Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
February 7-8, 2023
Welcome to our February 7-8, 2023 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 1,366 lot sale features better United States, with quality material assembled by a Japanese gentleman. Foreign countries include Albania, with 1913 Double Eagle handstamps, Austria, France and Colonies, Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues, Great Britain and British Commonwealth with Australia, BNA, New Zealand, British Asia and Africa. There are rarities from Iran, including postal history, Italy and Italian Colonies, a collection of hand-painted Karl Lewis covers and more. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums and specialized collections, to multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1855 ITALY Flight Covers 1917 (25 July) first flight card Roma-Torino, white 10c stationery card with 25c Air Post franking, signed by Mario de Bernardi (Longhi 840, €1,500) (De Bernardi was the first Italian credited with destroying an enemy aircraft in the air when he shot one down over Verona. By the end of WWI, he had received credit for the destruction of four Austro-Hungarian aircraft with one additional unconfirmed kill. He later became an aircraft parts inspector and the director of the experimental airfields and won many races and world speed records)  | Unsold |
