Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
May 7-8, 2024
The May 7-8, 2024 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries, via CherrystoneLIVE. There are 1,562 lots, offered in four sessions, beginning with United States, followed by a diverse worldwide holding formed by Dikran Taner. There are solid sections of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Italian States, Switzerland, Turkey, as well as British Commonwealth, featuring John Pedneault's postal history of Ireland, extensive Bermuda, British Africa and various individual rarities. In addition, there are selections of China, with Red Revenues, numerous Flight and Zeppelin covers, rare booklets and more. Finally, the last session is highlighted by Large Lots and Collections, with 184 lots ranging from single country albums, specialized holdings, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #907 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1849 (26 May) FL from "Trumpeters Drift, British Kaffraria", sent by a Pvt John Birkley, Cape Mounted Riflemen, dated and countersigned by his commanding officer, addressed to Ireland, with oval General Post Office Capetown and red London (19 Aug) transit pmk on front, "Ryde" and "Ballymena" arrival pmks on back, fine soldier's letter from British Kaffraria (established in 1847 when the British colonial government in the Cape Colony annexed the Ciskei region between the Keiskamma and Great Kei rivers and declared it a Crown Colony)  | Unsold |
 | Lot #908 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1858 (21 May) cover (backflap missing) from Capetown to Dublin, Ireland, franked with square pair of 1p red brown, bluish paper, used together with 4p blue, white paper, ample margins to just in, tied by triangular grids, with Dublin arrival pmk, redirected to Youghal, Cork, with circular Cape Packet departure and arrival markings on back, fine cover to Ireland | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #909 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1863 1p dark carmine, margins all around, also 4p dark blue, square pair, both l.h., fresh and v.f., * Catalog #12,13 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #910 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Cape of Good Hope 1863 1sh pale emerald, unused, large part original gum, h.r., margins all around, rich color, v.f., with 1984 Diena certificate (SG 21a) * Catalog #15a Catalog Value £1,400 | Price Realized $475.00 |
