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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #492
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1894 (31 May) cover franked with unoverprinted Germany 10pf vertical pair, tied by "Deutsche Postagentur Shanghai" cancels, addressed to "Coast Guard Station (near Maldon), Essex, England", with arrival pmk, marked "Retour", also "Gone Away" blue crayon, sent back via Bremen (where it was opened and resealed with two official labels), marked "Absender Unbekannt", showing return address of William R.Faries in Wei-Hien, via Chefoo, North China, with Shanghai Local Post pmks on arrival back in China, overall ageing, well traveled cover from German Missionaries in Wei-Hien, China
Envelope
Unsold

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