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 #1482 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRELAND 1707-1952 collection written-up on pages, 150+ covers or cards mostly incoming mail to Ireland, some written by Irish soldiers in the British Army, one from Gibraltar (1822), 1830 FL from Naples to Belfast, 1828 Malta to Londonderry, mail from various conflict areas around the world,1836 disinfected soldier's mail from Corfu (Ionian Islands) to Cashelmore, 1842 Malta to Ireland (2), another sent in 1894 from petty officer aboard the HMS Collingwood on station off Malta, Crimean War letters, Sudan/Nile Expedition, Potato Famine, selection of 14 covers (some with contents) used during "The Troubles" 1916-20, also a cover from Sudan, sent by Lord Wolseley to his wife in Athy, 1898 postcard from an Irish mercenary in Cuba, picture postcard from Ambala, India to Dublin, 1952 letter home from Japan to Belfast, various Irish covers, GB used in Ireland, plus much more. A fine and well researched group, ex-John Pedneault
| Unsold
|
 | Lot #1483 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRELAND 1922-1983 collection in a Lighthouse hingeless album, good showing of overprints, with Seahorses (12-14), including Blue-Black 2sh6p and 5sh (36,37), 1925-27 Wide and Narrow Dates 2sh6p-10sh (77-79,77b-79b), later issues with 1940s Regular issues and commemoratives, coils, Air Post and Postage Dues, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. */**
| Price Realized $750.00
|
 | Lot #1484 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRELAND 1922-1983 collection in a SAFE hingeless album, good showing of overprints, with Seahorses (56-58,77-79), later issues with 1935 set of three (93-95, 10sh defective), St. Patrick set of three, apparently complete from there, fine-v.f. */**
| Unsold
|
 | Lot #1485 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRELAND 1922-2000 balance of a consignment, thousands of used and unused singles and sets, housed in various stock books, with balances of collections, lot cards, quantities of many issues, Regular overprints, First and Second Definitives, singles, blocks of four, coils, some covers, large holding of Revenue Stamps, plus more, mixed condition, housed in four cartons
*O
| Unsold
|
 | Lot #1486 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRELAND 1922-35 overprints on stamps of Great Britain, accumulation of thousands of used and unused in stock books, housed in a carton, with an extensive showing of the low values to 1sh, with dozens of large multiples, Plate No. Blocks of four and larger, part sheets, different printings, cancelations, covers, varieties, re-entries, Seahorses, 2sh6p, 5sh and 10sh (19 copies), coil strips, paste-ups, coil leaders, tremendous variety and catalogue value, excellent for a specialist and student of these issues
*O
| Price Realized $2,300.00
|
 | Lot #1487 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRELAND 1922-35 overprints on stamps of Great Britain, large accumulation/study of thousands of used and unused, mostly written-up on pages, with notes describing issues and varieties, low values to 1sh with dozens of large multiples, Plate No. Blocks of four and six of each value, some part sheets, different printings, cancelations, varieties, re-entries, few covers, Seahorses, 2sh6p, 5sh and 10sh (19 copies), coils and much more, remarkable assembly, some with notes from the T.E.Field collection, etc., ex-Pedneault
*O
| Price Realized $2,400.00
|
 | Lot #1488 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRELAND 1922-35 overprints, Seahorses 2sh6p-10sh selection on cards, used and unused, various printings, with 17 copies of 10sh, shades, cancels, one block of four, etc., mostly fine-v.f. *O
| Price Realized $950.00
|
 | Lot #1489 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRELAND 1922-66 collection of mostly unused singles and sets in a White Ace album, complete, including Seahorses (five different sets 2sh6p-10sh), l.h. or occasional h.r., some n.h., fine-v.f. *
| Price Realized $950.00
|