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 #861
KOREA - COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY
1900 50ch green & pink, used with 2wn purple & yellow green on registered A.R. cover from Seoul (25 July 1902) to St. Petersburg, Russia, endorsed "Affranchie par 2 timbres $2.50" to indicate the franking, French Post Office in Shanghai transit (1 Aug) and St. Petersburg (25 Aug) arrival pmks on back, with red "Seoul" address handstamp (Sontak), fine cover with extraordinary cover, the only recorded franking of this combination and acknowledged as one of the top items of Korean classic philately, ex-Ichiro Kondo (last offered in 1994, David Feldman Auction, lot 70, SFr 18,000 hammer)
Envelope
Catalog #31,33
Price Realized
$4,500.00

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