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 #191 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1932 Jimmie Mattern & Bennett Griffin Circumnavigation Attempt, July 5 cover with USA Air 5c canceled at New York, Germany 4m canceled at Berlin and Russia 15k canceled at Minsk (July 7), signed and dedicated "this envelope was carried by myself and Bennett Griffin from Floyd Bennett Field New York to Russia where we crashed our plane on our attempted flight around the world" by Jimmie Mattern. The two pilots flew non-stop from Harbour Grace to Berlin in a record time of 8 hours 41 minutes, only a handful of covers carried  | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
