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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #170 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1894 (27 Jan) cover to New York, franked with pair of 5c Columbian (234), tied by duplex with strikes, with corresponding "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai" cds alongside, "Rev. W.O. Elterich, Care of Miss. Press. Shanghai, China" missionary's return label at left, cover repaired at right, still fine and scarce franking, with arrival pmk on back  | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #171 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1915 (8 Oct) large registered cover to Rotterdam, Holland, franked with 2c carmine, 7c black and 12c violet brown (Scott 407,425,435), tied by "Shanghai China Registered" ovals, with violet Registry hs alongside, transit and arrival pmks on back, filing fold well away from the stamps, transit and arrival pmks on back, fine triple-weight (21c rate) commercial usage to the Netherlands, rare franking combination (especially with 7c usage from Shanghai) | Unsold | |
| Lot #172 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1915 (31 Dec) cover to Dayton, Ohio, with bilingual "Hankow" (China) origin pmk (incorrect "12" year-date as often), routed via the "U.S. Pos. Agency Shanghai, China", where it was franked with 2c carmine and tied by Jan 10, 1916 duplex, arriving in Dayton on Feb 14, 1916, fine | Unsold | |
| Lot #173 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1917 (18 Jan) large cover addressed to Budapest, franked with 4c brown, 5c blue and strip of 3x10c orange yellow, tied by oval "Postal Agency Shanghai" Registry ovals, "Hungary via New York - Bergin (Norway)" routing instructions at left, with New York Feb 17 1917 arrival pmks, handstamped "Mail Service Suspended to Country Addressed" and "Return to Writer" handstamps, several Officially Sealed labels (faulty), seven-line "From P.O." markings, eventually landing back in New York after the War (Mar 15, 1920), arriving in Budapest (Apr 24, 1920), fascinating three-year journey from Shanghai to Hungary | Price Realized $240.00 | |
| Lot #174 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1917 (3 Mar) Shanghai Life Insurance Company cover franked with 3c violet booklet single (Scott 501b), tied by duplex departure pmk, addressed to Hawaiian Philatelic Society in Honolulu, opened and resealed by censor, most attractive War-time usage to Hawaii | Price Realized $160.00 | |
| Lot #175 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1918 cover (backflap missing) sent by a U.S. Missionary in Tsingtao (Kiauchau), China to San Francisco, carried to Shanghai, where it was franked with 3c violet, tied by "U.S.Post. Service Shanghai" duplex (Sep 3, 1918), straight-line "Passed by Censor 1400" hs, minor cover flaws, rare War-time usage from Tsingtao | Price Realized $150.00 | |
| Lot #176 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1918 (22 Apr) Belgian Trading Company, Shanghai cover to New York, franked with unoverprinted strip of 3x1c green (paying 2c plus 1c War Tax), tied by faint departure duplex pmk, with framed "P.B.C." (Passed British Censor) hs, censor label apparently removed at left, minor cover flaws, fine example of the British Post Office censor mark used during World War One in Shanghai | Price Realized $150.00 | |
| Lot #177 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919-22 surcharges, 2c-$1, three pieces cut out from parcels franked with 18 stamps, including two $1 on 50c light violet (each with bottom straight edge, one with tiny tears), some minor faults, scarce group, with three 1999 PFCs, O Catalog #K1/15 Catalog Value $5,170 | Unsold | |
| Lot #178 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919-22 surcharges, selection of 14 commercial covers or cards to the United States, Germany and Austria, single or combination frankings, also a coverfront with 4c and 6c surcharges to Neuchatel (Switzerland), plus a cover with 2c on 1c and unoverprinted 2c carmine, addressed to Brooklyn, few minor cover flaws, mostly fine-v.f., scarce holding Catalog #K1/10 | Price Realized $950.00 | |
| Lot #179 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919-22 full color triptych fold-out Panorama (of the Bund of Shanghai, the waterfront promenade), franked with 2x2c on 1c green and single 6c on 3c violet, tied by Shanghai duplex departure pmks, addressed to Vienna, Austria, fine and attractive item Catalog #K1,3 | Price Realized $270.00 | |
| Lot #180 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919-22 2c on 1c green (four pairs and two singles), used in combination with unoverprinted pair of 1c green on both sides of a Registered "Mercantile Bank of the Americas" cover (opened for display) to New York, the stamps on front tied by Shanghai departure pmks in oval, two of the stamps uncanceled, the unoverprinted pair tied by Wall Street Station arrival, another by New York 5.24.1922 New York Registry, minor cover mending, scarce 12c rate "mixed franking" Catalog #K1 | Price Realized $475.00 | |
| Lot #181 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919 2c on 1c green, 4c on 2c rose, right margin plate number blocks of six, both with top two stamps hinged, balance n.h., fine-v.f.,  *Catalog #K1-2 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $180.00 | |
| Lot #182 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919 8c on 4c brown, left margin plate number block of six, h.r., fine-v.f., *Catalog #K4 Catalog Value $675 | Price Realized $230.00 | |
| Lot #183 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919 18c on 9c salmon red, left margin plate number block of six, n.h., fine, **Catalog #K9 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $325.00 | |
| Lot #184 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919-22 cover franked with imperforate block of 4x1c green, also 3c stationery entire envelope additionally franked with 3c Victory (Scott 537), each with "U.S. Pos.Service Shanghai, China" March 10, 1920 departure pmk, addressed to Washington, D.C., with red "Received under cover at Shanghai China from PO at Washington, D.C." ms, both covers slightly reduced at left, minor folds away from the stamps, fine | Unsold | |
| Lot #185 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919-22 unoverprinted 2c carmine and 6c orange, tied by U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai Feb 12, 1922 pmk large commercial cover from Shanghai to Singapore, Hong Kong (Feb 14) transit and Singapore (Feb 20) arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamps, uncommon destination | Unsold | |
| Lot #186 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919-22 unoverprinted 2c carmine (block of four and two singles) tied by oval "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China R.D." pmks on illustrated Registered cover to Los Angeles, July 27, 1922 San Francisco transit and arrival pmks on back, attractive | Unsold | |
| Lot #187 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919-22 unoverprinted 3c stationery entire envelope, canceled "U.S. Post.Service Shanghai China" Apr 13, 1921 and sent to Washington, D.C., minor wrinkles and faint toning on back, fine | Unsold | |
| Lot #188 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1919-22 4c on 2c carmine, tied by "U.S.Pos.Service Shanghai China" July 11, 1922 duplex on cover addressed to Bristol, Pennsylvania, fine, early usage of the local surcharge which went on sale on 3rd July, 1922 Catalog #K18 | Price Realized $200.00 | |
| Lot #189 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1922 native cover sent by a U.S. Missionary in China to Woodbine, Pa, franked with 2c Pilgrim Issue (Scott 549), tied by clear "U.S. Pos. Service China Mar 2 1922" duplex, rare usage, with 2008 PFC | Unsold | |
| Lot #190 United States Postal Agency in Shanghai, China 1922 native cover sent by a U.S. Missionary in China to Logansport, Indiana, franked with 2c Pilgrim Issue (Scott 549), straight edge single, tied by clear "U.S. Pos. Service China Feb 10 1922" duplex, rare usage | Unsold |
