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 #984 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History 1847-1918 selection of 56 mostly better covers, with 1847 5c with sheet margin (blue cancel) on cover to Pennsylvania, 10c black (red cancel) on cover to Mass., a nice selection of 1857-67 single and mixed frankings with destinations including France, England, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, including several 24c and 30c frankings, nine Confederate States covers (eight franked with pairs), 21 Carriers and Locals including 1c blue U.S. Post Office Despatch (2, one with 3c additional franking), City Carrier 1c red franked with 3c, American Letter Mail Co. (5L2), with PFC, Blood's Penny Post franked with 3c (5) plus single frankings (2), Boyd's City Express (3 different), Boyd's Dispatch, Hale & Co. (2), Metropolitan Express, Swarts, etc. Also included are three Air Mail covers franked with 24c carmine & blue (one on 2c Stationery), mixed condition with some faults noted, many signed by Sorani, mostly fine and powerful holding  | Unsold |
