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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #233 AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia 1859 Sardinia, 10c violet brown, imperforate single, three margins, just in at left, with scissors cut at bottom, tied on small FL by "LONATO 30 LUG" datestamp (Austrian origin), addressed to Milano, with boxed "P.L. I. D." (Porto Lettere I Distribuzione) on back, also "4" rate mark, signed Sismondo, with his 2009 certificate (The town of Lonato was liberated from Austrian rule by Piedmontese troops in 1859 and stamps of Sardinia remained in use only for a short period of time. There were no Italian cancels available during this provisional period) (Sass. C2, €6,750)  | Price Realized $450.00 |
