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 #806 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1893 (12 Mar) UPU 2sen stationery card posted at the Japanese ship from Nagasaki to Vladivostok, canceled at the I.J.P.O. Fusan (12.III) "Fusan Meiji 26 I.J.P. & T.O.", also "I.J.P.O. GENSAN / Meiji 18" (14.III), showing triangle type Paquebot mark "PU./ Ship" (only known example of Fusan recorded), re-addressed to Hallein bei Salzburg, Austria, sent via Brindisi, with arrival 1/3/97 Hallein (after four years!), card creases, with red chop on reverse, fine and most unusual cover, forwarded without surcharge and treated as a ship letter carried on the Nagasaki to Vladivostok Sea route, with 2sen being the special rate to Vladivostok, ex-Mizuhara  | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #807 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1893 cover to Augsburg, Germany, franked with Russian 14k carmine & blue, originating on a Russian Ship and posted on a Japanese ship "Satsuma Maru", endorsed "Via Fusan" (Korea), canceled "I.J.P.O. Gensan/ 23 VII 1893/Meiji 26", with small triangular framed "GEN./SHIP" ("GEN" for Gensan) applied on reverse, transmitted via Nagasaki (27 VIII and 30 VIII) and Yokohama (2 IX), with Augsburg (9.10.93) arrival pmk on back. Markings with the word "Ship" were used by some countries between 1891 (when the U.P.U. Congress at Vienna authorized the cancelation of ship letters with the datestamp of the port of arrival) and 1894, when the word "Paquebot" came into use to denote mail posted on board ship. A fascinating cover, with 1991 Mikulski certificate, ex-Casey | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #808 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1894 (15 June) cover franked with 5sen ultramarine perf.13, tied by "I.J.P.O. Gensan 15.VI.1904", with framed "Paquebot" alongside, addressed to Germany, with "25 Ctms" endorsement and corresponding "Gen T", also two additional "YC T" tax markings and "40" in blue crayon (penalty rate for underpayment for the full UPU rate of 10sen), Nagasaki (20 VI) and Yokohama (28 VI) transits, with Kiel (6.8) arrival pmks on back, minor rubbing at top of the cover (tape removed?), fine and interesting usage with "Gen T" (Gensan) tax markings in Latin letters | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #809 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1897 (21 Nov) Russian 4k stationery card posted from Vladivostok ("Happy Near Year Vladivostok, East Siberia"), via GENSAN, small "Gensan I.J.P.O." 21 Nov 97 cds, supported by a indistinct framed "Paquebot", sent to New York, with Dec.19, 98 "Paid All" arrival pmk | Unsold |
 | Lot #810 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1898 (24 Nov) Russian 4k stationery card canceled "Gensan I.J.P.O.", with framed "Paquebot" handstamp alongside, addressed to Germany, with Yokohama (1 Dec) and Bremen (1.1.99) arrival pmks, v.f. | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #811 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1898 cover (opened for display) to Copenhagen, Denmark, franked with pair of Russian 10k dark blue, originating on a Russian Ship posted in Vladivostok (return address of "C. Wahling, Wladivostok, East-Siberia") posted on a Japanese ship, stamps canceled "I.J.P.O. Gensan 20 July 98", with framed "Paquebot" handstamp at bottom, showing Yokohama (28 July), London (24 Aug) and Copenhagen (26.8) arrival on back, fine double-rate cover, ex-Casey | Unsold |
 | Lot #812 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1898 cover to England, franked with Russian 10k dark blue, originating on a Russian Ship, posted on a Japanese ship, stamp canceled "I.J.P.O. Gensan 30 Nov 98" (small type), with framed "Paquebot" handstamp at bottom, transit pmk Yokohama (17 Dec) and Leeds (Jan 10, 99) arrival, both on back, some cover tears and backflap faults, late usage of the small type "Gensan" cancel | Unsold |
 | Lot #813 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1900 (7 Aug) Russian 4k stationery card posted from Vladivostok, then via "Yamashiro Maru" from GENSAN, small "Gensan I.J.P.O." 8 Aug 00 cds, supported by a framed "Paquebot", sent via Nagasaki and Yokohama to England, interesting text (in English) discussing trouble on the Amur River and the border of Siberia, with the Russian government using all the River Steamers to carry troops, thus no mail going out, etc. Card endorsed "Via Japan & Vancouver" (because of the Boer War), with arrival Bedford (11 Sep), overall toning, rare usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #814 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1901 cover to Yokohama, Japan, franked with Russian 10k dark blue, originating on a Russian Ship posted in Vladivostok (return address of Arthur Koppel Auction House in Vladivostok) posted on a Japanese ship, stamp canceled "I.J.P.O. Gensan 31 July 01", with framed Paquebot" handstamp alongside, blue crayon endorsement and arrival pmk, all on front, filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover, ex-Casey | Unsold |
 | Lot #815 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1901 cover to Yokohama, Japan, franked on back with Russian 20k carmine & blue, originating on a Russian Ship posted in Vladivostok (return address of Arthur Koppel Auction House in Vladivostok) posted on a Japanese ship, stamp canceled "I.J.P.O. Gensan 7 July 01", with framed "Paquebot" handstamp and arrival pmk alongside, all on reverse, some toning and wrinkles away from the stamp, fine double rate cover, ex-Casey | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #816 JAPAN Japanese Offices in Korea Ship Mail 1901 (8 Nov) red band (Chinese) cover with Russian 5k and pair of 10k dark blue, tied by GENSAN I.J.P.O. (large type), supported by framed "Paquebot" alongside, addressed to Shanghai, with red directional handstamps, Nagasaki transit and "Shanghai I.J.P.O." (17 Nov) arrival pmk, intact Chinese wax seals, fine and unusual cover, with 25k franking | Unsold |
