1918 Operation "Polar Bear" YMCA corner card cover to USA, sent by an American soldier, via the British military post office, bearing "Army Post Office P.B.2" cds, oval censor "PE/C2" and officer's endorsement, also censor seal at right, minor cover wear, otherwise fine
Estimate: $250
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Welcome to our May 7-8 Auction Sale, to be held at Cherrystone's New York City galleries. There are 1,642 lots of rare stamps and postal history of the World, featuring further selections from the David Mace collection and properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. A solid selection of United States is followed by Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Spain and Scandinavian countries. There are strong sections of Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with strength in Queen Victoria, KEVII and George V singles and sets, as well as Japanese Occupation material. There are numerous flight covers of the world, with selections of Zeppelin dispatches. Sections of better South America, Asia and the rest of the world are noteworthy, with an award-winning collection of Corrientes offered intact. The sale concludes with the usual selection of large lots, 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).
Sale Terms
Lot #3325 - siberia
Lot #3326 - siberia
1918 cover endorsed "Officer's Mail", sent probably by an American soldier, via the British military post office, bearing "Field Post Office P.B.4" cds, oval censor "PE/C2" and officer's endorsement, cover tears at top, scarce usage (probably from Bakaritsa, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina river)
Estimate: $250
Lot #3327 - siberia
1918-20 two free-frank picture postcards to France, each with "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie" handstamp, one indicating Vladivostok, other with "groupe Automobile" endorsement, carried privately to the United States, endorsed "Soldier's Mail" and posted from Clinton, Iowa, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #3328 - siberia
1919 Operation "Polar Bear" cover endorsed "officer's mail" from an Army Chaplain stationed at Archangel, sent to USA, via the British military post office, bearing "Army Post Office P.B.2" cds, oval censor "PE/C2" and officer's endorsement, also "examined by base censor" seal and arrival pmk, cover faults, scarce
Estimate: $250
Lot #3329 - siberia
1919 (1 Jan) printed card for a Prisoner of War, used however by a member of the Japanese military contingent in Siberia, red chops (Gun-J Yu Bin) and message entirely in Japanese, fine
Estimate: $500
Lot #3330 - siberia
1919 surcharges, selection of 18, including inverted (11), double (1) and shifted (4), one used, others hinged or n.h., many signed Mikulski, Romeko, occasional perf. flaws, generally fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,200
Estimate: $500
Lot #3331 - siberia
1919 70k on 1k orange, surcharge inverted, pane of 25, n.h., v.f., signed Romeko,
Cat. Val. $2,500
Estimate: $1000
Lot #3332 - siberia
1919 70k on 1k orange, surcharge completely offset on back, pane of 25, n.h., v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #3333 - siberia
1919 1r on 4k carmine, surcharge inverted, single and sheet margin block of six, n.h., v.f., signed Romeko,
Cat. Val. $700
Estimate: $250
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