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 #8491 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1926 (18 Apr) Madrid to Manila flight by Spanish aviators Capts Loriga and Gonzalez-Gallarza, cover with pink label ""By Spanish Brequet Biplane First Trip Calcutta-Manila "18th" April 1926", tied by "Correo Aereo" handstamp, franked with pair of 1 1/2a George V, tied by a biplane handstamp, signed by Capt. Gonzalez-Gallarza, label further initialed by Stephen smith, with "Raid Madrid-Manila May 13, 1926" cachet on back, two hinge remnants, fine cover, only 43 carried, of which only a few were signed by the pilots (Three Breguet XIX left Madrid on 5 April 1926, but only one plane made it to Manila. The other two planes were forced to land and were abandoned in the North African desert and on the coast of China. Loriga and Gonzalez-Gallarza first landed in Aparri on 11 May, a multitude of Filipinos gathered around them and carried the Spaniards on their shoulders. On May 13th, Gallarza and Loriga were escorted by 12 United States Army planes as they were halfway to Manila)  | Price Realized $475.00 |
