Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
May 3-4, 2022
Welcome to our May 3-4 Sale which will take place live in our Galleries as well as via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,306 lot sale features United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of the book material. A-Z countries include specialized Austria, Egypt, France, as well as Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues and mail from POW Camps. Great Britain and British Commonwealth include rare singles, high values, BNA and British Africa. There are numerous rarities from Iran, Italy (with Old States and Italian Colonies), Israel, with sheets of 7-9 and J1-5, Korea, Latvia and many other collecting areas. The auction concludes with a solid section of Large Lots and Collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #567 WORLD WAR I - Prisoner of War Camp Mail Russia (Siberia) - Austrian and German POWs 1916 cover with pre-printed "Hilfsaktion fur Deutsche u Osterr-Ungar. Gefangene in Siberien,Tientsin, Nord China" (Help activities for Germany and Austrian-Hungarian prisoners in Siberia) on backflap, sent by a Hungarian POW in Siberia to a point in Hungary, registered from German Post Office in Tientsin (1.4.16), returned unclaimed, with a myriad of markings on both sides, including U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, New York and Seattle registry pmks, Moukden, Manchuria and Chinese Post Office Tientsin. In addition, there are Hungarian and English censor labels and handstamps applied in Emmerich, Germany and Budapest, Hungary, fine  | Price Realized $260.00 |
