1863 (4 Feb) folded letter from Bengasi to "All direzione Della Posta Europea in Alessandria d'Egitto", with oval "L.Di E. Nani" and via Canea (Crete), with blue transit (16 Feb) and "Franca" handstamps, forwarding agent's (Anacleto L. Nani Canea) and Alexandria arrival, fine and scarce letter from Libya via Crete to Egypt -
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Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
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May 05, 2015 America/New_York
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Tuesday May 05, 2015 08:00 to Wednesday May 06, 2015 11:00 America/New_York
Last date for bids:
Tuesday May 05, 2015 06:00 America/New_York
Welcome to our May 5-6 Auction Sale, to be held at our New York City galleries.
There are 1,644 lots of rare stamps and postal history from United States and rest of the world, including properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order.
Western European countries include Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Spain and Scandinavia.
Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with strength in Victoria and George V singles and sets.
Also featured are flight covers of the world, with selections of Zeppelin dispatches. Sections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world are also noteworthy.
The sale concludes with 150+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
Live Internet bidding is available through our website www.cherrystoneauctions.com (via CherrystoneLIVE). A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
Preview of lots at our 57th Street galleries by appointment.
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Lot #266 - Crète
Lot #267 - Crète
1900-5 1L-5d, selection of 16 imperf. singles, trial color proofs in blue and green, on gummed paper, various denominations, one with vignette omitted, ms "Cancelled" in red, few gum adhesions, mostly fine -
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Lot #268 - Crète
1901 Issue, eight different, all in olive yellow, also 5fr olive yellow & black (revenues?), nine diff. blocks of four, each stamp with four small punch holes (specimen), fine-v.f. -
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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
