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 #537 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES German Occupation of Belgium 1940 (P.O.B. 506 Lisbon) undercover address opened by the forwarding firm Thomas Cook & Sons in neutral Portugal for mail from occupied countries to be delivered to free countries, cover from Brussels, addressed to Florence Ashley, with German and British censors, Thomas Cook label affixed at their London office tied by their large oval cachet on 16 DEC 1940. The final address was included with the contents, Belgian and British franking, cover roughly opened, with faults, rare  | Price Realized $160.00 |
