Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
September 24-25
Our September 24-25, 2024 auction features solid selections of United States (including further material from the Larry Brasler stock), Canada, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, Latin and South America, European Countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy, as well as Poland, Russia, Spain and Switzerland. There is an old-world collection of Mixed Frankings and Redirected Mail, formed by a European gentleman, with an extraordinary selection of combination usages. Other areas areas are well represented, with China, Japan and Korea. As always, the sale contains 160+ large lots and collections, with individual country albums, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and much more. The sale will take place live via CherrystoneLIVE.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #684 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1916 (24 Aug) large cover from Madang to the International Red Cross in Geneva, headed "Letters for Enemy Country enclosed", franked with 23x1d George V N.W.P.I. overprints, tied by departure cds, with framed "‘Passed by Censor S.D." handstamp, repeated on back, Rabaul transit and Geneva arrival pmks on back. Crayon indication "Civil", cover apparently sold after the war by the International Agency for Prisoners of War (handstamped with a boxed "Vendu par L'Agence International des Prisonniers de Guerre"), also "Collection Pierre LaFond 1914-1918", filing folds and cover wrinkles, spectacular showpiece  | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #685 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1916 (13 Nov) registered, censored cover from Rabaul to Switzerland, attractively franked with 10 N.W.I.I. overprints to 1sh, German New Guinea Rabaul Registry label, transit and arrival pmks, minor cover tear at bottom, otherwise fine-v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #686 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1916 censored cover to Rotterdam inscribed at top "Letter for enemy country enclosed" and franked with GV 1/2d and 1d (2) values overprinted NWPI canceled by Madan 10.11.16 cds, sealed with censor tape, inscribed "Rhein Mission" in violet, Sydney transit and Rotterdam arrival cds on the reverse | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #687 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1916-17 two registered covers addressed to W.T.Wilson in England, franked with Kangaroos or George V N.W.P.I. overprints, "Herbertshohe" German New Guinea Registry labels, one censored and sent from "Kokopo", the other from Herbertshohe, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks | Unsold |
 | Lot #688 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1916-17 selection of 11 commercial covers, with two Official, some registered and/or censored, sent to a variety of destinations including Bombay, Germany, England, Switzerland and Sweden, different frankings, also a stampless censored cover to England marked "No stamps available" and "Passed Free of Postage", mixed condition, mostly fine and attractive group for a specialist | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
