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.
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 | Lot #869 KOREA - COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1904 (30 Apr) cover headed "Legation of the United States of America, Seoul, Korea", franked with 10c Falcon, canceled by datestamp and used in combination with United States 2c carmine (Scott 319), both tied by San Francisco June 10 machine transit pmk, with Menominee, Mich (June 15) arrival on back. From January 5, 1904 to November 11, 1905, a United States Marine guard (under the command of Lieut. Douglas C. McDougal USMC) was sent to protect the American Legation in Seoul during the Russo Japanese War. This cover may well have been from a member of the Marines assigned to that guard  | Price Realized $475.00 |
