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 #851 KOREA - COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1884 (3 July) "On His Corean Majesty's Service / Foreign Office, Seoul" official printed envelope to Germany, brought by courier (before the opening of the Korean Post later that year) to Shanghai in cooperation with forwarding agent "H.Snethlage Shanghai" (3 July oval datestamp on back) and mailed the same day through the French office in Shanghai, where it was franked with French 25c Type Sage, tied by Shanghai Chine cds, with a similar strike alongside, manuscript "3" crayon mark, with Frankfurt (13 Aug) arrival on back, v.f. and remarkable official service envelope from Korea (probably sent by Paul Georg Moellendorf, German advisor and Inspector General of Customs in Korea) in combination with French Offices in China and Forwarding Agent. Ostensibly, the Japanese postal system in Korea was disregarded and not utilized in this case. Accompanied by a detailed 1999 Florian Eichorn certificate  | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
