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 #808
MEXICO
1913 (24 June) cover franked with 1c and horizontal pair of 2c black & red (two different types), tied by Hermosillo cds and addressed to American Consul in Nogales, with arrival pmk next day, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #322-324
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #809
MEXICO
1913 2c black & red, watermarked "Peerless Mills", horizontal gutter sheet of 10, both types, unused without gum as issued, minor perf. separations, v.f.
Box **
Catalog #323b,324b
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #810
MEXICO
1913 (21 June) cover franked with 5c (black roulette), tied by Nogales cds and addressed to Cananea, with same day arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamp, slight overall toning, fine cover
Envelope
Catalog #329
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #811
MEXICO
1913 (25 June) cover franked with 5c "Maro" (for "Marzo" error, black roulette), tied by Nogales cds and addressed to Hermosillo, with next day arrival pmk on back, cover tears and wear, scarce usage
Envelope
Catalog #329a
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #812
MEXICO
1913 (30 Sep) two covers, each franked with single 1c and horizontal strip of 3x3c colorless or black roulette, mailed the same day from Hermosillo to Nogales, addressed to the American Consul, with 1 October arrival pmks on back, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #337,341,343
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #813
MEXICO
1914 (25 Feb) cover franked with 5c green and 5c orange (1910 issue), tied by Train P.O. cancel, additional Durango (?) transit cds on back, sent to Chicago, with "Montgomery & Co" March 4, 1914 arrival datestamp on front, fine combination franking with Transitorio and Independence Issue
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #814
MEXICO
1914 (9 July) cover franked with single and two pairs of 1c rose (Denver Revenue Issue), tied by Piedras Negras Coah. cds, sent to Monterey, with "Lista July 14", handstamped "no Reclamada" and returned to sender, with "Rezagos" (dead letter office) label on top (torn on opening as usual), additional Oct 19, 1914 datestamp, rare usage of Denver Revenues on cover, ex-Warman
Envelope
Catalog #393A
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #815
MEXICO
1914 (21 Oct) cover franked with pair of 5c Dollar Sign overprints, sent from Zacazonapan, Mexico to "Beirut Syria Turkey", handstamped "Undeliverable L.P.S.", opened by Censor seal (in London), returned back to Mexico, with "Rezagos" (dead letter office) label on top (torn on opening as usual), additional 24 Oct, 1914 Mexico arrival cds on back. World War I prevented deliveries via Great Britain to the Central Powers, including the Turkish Empire
Envelope
Catalog #427
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #816
MEXICO
1915 (27 Jan) cover franked with 2c green and 3c red brown overprinted and handstamped, used in combination with 2c U.S. stamp, tied by Nogales R.P.O. and Southern Pacific RR pmks, with oval "Eduardo Shmeckpeper Culiacan, Sin., Mex. Dec 3, 1914" datestamp at bottom
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #817
MEXICO
1934 University Issue, Postage Issue complete, l.h. or h.r., fresh, well centered, fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #698-706.RA13B
Catalog Value $3,430
Price Realized
$550.00

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