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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1358
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS KOREA - COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY
1885-1905 balance of a specialized collection, 56 covers or cards mostly written-up in Korean, with native stampless letter, 1895 issue, mixed frankings with Plum Blossom and 1902 surcharges, Falcon on cover or card, used to Germany, France, Switzerland, France, China, Hong Kong, Russia, United States, including "Received through the State Department Washington D.C.", registered mail from Chemulpo, Seoul, etc., internal mail, Japanese Offices in Korea, cover from "Legation du Japon a Mexico", sent from Nebuloso, Mexico to Chemulpo, also stamps with interesting cancels (Gwendoline, Masanpo, Chinampo, Fusan, Jinsan, Mokpo, Gensan), generally fine or better, splendid group for a specialist
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Price Realized
$35,000.00

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