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 #598 WORLD WAR I - Prisoner of War Camp Mail India - German POWs 1915 free frank cover from Camp Ahmednagar, also picture postcard handstamped "Service of Prisoners of War", censored and sent from Camp Belgau to Hungary, fine  | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #599 WORLD WAR I - Prisoner of War Camp Mail India - German POWs 1915-17 two covers and a card, first two pre-printed "Prisoner(s) of War Letter", one with enclosure, sent from Camp Bellary (25 Sep, 1917) to Constantinople, with dated "Censorship Stamp", the other from Ahmednagar to Dagsbai Camp, with violet Censor handstamp on back; plus the postal card, handstamped "P.C. Ahmednagar Camp", with pre-printed message in German, sent in 1915 to Munich, fine | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #600 WORLD WAR I - Prisoner of War Camp Mail India - German POWs 1916 (23 Mar) cover handstamped "Service of Prisoners of War", sent from "Camp Belgaum" in India to Holland, with "Passed Censor Belgaum" and additional "Colonel Supt. Civil Camp Belgaum" handstamps, departure pmk on back. Also included cover with letter (27 June, 1915) from Camp Diyatalawa in Ceylon, sent to Germany, with censor datestamp and red "Prisoner of War Post Free PC", cover backflap with internal tape reinforcements, fine and rare | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #601 WORLD WAR I - Prisoner of War Camp Mail India - German POWs 1916 cover from POW Camp Ahmednagar to Capetown, with violet censor markings, also "No Charge for Postage Prisoner of War Mail New York N.Y." | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #602 WORLD WAR I - Prisoner of War Camp Mail India - German POWs 1917 (7 Feb) picture postcard from Germany to a POW August A.Meyer in Camp Ahmednagar, India, endorsed "Kriegsgefangenen", violet "Emmerich Frei Gegeben/Ausland" free frank handstamp, British "P.C." censor cachet | Price Realized $90.00 |
 | Lot #603 WORLD WAR I - Prisoner of War Camp Mail India - German POWs 1917 (31 Jan) pre-printed "Prisoner of War Letter no Stamp Required for Transmission overseas from India Prisoners of War AHMEDNAGAR" camp to Stuttgart, Passed by Censor handstamp and corresponding "Opened by Censor" label | Price Realized $140.00 |
