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 #1279 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1860-1980 Malaysia-Papua, collection on pages (three large volumes), Malaysia with some colorful topicals, Maldive Islands; good showing of Malta, early Queen Victoria, high values to 5sh, St. Paul after Shipwreck 10sh, KEVII-George V sets, Self Government overprints, "Malta" to £1 (98-129), George V (131-83); Mauritius from 1849, with some better singles, 20th Century with values to 5r, KEVII-George VI (110/222); plus a mostly complete collection of Montserrat from 1876, with Symbol of the Colony, KEVII, George V (43-74), George VI with perf. varieties; Natal with some high values (fiscal cancels); Nauru (Freighter set, etc.); comprehensive Nepal, including tete-beche pairs, mostly complete to 2000; Nevis; New Guinea, with some better items, New Hebrides, mostly complete, including Postage Dues; Niger Coast and Nigeria, with George V to £1; mostly complete Niue and Norfolk Islands; Northern Nigeria sets (10-51); solid North Borneo, higher values mostly used, plus better unused sets (136-49), some Semi-Postals; Nova Scotia; North-West Pacific Islands; Nyasaland (KEVII and George V to 10sh, also £1 and £10 revenue cancels), collections of Palestine, Papua, Papua New Guinea, mostly fine or better *O | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
