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 #1396 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND 1918-99 collection in three Scott Specialty albums, plus a Lindner hingeless album with later issues, complete Warsaw and Lublin overprints, including varieties (27a-29a used, 32b,36a), several philatelic covers with Krakow issue (lower values), complete from there, stamps in mounts, hinged or n.h., with overprints and surcharges, all souvenir sheets are included (with additional items such as C26c overprinted "Groszy", 1954 imperf. 5zl blue), few better types of overprints, occasional imperforate varieties, some covers, Semi-Postals, Air Post, Postage Dues (including philatelic Krakow issues on cover), Officials, German Occupation, Offices in Danzig, Offices in the Turkish Empire (complete genuine set, plus reprints), Government in Exile covers, occasional Local Issues, etc., generally fine-v.f. A solid collection of Poland * | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1397 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND 1918-19 Lublin Issue, surcharges, a large holding of 744 stamps, including 3h on 3h olive gray (19), 3h on 15h bright rose (127), 10h on 30h green (79), 10h on 30h green brown surcharge (25), 25h on 40h bistre (23), 45h on 60h rose (70), 45h on 80h blue (121), 50h on 60h rose (68), 50h deep green (23), 90h dark violet (180), plus additional inverted overprints, print varieties (missing stars, partial letters, perf. 11 1/2, offsets, blue black overprints, etc.), many multiples, some used and hinged, mostly n.h., some questionable (not counted), most signed, occasional minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f. A formidable and solid group of Lublin overprints (Fi.40,000zl+), cat. $10,000+  */**OCatalog #30-40 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #1398 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, mostly unused accumulation in a stock book, including 6h (3), 12h (2), 40h (2), 50h (8), 60h (16), 80h (135, including all type II plate positions), 1kr (5), 2kr (31), 3kr (3), 4kr (1), 15h (2), some large multiples, plus a good showing of Postage Dues (5h, 15h), lower value Newspaper stamps, including panes of 25x4h, many varieties, plus a few additional items, including used 5pf on 2pf (Scott 77) with Mikulski certificate, Levant reprints, etc. A good lot, with useful material, generally fine or better */** | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #1399 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND 1919-80 balance of a consignment in carton, used collection in Scott album, miscellaneous reference material, covers, postal stationery, mixed condition, interesting lot  *O | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1400 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND 1944-2002 issues mostly complete (57 years, missing 1984, 1999 and 2001) in 6 hingeless DAVO albums (3,300+ singles and 125 souvenir sheets), with many better items, including 1944 "Wodzowie" set of three, 1945 "Warszawa" overprint in both colors, souvenir sheets (Education, Kultura, Roosevelt, 1954 imperf. souvenir in blue), some blocks of four, occasional varieties, few l.h., otherwise n.h., few canceled to order, fine-v.f. (retail $4,000+, owner paid $1,000 for the albums alone) ** | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1401 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND 1944-97 issues complete (34 years - 2,200 singles, 60+ souvenir sheets) neatly arranged in old-Communist Era hard bound red albums ("Znaczki Pocztowe Polski Ludowej"), with all better items, including 1944 "Wodzowie" set of three, 1945 "Warszawa" overprint in both colors, souvenir sheets (Education, Kultura, Roosevelt, 1954 imperf. souvenir in blue), 1960 Centenary of the Polish stamp, set of five souvenir sheetlets of four, also larger mini-sheets, n.h., fine-v.f. (retail $4,700+) ** | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
