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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #507 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1914 (28 July) picture postcard from Tegernsee, Germany to Hermine v.Babbo in Chefoo, China, sent unpaid via Siberia, with bold framed censor handstamp applied in Vladivostok, from where the card was apparently forwarded and delivered to addressee, "T" and "8" charge markings, the latter in blue crayon (4c postage and 4c penalty postage due), fine and double signed Bothe. This card was sent on the day World War I broke out. The fact that it was released by the Russian authorities after being censored, makes it extremely rare  | Unsold |
