Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
July 12-14, 2022

Welcome to our July 12-14, 2022 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, which will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE and StampAuctionNetwork (SAN). This 1,713-lot sale features United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, 1869 Inverted Centers, Special Printings, graded items, Plate Blocks and back of the book material. Foreign countries include Austria, China, Egypt, France and Colonies, Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues, as well as WWI covers from POW Camps, including Japan. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from Australia, BNA and British Africa. There are rarities from Iran, including postal history, Italy and Italian Colonies, Nepal, Netherlands and Colonies, Panama, Russia and other collecting areas. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections to multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #235
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia Revenue Stamps
1856 Fiscal stamps used as postage, 15c black & green (typographed) tied by framed two-line "Riva Vapore" departure and "Peschiera 24/2" transit pmk alongside, addressed to Desenzano, with unclear, presumably arrival cancel on back. The payment of 15 centesimi was for the internal postage rate in Lombardy-Venetia at that time. This cover was carried by steamer from Riva (the northern end of Lago di Garda) to the southern end in Desenzano. A fine example of internal waterways postal service, signed Sismondo, with his 2015 certificate,
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.3
Catalog Value €18,500
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #236
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia Revenue Stamps
1862 Fiscal stamps used as postage, 15c black & green, tied by two-line "Motta 12 Lug." datestamp on FL to Padova, with arrival pmk the next day, filing folds and small spot away from the stamp, signed Sismondo, with his 2015 certificate
Envelope
Catalog #Sass.7
Price Realized
$95.00

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