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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #387
COLOMBIA Air Post
1919 2c carmine rose, unused with original gum, h.r., faint overall toning, light horizontal crease, well centered for issue, with slightly blunt perforations at top, signed Scott Stamp Co., etc., also Diena, with his 1963 certificate. Only 200 copies of this overprint were prepared for the experimental flight from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia. Approximately 160 were used on covers. Overprinting was done in horizontal strips of 10, which were severed by knife, causing most of the stamps to be defective,
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Catalog #C1
Catalog Value $3,500
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #388
COLOMBIA Air Post
1921 "VALOR 30 CENTAVOS" on 50c pale green, type 21, not showing the usual paper folds for this type, applied on Behr-Heyder envelope to Bogota, canceled by Scadta three-line and "El Agente/Manuel Jose Tobon" two-line handstamps of Medellin, with National Post 1/2c (4) and 1c tied by 10 November datestamp, also on dispatch (Colomphil 21)
Envelope
Catalog #C20
Price Realized
$450.00

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