Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
March 12-13, 2024
Cherrystone Auctions March 12-13, 2024 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. The sale contains 1,316 lots and will be offered in four sessions, beginning with United States, with a specialized collection of Postal History of the South, ex-Dabney. Worldwide sections include an exceptional collection of Bavaria, with stamps and covers, offered for the first time at auction. There are solid sections of France, Italy, British Commonwealth, all with many individual rarities. Also featured is a collection of Sweden, with exceptional First Issues. There are 200 Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized holdings and featuring a comprehensive collection of Indian Feudatory States (estimated to realize $100,000), multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact. Kindly note that we will continue adding images for many lots. If scans for the lot you are interested in are unavailable, please check again in a few days.
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 | Lot #674 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1922 registered cover from Amman to Copenhagen, franked with single 2p overprinted in red, tied by departure datestamp, Jerusalem transit and Copenhagen arrival pmks on back, fine
| Price Realized $325.00
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 | Lot #675 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1923 registered cover from Amman to Damascus, franked with single 1/2p on 2p and pair of 1/2p on 5p overprints (another stamp might have fallen off), tied by violet departure datestamps, with 13.11.23 Damas arrival pmk on back
Catalog #SG 74,80 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #676 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1923 (4 Nov) registered cover from Amman to Damascus, franked with 1/2p on 2p (2) and 1/2p on 9p handstamped in red on previous issue, used in combination with 1/2p scarlet (Saudi Arabia), tied by violet departure datestamps, Damas 5.11.23 arrival, cover roughly opened at top, otherwise fine, extremely rare
Catalog #SG 75,80a,90 | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #677 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1924 registered cover from Amman to Alexandria, franked with six adhesives, tied by violet departure datestamps, Jerusalem (9 Feb), Port Said transits and Alexandria arrival pmks, fine and attractive cover
| Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #678 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1924 (2 Mar) registered cover from Amman to Cairo, franked with 1/2p on 2p handstamped in red on previous issue, used in combination with 5x1/2p on 5pi (SG 74), all tied by violet departure datestamps, Jerusalem (4 Mar 24) transit and Cairo (6 Mar) arrival pmks on back, fine and rare cover
Catalog #SG 80a | Price Realized $950.00
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 | Lot #679 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1926 (9 Dec) cover to England, franked with 2m, 3m and 1pi overprinted adhesives, tied by violet Salt departure cds, with Amman, code "B" and Haifa transits on back, fine
| Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #680 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1927 (18 May) cover from El Zarqa "By Air to Amman", addressed to England, franked with strip of 3x5m, tied by violet departure pmks, redirected on arrival, part of backflap missing, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $160.00
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 | Lot #681 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1934-37 two covers to England and USA, each with "Maan" departure pmks, different franking, one showing "Petra, Transjordania" return address, minor toning, otherwise fine
| Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #682 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1934-46 two domestic covers, each with 5m Emir Abdullah franking, tied by "El Husn" departure cds, addressed to Amman, with arrival pmks, minor flaws, otherwise fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #683 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN 1936-38 two covers to England and USA, with clear "Kerak" departure pmks, one registered, with "El Kerak" label, fine-v.f.
| Price Realized $230.00
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