No.17 (Priamur) and Pochtowyj Wagon 2 (Postal Car) 21.X.03 transits, with six Belgian arrival and forwarding markings, intact wax seals on back, fine and impressive cover, with Holcombe certificate, ex-Liphschutz | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1144 RUSSIA Russian Offices in China 1906 (31 Oct) cover franked with 7k Kitai overprinted adhesive, tied by "Chifu Pochtw. Kontora" cds, repeated alongside, addressed to Vladivostok, with arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover from Chefoo | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #1145 RUSSIA Russian Offices in China 1907 (23 Mar) 3k stationery card, franked with 1k, 2k, 3k, 4k, 5k and 7k, all overprinted Kitai, canceled Chefoo (Tchilingirian & Stephen & Stephen type 3A), addressed to German Consulate Ming-Hai, fine | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #1146 RUSSIA Russian Offices in China 1917 (24 Nov) pre-printed Red Cross Service des Prisonniers de Guerre, Red Cross card (in German and Russian), confirming transfer of 800r from the German and Austro-Hungarian Help Committee for the Prisoners of War, franked with 1c and 2c surcharges, tied by Tientsin Russian Post cds, with framed Censor handstamp in Cyrillic (Examined by Military Censor in Tientsin) alongside, v.f. | Price Realized $150.00 |
