1851 group of 180 covers, mostly incoming correspondence to West Chester, N.Y., each franked with 3c imperforate, mostly from Boston, with red departure pmks, condition and pmks vary
Estimate: $1000
Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
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Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
Welcome to our December 13-14, 2022, Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, which will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. This 917 lot sale begins with a session of United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items including a nice section of Columbians, Plate Blocks and better back of the book items. In the Worldwide section, there are solid selections of Eastern and Western European classics and semi-modern issues, including Austria, German States, Italian Area, with many rarities. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from various areas, notably stamps and Postal History of Jordan (1414-1959), with collections offered virtually intact, many offered at auction for the first time. There are further selections of a specialized Kuwait holding, including a mostly complete "Koweit" issue. The auction concludes with over one hundred and thirty Large Lots & Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections and worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact
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Lot #797 - LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History
Lot #798 - LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History
1853-1900 Clara Maass, collection of 100+ covers relating to Spanish American War and earlier, with pre-philatelic mail discussing the outbreak of Yellow Fever (during the Spanish-American War, Maass volunteered as a contract nurse for the United States Army (the Army Nurse Corps did not yet exist). She served with the Seventh U.S. Army Corps from October 1, 1898, to February 5, 1899, in Jacksonville, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; and Santiago...
Lot #799 - LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History
1914-19 "The Great War", collection of 200+ covers and cards, written-up exhibition style on pages, censored mail to Europe, Home Front slogan cachets, Military Bases mail, YMCA covers, American Red Cross and Salvation Army covers, Ocean Transport cards, mail from American POWs in Germany, allied and German POWs in various camps, postal markings of the American Expeditionary Force, censored mail, propaganda picture postcards and much more. A...
Lot #800 - LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History
1928-50 Alaska, Postal History collection of 200+ covers, neatly written-up on pages, early commercial mail from Skagway, Juneau, Karluk, Valdez, Sitka, Wiseman, etc., WWII Patriotic covers with interesting cachets, used in Alaska, early picture postcards, Alaska Revenue stamps, commemorative covers, Survey Flights, Submarine Force Alaska Cruise covers, U.S. Navy Maneuvers, Flight covers 1928-40, Trans-Continental Dog Sled Run, Alaska to...
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Cherrystone Auctions, Inc. holds a major international auction sale every two months, in the heart of New York City, featuring over 2,500 lots including: Important Rarities, Postal History and... Read More