Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
March 18-19, 2025

Welcome to our March 2025 Sale of U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, taking place Tuesday and Wednesday, March 18-19 at our Teaneck galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. The auction highlights are quite numerous, beginning with a solid section of United States including many rarities and graded items. There are outstanding collections of Albania, France, Germany & Colonies, featuring Part I of the extensive collection of Japanese Prisoner of War Camps for captured German soldiers at Tsingtao. Rarities from Italy & Colonies include Offices in China, Oltre-Giuba and others. There are Krakow overprints from Poland, original Artist drawings of the World War II "Gorale" issue, exceptional collections of Russia, Liechtenstein, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, as well as South and Central American countries. There is a collection of "Petroleum and Oil Exploration" on stamps, formed by Dr.Peter Scholle and presented exhibition style on pages, showing rarities from the Middle East and Gulf States. From Egypt, you will find the complete set of Port Fouad in sheets. As always, there are nearly 200 large lots and collections, ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #370
FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte
1870 (6 Oct) small FL with 10c+20c Laure, tied by Paris star pmk, with Rue Montaigne departure cds alongside, sent on "Le Jean Bart No.2" to Brussels, red "PD" and arrival (19 Oct) cds on back, signed Calves, with 2019 Roumet certificate
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #371
FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte
1870 (19 Nov) "Gazette des Absents No.9", with printed "Par Ballon Monte", franked single 30c Laure, tied by Paris star pmk, with Rue St.Lazaire departure cds alongside, red "PD", carried on "General Ulrich" to Prangins, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland, with 28 Nov 70 arrival pmk on back, fresh and v.f., signed Lamy, etc.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #372
FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte
1870 (8 Dec) small cover with 30c Laure, tied by red "Paris 8 Dec" departure cds, endorsed "Par Ballon Monte", carried on "La Ville de Paris" to Lausanne, Switzerland, fine and scarce, signed Diena, with his 1981 certificate ("La Ville de Paris" strayed into German held territory and the entire correspondence found on board was confiscated. As such, these covers do not bear arrival markings)
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #373
FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte
1871 (20 Jan) "Gazette des Absents No.29", with printed "Par Ballon Monte", franked single 20c Laure, tied by Paris star "27", with Gros-Caillou departure cds alongside, carried on "General Bourbaki" to Boulogne, with 23 Jan 71 arrival pmk on back, fresh and v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$375.00

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