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 #850 KOREA - COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1884 Official Courier Mail, cover with badge of horses imprinted in black (until 1884, the official courier mail service was run exclusively for military and official communications. Ki-Bai on horse and Bo-Bai on foot came into operation in 1597 and MA-PAE, badge of horse imprint was used on official mail. Only 4-5 of these covers have been recorded, two in vermilion and two in black. This cover formed the opening page of the "Kondo Grand Prix Collection" and was last offered for sale in the 1994 David Feldman Auction (lot 1, Estimate SFr.15,000)  | Unsold |
