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 #968
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1940 (18 Nov) 3 1/2c stationery card from Cheribon/Java to USA, censored in Batavia, arriving in Salem, Mass., where 28c Postage Due was charged with the addition of U.S. 3c, 5c and 2x10c (one defective). There is a "postage due" handstamp and "4" penciled in, suggesting that this card was the top piece in a stack of seven cards, fine and interesting item
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #969
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1940 (23 Dec) flown cover from Medan to the International Red Cross in Geneva, originating from Camp Koetatjane which held German internees, franked with 20c Wilhelmina, censored in Batavia, with Red Cross handstamp on back (after the German invasion of the Netherlands, all German citizens living in the free Netherlands Indies were arrested and placed in internment camps)
Envelope
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Lot #970
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1940 (29 Apr) cover flown from Bandung to Leiden, Holland, confiscated on arrival and censored, with "Briefprufstelle" label in Cologne, fine example of what is described as the "last connection" between free Dutch Indies and German occupied Holland
Envelope
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #971
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1941 incoming mail, three covers neatly described on album pages, Zurich to Surabaya, Buenos Aires to Malang and Port Said to Tandjong, the latter with franking on back, carried from Cairo to Lydda by train to connect to the KLM service to Batavia, each cover with censor label and handstamps, fine lot
Envelope
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Lot #972
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1940 incoming mail, cover flown from Switzerland to Bandung, routed via Basel to Lisbon, from there on Trans-Atlantic Pan-Am clipper to New York, then via San Francisco to Auckland, on Pan-Am Transpacific service and from Auckland on TEAL/KNILM to Batavia, opened by censor, fine example of "Two Oceans" route
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #973
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1943 (13 Apr) official, censored "window" envelope, franked with vertical pair of 5c blue, sent from Medan, fine usage from North Sumatra
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #974
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1943 (9 July) official, censored "window" envelope, franked with a combination of 5c blue and Japanese 25c definitive, registered from Medan, fine and scarce mixed franking from North Sumatra
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #975
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1943 two censored covers to Tandjoeng Balai, one from Membang Moeda, the other from Pematang Siantar, each franked with Dutch Indies adhesives, fine usage from Sumatra
Envelope
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Lot #976
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1944 (19 June) Money Order from Menado, sending 100 Gulden/Rupees, franked with 2x20c with Anchor and red chops, fine usage in North Celebes
Envelope
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Lot #977
NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies
1944 (30 Oct) cover attractively franked with four horizontal pairs (30c, 25c, 40c and 80c) Dutch Indies adhesives with Anchor handstamps, sent from Bali to Tokyo, fine
Envelope
Unsold

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