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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2043
RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1879 (12 July) cover franked with Russian 7k Arms issue, showing Odessa return address, stamp tied by Constantinople departure cds and sent to Mytilene, with additional Constantinople in Cyrillic and "Constantinopoli" (24.7), fine usage
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #2044
RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1880 (18 Feb) cover from Constantinople to Tauris, franked with 7k on 10k provisional handstamp, tied by departure cds, with Tabriz arrival on back, late usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #2045
RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1882 (20 Aug) cover franked with Russian 7k Arms issue, showing Poti return address, stamp tied by oval ROPIT Constantinople datestamp ("G" in "Aug" is inverted), repeated on back, fine cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #2046
RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1882 (10 Jan) cover franked with Russian 7k Arms issue, showing Poti return address, stamp tied by round blue Constantinople Agenstvo (only two digits for year), repeated on back, fine cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #2047
RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1913 (23 Apr) registered cover from Constantinople to London, franked on back with 8x10pa/2k Romanov, fine usage, with arrival pmks
Envelope
Unsold

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