1918 (1 July) R34 Transatlantic flight cover to USA, franked with 1 1/2p brown, tied by part of a duplex postmark, with oval "Department of Civil Aviation Air Ministry" datestamp alongside, also "By H.M. Airship R 34" endorsement below with Hempstead July 7 arrival pmk on front (R34 left Britain on 2 July 1919 and arrived at Mineola, Long Island, United States, on 6 July after a flight of 108 hours with virtually no fuel left. As the landing...
Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
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Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
Welcome to our Summer auction to be held on August 6-7 2019 at our New York City galleries and on CherrystoneLive.
There are 1,668 lots of rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order.
We begin with United States, followed by Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and Scandinavian Countries. British Commonwealth is well represented with strength in Victoria and George V singles and sets. Also noteworthy is Colombia with a complete set of the 1920 Scadta vignettes unused and on individual covers. There is also a selection of Ethiopia, additional South and Central America, Asia and rest of the world.
This auction concludes with 100+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers
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