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.
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Lot #679 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - Tientsin 1919 "$2 Dollari Tientsin" on 5L blue and rose, surcharge type III, n.h., usual centering, very rare, signed Diena, Raybaudi, etc., with their 1960 and 1985 certificates (Sass.25, €45,000) ** Catalog #23b Catalog Value $26,000 | Unsold | |
Lot #680 ITALY ITALIAN OFFICES IN CHINA - Tientsin 1922 (24 June) registered cover from Tientsin to Genova, franked with 2c, 8c and $2 on 5L surcharges, used in combination with 12c Special Delivery, all tied by "R.R.Poste Italiane Tientsin Cina" departure cds, with four-line "RR. PP. Italiane-Tientsin / Non Multabile / Affrancature Secondo Tariffa / Poste Cinesi" (Correct Postage China Post), with 9.8.22 transit and arrival pmks on back, some minor toning, signed Diena, with his 1975 certificate. A tremendous rarity from the Italian Post Office in Tientsin (listed but unpriced (Sass.17,19,23,E2) ![]() | Price Realized $2,400.00 |