Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
July 9-10, 2024
Welcome to our July 9-10, 2024 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,554 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including selections from the philatelic stock of Larry Brassler, with a solid selections of United States, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, Latin and South America, European Countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy, as well as Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Other areas are well represented, with China, Japan, Korea and Pakistan. As always, the sale contains 190+ large lots and collections, with individual country albums, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and much more. The sale will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #681 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland Flight Covers 1919 (12 July) "Martinsyde" Supplementary mail (only 25 flown) by pilots Raynham & Morgan, cover franked by $1 Trans-Atlantic surcharge tied by St. John's machine duplex, sent to London, with arrival markings, small part of backflap torn away, otherwise fine, signed Bolaffi, Colla, etc., with 1965 Bolaffi certificate, also with a 1943 Francis Field certificate and explanation (as the flight was delayed, the mail bag, originally made up on May 18, was opened on July 12, and an additional 25 covers, all franked with the $1 surcharge, were added. The flight crashed on takeoff, and Capt. Raynham subsequently went to England by ship, forgetting to turn the mail over to the Post Office until January 7, 1920, hence these covers were not backstamped until then)  | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #682 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland Flight Covers 1919 (12 July) "Martinsyde" Supplementary mail (only 25 flown) by pilots Raynham & Morgan, cover franked with $1 Trans-Atlantic surcharge tied by St. John's machine duplex, sent to London, with 7 January backstamp, also endorsed "Martinsyde Mail Bag", fine and scarce cover, with additional Harry A. Truby and October 14 1921 datestamps (as the flight was delayed, the mail bag, originally made up on May 18, was opened on July 12, and an additional 25 covers, all franked with the $1 Surcharge, were added. The flight crashed on takeoff, and Capt. Raynham subsequently went to England by ship, forgetting to turn the mail over to the P.O. until January 7, 1920, so the covers were not backstamped until then) | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #683 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland Flight Covers 1930 (9 Oct) Second "Columbia" Transatlantic flight cover, endorsed "air mail Columbia", addressed to London, with arrival (13 October) datestamp, franked with 4c rose (defective), minor cover faults, also with enclosure "we have received your letter which you sent over by Capt. Boyd. Trusting this souvenir will reach you safely" | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #684 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland Flight Covers 1933 (12 Sep) A.C. Roessler envelope cacheted "Courtesy General Italo Balbo by Italian Air Cruise," franked with 30c, 50c and 75c, paying $1.55 from Labrador to Chicago, with 15c Aerial Service vignette on back, endorsed in red "Not Newfoundland Postage," but tied on arrival in Chicago (Sep 23), v.f. | Price Realized $375.00 |
