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 #1511 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA - Covers and Postal History 1805-1927 Postal History of Crimea, collection with 475 covers or cards (19 stated by be unique), arranged alphabetically on pages in 4 three-ring binders. Some of the key items include the oldest known cover and postmark from 1805, Ak Mechet (today Simferopol), the only known case of the old Tatar name in a postmark, prephilatelic postmarks from Sevastopol, Simferopol, Feodosiya, Yevpatoria, Kerch, Alushta and Karasubazar, rare Crimean station postmarks from Belbek, Salyn (the only recorded registered cover from Salyn Railway Station used in 1915 to Petrograd), Sarabuz (1908 picture postcard with 3k franking, sent from Sarabuz railway station to St. Petersburg), 1919 postcard from Novyi-Simez, via Yalta to Sudak, 1915 registered cover from "Stary Krym" to Zurich, 1878-79 "Sudak" postal station cancels on covers to France, etc. There are Also included are 27 maps and 16 books. A fascinating collection, certainly with enough rarities to expand into a competitive exhibit  | Unsold |
 | Lot #1512 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA - Covers and Postal History 1915-18 selection of 60 covers and cards, variety of frankings, destinations and origins, including a substantial correspondence of picture postcards to Chios, Greece, various censor markings, others from Odessa, Volgamar, Lemsal, Prekilyn, etc. | Price Realized $240.00 |
