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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1151
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT Officials
1889-1930 selection of 8 official covers, including three franked with 1893 "No Value" official, large 1908 envelope with 1907 1pi, 5m and 2m Officials, 1917 cover franked October 1915 5m; 1911 envelope with combination of 1893 "No Value" and 1907 5m officials; and 1916 registered cover (defective) with 3-color franking of 1914-15 1m, 2m and block of 4x3m, generally fine and scarce frankings
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1152
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT Officials
1890-1950s Postal Forms and Labels, selection of 40+ unused and used (some with franking, including Military stamps) Egyptian Postal Administration forms, including parcel post cards, Avis de Reception forms, School Savings Bank booklets, registered mail receipts, postal censor and returned mail envelopes, postal enquiry forms, Money Order forms, and international reply-coupons; Airmail, Express, registered mail labels and Motor Mail labels; also more than 80 unused and used "Found Open and Officially Sealed" labels, fine and interesting lot
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1153
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT Officials
1893-1989 collection of used and unused, including complete mint sets of 1922 1m-5m O.H.H.S., 1922-23 O.H.E.M.S. 1924 Fuad "Amiri" and n.h. pane of 60x2m October 1915 official (current no. "1"), plus 90+ covers and parcel post cards franked with officials, unfranked covers with official handstamps and 10 official covers turned inside-out for re-use by the always frugal Egyptian Postal Administration,
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Unsold

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