Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
December 13-14, 2022
Welcome to our December 13-14, 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 917 lot sale begins with a session of United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items including a nice section of Columbians, Plate Blocks and better back of the book items. In the Worldwide section, there are solid selections of Eastern and Western European classics and semi-modern issues, including Austria, German States, Italian Area, with many rarities. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from various areas, notably stamps and Postal History of Jordan (1414-1959), with collections offered virtually intact, many offered at auction for the first time. There are further selections of a specialized Kuwait holding, including a mostly complete "Koweit" issue. The auction concludes with over one hundred and thirty Large Lots & Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections and worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #288 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1918 (11 Dec) picture postcard (Seals on Seal Rocks, Cliff House, San Francisco) written to Paris from San Francisco en route to Siberia, violet "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie Aeronautique / Le Vaguemesetre" cachet, early French military Air Force cachet  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #289 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1918 (27 Dec) picture postcard (Mt.Tamalpais) written to Paris from San Francisco en route to Siberia (the sender took sick and is writing from a hospital bed), rare blue "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie Aeronautique / Le Vaguemesetre" cachet, early French military Air Force cachet | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #290 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1918 (2 Dec) cover and 3 December picture postcard, from Sacramento and San Francisco to France, franked with 5c and 2c Washington, each with a violet "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie Parc D'AviationNr.407 /Le Commandant" cachet, the cover written by a mechanic "Escadrille 583", en route to Siberia, the card with red "A.R.C. Canteen Sacramento" | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #291 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1918 (4 Nov) "YMCA with the colors" corner card free frank cover from Paris to Tours, rare blue "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie Aeronautique / Le Vaguemesetre" cachet, oval censor datestamp, early French military Air Force cachet applied on mail prior to departure for Siberia | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #292 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1918 (28 Oct) free-frank cover from a member of "Batalion Siberien Troupe Francaises Siberien" to Saigon, Cochinchine, with "Corr-D'Armees Shanghai" departure pmk, Saigon arrival and violet "Batallion Colonial Berlin / Le Vaugemestre" cachet, fine usage from the French Colonial troupes already in Shanghai en route to Siberia | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #293 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1919 (15 Apr) Japanese picture post card (the March of the British Army Vladivostok) to Zurich, franked on picture side by Russian 50k Arms, tied by Vladivostok departure pmk, repeated on reverse, with "Mission Militaire Francaise Service Postal" cachet, apparently no free-frank privileges, censored by Russian military with framed Vladivostok D.K.No.11, charged "T" on arrival | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #294 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1919 (19 Oct) "Haut Commissariat de la Republique Francaise en Siberie" corner card cover franked with Chinese 10c adhesive, sent from Peking to USA, with Columbia (Nov.24) arrival on front, minor backflap tears, scarce usage | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #295 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1920 (7 Apr) cover addressed to Versailles, with bold "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie", violet "Mission Militaire Francaise de Siberie / Annexe de Harbine" and "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie / Le General" cachet, with "Tien-Tsin Poste Francaise" departure pmk, return address "Lieutenant R. Tairing Mission Militaire Vladivostok", incredibly rare routing from Vladivostok to Harbin (where the French maintained a military annex) and posted from French Post office in Tientsin | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #296 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1920 (23 June) cover franked with Chinese 1c and pair of 3c, tied by Shanghai departure cds (year-date reading "18" instead of "20), addressed to a French offices Mission Militaire Vladivostok, additional Chinese departure and Russian Vladivostok arrival pmks, boxed military censor cachet, some cover wear, late and unusual inward cover to French military in Vladivostok | Price Realized $240.00 |
