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

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1576
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA
1869 (7 Oct) FL (printed text "according to private telegrams received, dated Constantinople, the P. & O Steamer "Carnatic" was wrecked in the Red Sea on the 14th of September") to France, franked with pair of 1a brown, tied by oval "Abel Will & Co. Cocanda" merchant's cachet and appropriate duplex departure pmks, with "GB 1f20c" accountancy, French entry pmk and charged "15" in red, also a FL sent unpaid from Calcutta to Bordeaux, with "GB 1F66c" in blue (Salles No.3065), "1" and "Calcutta India Unpaid" struck on back, charged "15" (decimes) due, fine pair of covers from India
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

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