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 #1229
SWITZERLAND - CANTONAL ADMINISTRATION Geneva
1843 10c black, "Double Geneva" composed of right half at left and left half at right ("interverti"), large margins on three sides, cut in at top, with some gum soaks at left, tied by red cancels on outer folded letter from Celigny, with straight-line departure handstamp alongside, addressed to Prof. Cherbuliez-Munier in Geneva, with red 13 Sept 46 arrival pmk below, cover with filing folds away from the stamps, handwritten notation "gekauft von Karl Irmer Zurich, 11 Jan 1905" on reverse, fine example of this iconic Swiss rarity, with 1977 Friedl certificate,
Envelope
Catalog #2L1b
Catalog Value $100,000
Price Realized
$18,500.00

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