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 #938 MONGOLIA Republic of Mongolia 1927 (25 June) large registered value cover (somewhat reduced at top) from Ulan Bator to Harbin, China, franked with a variety of handstamped "Postage" in red or black, used in combination with the commemorative issue for a total of 11 mostly different, tied by departure cds, with Russian Post Office in Chita transit (5.7.27), charged "96" cents Postage Due (handstamped on front) with the addition of 2c, 4c, 10c and 4x20c blue, all tied by Harbin pmks on arrival, with two intact wax seals in Mongolian language, fine and splendid cover  | Unsold |
 | Lot #939 MONGOLIA Republic of Mongolia 1927 registered cover franked on back with sheet margin strip of 6x5m and pair of 10m, sent from Altanbulak to Harbin, China, with horizontal gutter block of 4x10c Postage dues added on arrival in Harbin, minor faint toning, otherwise fine and impressive cover, with boxed "Altanbulak" registry label, number filled-in by hand, applied on the front | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #940 MONGOLIA Republic of Mongolia 1927 registered cover franked on back with 5c (4), 2c (2) and on front with 10c (2), all tied by Altanbulak departure datestamps, addressed to Urga, with 4.1.27 Ulan Bator arrival pmk, fine | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #941 MONGOLIA Republic of Mongolia 1928 cover franked on back with 25m black & green, tied by Altanbulak cds and addressed in Cyrillic to Far East Bank in Harbin, with pair of 10c Chinese Postage Dues added on arrival, canceled Harbin 24.12.28, some toning and cover mending | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #942 MONGOLIA Republic of Mongolia 1928 (Sep) small registered cover attractively franked on both sides, with 1m, 2m (2), 5m (two, one on back), 10m and 25m, sent from Ulan Bator to Moscow, with Russian arrival markings on back, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f. | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #943 MONGOLIA Republic of Mongolia 1928 large piece of back of a cover, with 10c and 50c used in combination with framed "Postage" handstamp in black on 20c brown, tied by boxed Altanbulak departure datestamps, with Ulan Bator 23.XI.28 transit cds alongside, fine | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #944 MONGOLIA Republic of Mongolia 1929 (22 Jan) red band cover franked on back with pair of 15m, tied by violet departure cds, sent via Vladivostok and Kalgan, where Chinese Postage Dues were added, tied by Kalgan pmk, v.f., rare | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #945 MONGOLIA Republic of Mongolia 1929 (30 Nov) cover attractively franked on back with eight adhesives, tied by Altanbulak departure cds, addressed to Harbin, China, with additional cds and arrival Harbin 26 Dec 29 pmk, fine-v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #946 MONGOLIA Republic of Mongolia 1931 (25 Dec) registered cover franked with block of 4x20 Menge on 20c brown, top stamp with "Postage", omitted from the bottom pair, canceled by Ulan Bator cds, repeated alongside, with Registry handstamp and boxed bilingual "Avio Pochta" (in Russian and Mongolian characters), addressed to Harbin, China, charged $1 postage due with the addition of blocks of 4 and 6x10c blue, canceled in arrival in Harbin, fine and very rare registered and flown cover, with unusual franking | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
