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 #1133 RUSSIA Ship Mail 1911 (21 Nov) picture postcard franked with 4k red, written on the Russian Volunteer Fleet ship "Penza" and sent to Hamburg via Siberia, postmarked "Vladivost-Tsuruga Parakh", the photo on back shows the ship Penza at the port of Tsuruga, Japan. It left Vladivostok on Saturday 19 November and arrived in Tsuruga on Monday the 21st. The message is dated Sunday 3 December (20 November old style) and reads, "I have been on the roaring ocean for 24 hours. No land in sight for 20 hours. Many of the passengers feel sick. I am well. I've just had a delicious lunch. Magnificent travel companions-wealthy Americans. We'll reach Japan in 18 hours. The journey is very interesting. I wish you could be here! Hope you are well". On the reverse, the writer says, "This shows my ship. Pretty large, but comfortable and modern." (The Penza was brought into service in 1910)  | Price Realized $150.00 |
