Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
July 11-12, 2023
Cherrystone's Summer Auction will be take place July 10-11, 2023. There are numerous highlights, including United States, with an intact "Roosevelt Album", a collection of Crash & Disaster mail formed be the late Zvi Aloni (contributor to the American Air Mail Catalogue) and portions of Carl A. Kilgas' collections of China, Taiwan, PRC and Korea. There are substantial showings of Italy and Italian Colonies, Central and South America, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, plus hundreds of Large Lots and Collections offered intact and more. This is a public auction, with live internet bidding via CherrystoneLIVE
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1099 United States - Offices in China 1913 Shanghai China overprints on U.S. Washington-Franklin 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, 8c, 10c and 50c, nine different, l.h. or h.r., fine and very rare, ex-Carl Kilgas (John Darrah, U.S. Postal Agent in Shanghai, to enhance the prestige of the Agency, had some of his stock overprinted locally to use in Shanghai. While pre-cancels were within his authority, Washington considered this overprinting otherwise and a Stop Order was issued on December 20, 1913. Darrah was severely reprimanded for his action. Six years later, Shanghai surcharges in Chinese currency were issued) (Chan $6,480) * | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
