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 #853 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH UGANDA 1898 (12 Oct) cover to Algeria, franked with vertical pair of 2 Annas Typeset, tied by oval "Smith, Mackenzie & Co." handstamp, with British East Africa 2 1/2a Queen Victoria added alongside and tied by Mombasa cds, with Zanzibar, Suez and Alger transits, "La Maison Caree, Alger" (14 Nov) arrival, redirected to France, with Lyon (17 Nov) arrival pmk, filing fold and minor cover faults away from the stamps, fine and rare (Smith Mackenzie Mombasa office was established in 1871 and the British Postmaster General awarded them a contract for a service to convey mails between Aden and Zanzibar, linking the East African coast to the growing network services)  Catalog #55 | Unsold |
