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 #2093
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1929 (2 Aug) and 11 Sept., First and Second Air Mail dispatches from Vatican City to Genova, fine-v.f., each with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #2094
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1929 (10 Dec) First Flight cover from Rome to Tunis, Vatican and Italian franking, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks, only 55 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #2095
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1933 (20 Ap) Record Mittelholzer flight, cover Rome to Zurich leg, with 20.V.33 arrival, showing "Volo Straordinario Zurigo-Tunisi-Rime-Zurigo" directional handstamp at top, faint toned specks, otherwise v.f., only 29 carried
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2096
VATICAN CITY Flight Covers
1937 (7 Ap) first flight from Vatican City, "via Ala Littoria" cover to Jerusalem, franked with a nice combination of five different issues, v.f., with arrival Haifa (8 Apr) on back
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

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