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.
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 | Lot #370 DENMARK 1872 cover (with letter) from Copenhagen to a Major Waring, garrisoned aboard Royal St. George's Yacht in Kingstown, Ireland, franked with 2sk, 4sk and 8sk Numerals (some perf. Toning), tied by numerals in concentric circles, with Copenhagen forwarder's cachet, pmk below and Kingstown arrival pmk on back, fine and colorful cover from Denmark to Ireland
| Price Realized $250.00
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 | Lot #371 DENMARK 1918 surcharges, blocks of four, each with a central pmk, fresh, mostly v.f.,
Catalog #145-54 Catalog Value $1,166 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #372 DENMARK 1926-27 surcharges, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.,
** Catalog #181-191 Catalog Value $620 | Unsold
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 | Lot #373 DENMARK 1927 Caravel, blocks of four, l.h. at top, bottom pairs n.h., also 1939 King Christian blocks of four, n.h., v.f.,
*/** Catalog #197-97,239-43 Catalog Value $839 | Unsold
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 | Lot #374 DENMARK 1935 Hans Christian Andersen's "Fairy Tales", seven unexploded booklets, showing three different advertisements on back, fine-v.f. (Facit H9, SEK 24,500)
Catalog #246a-249b | Price Realized $350.00
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