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 #494
GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China
1900 (10 Dec) cover franked with Hong Kong 10c Victoria, canceled "Marine Schifspost No.35" addressed to Germany, with Kassel arrival pmk, showing return address of a sailor on board S.M.S. Weissenburg, Hong Kong-Woosung-Shanghai, filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover (SMS Weissenburg was one of the first ocean-going battleships of the Imperial German Navy and was deployed to China during the Boxer Uprising)
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

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