Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
August 9-10, 2022
Cherrystone is pleased to present our Summer auction taking place on August 9-10, 2022, featuring Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. This sale contains 1,283 lots, with notable United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, numerous European countries, with Austria, Belgium, France & Colonies, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Colonies, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Switzerland. From Asia there are selections of China, Laos and Vietnam. South American countries are also well represented, with a good showing of Inverted Centers from all parts of the globe. There and numerous flight covers and large lots and collections. Please note there are no printed catalogues for this auction.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #9120 RUSSIA Russian Ship Mail 1851 (19 Sep) outer FL sent from "Gogenkrein", via "Port Kunda" to Revel, with single straight-line Gogenkrein post office departure handstamp on back, two-line Port Kunda transit and framed arrival datestamp alongside, fine usage in Estonia. Many ordinary post offices were situated at ports, steamship piers and docks (items bearing such postmarks were usually, but not always, carried by ship)  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #9121 RUSSIA Russian Ship Mail 1910 (5 Jan) picture postcard (Canea, Crete), addressed to St. Petersburg, franked with pair of 10pa surcharges, sent with a steamship of ROPIT to Odessa, where the stamps were cancelled (17.01.1910), with special violet "Paquebot" alongside, also unclear two-line "Tagrin" datestamp, oval cachet of the Floating Exhibition of the Russian Society of Steamship and Trade in violet, v.f. | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #9122 RUSSIA Russian Ship Mail 1911 (29 Mar) picture postcard (Acropolis), from Athens to Moscow, franked with 20pa on 4k, sent with a ROPIT company steamship to Odessa where the stamp was canceled, additional violet "Paquebot" alongside, arrival postmark (7 Apr), fine | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #9123 RUSSIA Russian Ship Mail 1914 (20 Apr) picture postcard (Pyramids of Giza), from Cairo to Rostov-on-Don, franked with 20pa on 4k (defective), sent with a steamship of ROPIT to Odessa, where the stamps were cancelled, also with special red "Paquebot" alongside, arrival postmarks (1.5.14) at bottom, fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #9124 RUSSIA Russian Ship Mail 1915 (23 Oct) registered cover (slightly reduced at right) from Baku to Teheran, franked on reverse with pair of 10k dark blue, violet censor "D.C. G.A.L" handstamp, with arrival pmk, fine example of the maritime post on the Caspian Sea | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #9125 RUSSIA Russian Ship Mail 1915 (8 Dec) cover franked on back with 3k Arms and 7k Romanov, cancelled by pen, used from Enzeli to Teheran, where it arrived on 13th December, franking apparently not recognized, with large "T" handstamped on front, fine and rare maritime usage on Baku-Enzeli-Teheran line ("Caucase et Mercure Steamship Co") on the Caspian Sea and Russian stamps in Persia | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
