Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
November 15-16, 2022
Welcome to our November 15-16, 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. This 1,450 lot sale begins with a session of United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items, Plate Blocks, a solid group of Proofs and Essays, modern errors (including some offered at auction for the first time), and better back of the book items. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer a solid collection of postal history of Allied Intervention in Russia. Foreign countries include Austria, China, Egypt, France and Colonies, Germany Area including better items from the Eric Neishloss collection. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from various areas, including BNA, British Africa with selections from the Brian Karenza Collection, and specialized stamps and postal history of Kuwait, with many rarities. There are rarities from Italian States, with unused and used Sardina. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections from the Cole Estate, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #397 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA United States forces in North Russia 1918 (12 Sep) YMCA cover, cachet and "Army YMCA Archangel North Russia" handstamp, endorsed "Soldier's Mail" and addressed to Michigan, censored "X20" (British), filing fold and some toning, with letter in which private Warner writes home to his parents ("we are not allowed to say much in our letters")  | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #398 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA United States forces in North Russia 1918 YMCA cover endorsed "Soldier's Mail" and American Northern Russia Expeditionary Forces, censored by hand and with oval "PE/C 20" in violet, addressed to Kalamazoo, also included is a shoulder patch worn by members of the AEF in North Russia | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #399 ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA United States forces in North Russia 1919 (27 Feb) cover and letter written by Private Warner to his parents in Michigan, handstamped "Army YMCA North Russia", Field Post Office "P.B. 66" applied in Obozerksaya and oval "PE/C/28" British censor markings, with the original shoulder patch worn by soldiers of the North Russia Expeditionary Force. In addition, there is a cover and letter from the same correspondence. This one endorsed "Soldier's Mail", from Archangel, 22 November, 1918, just 11 days after the armistice was signed. Private Warner describes the voyage from England, sinking of two German U-Boats, etc., postmarked Field Post Office P.B.44 (Bakharitza), with "X19" censor, roughly opened at right, otherwise fine. There is also a picture postcard from Archangel, April 14, 1918 to France, but without any postal markings | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
