Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
September 12-13, 2023
Our September 12-13, 2023 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. There are 1,500 lots in the sale, which begins with United States and U.S. Possessions. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer Great Britain and British Commonwealth, European Countries and the rest of the world, with exceptional China, including Postal History and additional lots from the Carl A. Kilgas collection. There are further selections from the estate of Dr.Martin Stempien, a specialized collection of Greece and Samos, formed by Dr.Frederick Rogers, and a selection of reference material from Sergio Sismondo's estate, with many fascinating offerings. The auction concludes with nearly 250 Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1162 RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA 1918 (14 Mar) registered cover from Peking to Kharkov, franked with pair of 10c on 10k surcharged, tied by "Peking" departure cds in Cyrillic, repeated alongside, corresponding Registry label at left, endorsed on back flap "Return because Post Office was closed due to Military Activities", cover returned to Peking, with 23.5.1918 arrival on back. An interesting historical usage from Russian Offices in China to regime-changing city of Kharkov (on 8th April 1918, the German army took control of Kharkov and shortly thereafter all Bolshevik gains in Ukraine were lost. The "green armies" and Insurgent Army of Ukraine refused to subordinate to Germany and Pavlo Skoropadsky proclaimed the Hetmanate, with himself as monarch). On 25th May, 1918, the Czech Legion revolted in Siberia and communication between Russian and European China completely collapsed  | Price Realized $550.00 |
