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.
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 | Lot #1153 RUSSIA 1849-1934 Romanovs and Entourage, collection of 83 covers or cards on pages, each accompanied by a detailed description regarding original and destination, sender's and letter (if enclosed) details, etc. The story begins with a mourning envelope sent by Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1798-1860), wife of Emperor Nicholas I, registered cover containing a secret report sent from Baku to Emperor Nicholas I, 1876 wrapper sent from England to Emperor Alexander II, 1890 registered cover to Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich on his yacht "Tamara" (care of Russian Consulate in Colombo, Ceylon), registered cover sent by the future Emperor Nicholas II to his cousin Prince George of Greece in Athens (inscribed "from the heir apparent Tsarevitch"), autograph covers sent by Grand Duke George Alexandrovich from Abas-Tuman to Gatchino, plus countless others, including letters to Imperial tutors, coverfront from the office of the Postal Director in St. Petersburg sent in 1907 to Empress Maria Feodorovna in Biarritz, France, incoming mail from Norway, Switzerland, Greece, England, etc. A remarkable insight into the Imperial Romanovs, many of the items illustrated in Rossica and other publications, truly an uncommon opportunity to obtain a ready-made collection of letters and cards, each outstanding on its own merits  | Unsold |
