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.
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 | Lot #330 EGYPT 1850 (8 Oct) FL from Alexandria to Genova, with "Via di Nizza" and part of Marseille transit pmk at bottom, red "Nizza" at top and "Antibes" arrival pmk on back, fine usage
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #331 EGYPT 1867 (24 July) FL posted in Cairo, endorsed "via Brindisi"; indicating routing by the Italian steamers out of Alexandria, franked with Italian 60c purple, canceled "234" in rectangle of dots, with corresponding "Poste Italiane d'Egitto Alessandria" cds alongside, appropriate sequence of transit and arrival markings, filing fold through the stamp, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #332 EGYPT 1867-80s Consular Post Offices (including Saudi Arabia), selection of thirteen stamps, with usages from Dardanelles, Gedda (Jeddah), Mersina, Metelino, Salonicchi, Serapeum, Canal de Suez, etc., including 1p and 2pi used together on piece and tied by two clear strikes of "Poste Vice-Reale Egiziane Gedda", few faults noted, still fine-v.f. and interesting group O
| Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #333 EGYPT 1876 (9 Jan) outer FL from Alexandria to Livorno, franked with Italian "Estero" 40c rose, tied by "234" in rectangle of dots, corresponding "Alessandria / Poste Italiane Egitto" departure pmk alongside, addressee's name obliterated, with arrival pmk on back, some cover wear, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #334 EGYPT 1877 cover from Port Said to Trieste, with "Poste Egizziane Port Said" departure pmk, sent unpaid and taxed "20" in blue crayon, also handstamped "T", with Italian Alexandria, Trieste, Brindisi and Bologna transits on back, some cover wear, fine
| Price Realized $140.00
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 | Lot #335 EGYPT 1926 Port Fouad, set of four, h.r., few uneven perforations as often, otherwise v.f., rare, with 2015 Sismondo certificate for the 50pi, * Catalog #121-124 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #336 EGYPT 1926 Port Fouad, 50p brown violet, h.r., well centered, good color, signed Diena, etc., v.f., * Catalog #124 Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #337 EGYPT 1929 (30 Dec) registered cover from Alexandria, franked with French Issue surcharges, addressed to Costa Rica, with San Jose (Feb 5, 1930) arrival pmk, fine cover to an uncommon destination
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #338 EGYPT 1933 Aviation Congress, set of five used in 1934 on locally addressed Mansura cover, fine-v.f.
Catalog #172-76 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #339 EGYPT 1933 International Aviation Congress, unaddressed FDC, v.f.
Catalog #172-76 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #340 EGYPT 1937 Coronation of King Farouk, cacheted FDC with nine values (complete as issued on 29 July 1937), Parliament pmks, addressed locally, cover folded, with some edge faults, stamps v.f.
Catalog #206/16 | Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #341 EGYPT 1937 Coronation of King Farouk, FDC with nine values (complete as issued on 29 July 1937), registered from Cairo, addressee's name taped over, also another FDC with 1m-5m canceled "Cairo Station" and sent to England, plus 1938 5m Royal Wedding FDC, Qubba Palace cds, fine
Catalog #206/16,223 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #342 EGYPT 1937 King Farouk, 1m-20m, nine different, complete as issued on 29 July 1937 Alexandria FDC, addressed locally, some toning, otherwise fine
Catalog #206/215 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #343 EGYPT 1945 (2 June) large flown cover from Cairo to New York, franked with £1 Farouk, plus additional franking, tied by departure cds, with censor tape and bank labels on back, some faults, fine commercial usage
Catalog #240 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #344 EGYPT 1953 registered cover franked with a combination of Republic Issues and overprinted with three bars (two pairs and a block of four, all with double bars), sent from Alexandria to Cairo, with arrival pmk
| Price Realized $180.00
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