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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #515
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Czechoslovak Legion Post in Siberia
1919-20 collection written-up on pages, 22 covers and cards, showing correspondence from Czech Legionnaires within the Russian Army, Prisoners of War joining the Czech Legion, mail to Moravia, Red Cross cards to Prague, evacuation along Trans-Siberian Railroad, various Czech Army unit markings, free-frank from Krasnoyarsk with "Polni Posta Ceskoslovenske Vojsko Na Rusi" Posta Militare cachets, Manchuria Logistics Support units, picture postcards showing Czech soldiers, Japanese Army Headquarters in Vladivostok, fine cover from 1921 sent from the Financial department of the office for foreign forces to a former Czech Legionnaire, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #516
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Czechoslovak Legion Post in Siberia
1919 (29 Dec) picture postcard from Tsintau, with Japanese Offices in China 3s adhesive, sent to a Czech Legionnaire in Vladivostok, showing I.J.P.O. Changchun departure pmk, Vladivostok censor on arrival, fine and rare inward cover from the Japanese controlled Kiauchau
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #517
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Czechoslovak Legion Post in Siberia
1920 (10 Jan) cover headed "Supplying Department of the Czechoslovak Army Purchasing Commission in Japan", registered from Tokyo, with Japanese franking, addressed to Brno, Czechoslovak Republic, red censor chops, showing the return address of E.Blahacek in Yamagata Hotel, violet "Purchasing Commission in Japan Supplying Department of the Czechoslovak Army" handstamp and New York (18 Feb) arrival pmks on back, fine and incredibly scarce cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #518
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Czechoslovak Legion Post in Siberia
1920 (18 Sep) picture postcard from Colombo, Ceylon to Prague, with violet "General Grant" cachet, interesting text noting stops in Port Said, etc., fine card from the second return voyage of "General Grant", only two cards reported by Van Dam
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #519
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Czechoslovak Legion Post in Siberia
1920 (27 Mar) picture postcard written in Shanghai, franked with 20k Imperial Arms, tied by Russian Post Office in Shanghai 30.3.20 CDs, addressed to Vladivostok "Czechoslovak Field Post Finance Office", with Czech Legion adhesive added on arrival and tied by Fieldpost cachet (repeated on front of the postcard), message from Central Economic Commission in Shanghai "this is my fifth card trying to find you, without answer, let me know if you are alive or dead", crayon "II Odd" and "Polni Postal Ceskoslovenskych Vojsk" handstamps, fine and rare usage from Czechoslovak representative in China to Vladivostok
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #520
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Czechoslovak Legion Post in Siberia
1920 (9 Sep) picture postcard from Singapore to Prague, with violet "President Grant Polni Posta Czeskoslovenskych Voysk" cachet alongside, v.f. card from the second return voyage of "President Grant" (left Vladivostok on Aug 24 and arrived in Trieste on 13th October, 1920) (Van Dam records only two covers from the return trip, both from Vladivostok)
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

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