1905 (25 Nov) picture postcard sent via Hong Kong and Colombo to Mauritius, uncommon destination, with transit and arrival postmarks, also violet handstamp "Service Administrative des Prisonniers de Guerre - Legation de la Republique Francaise Japon"
Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Welcome to our September 20-21, 2016 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,254 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including the Passano collection of Latin and South America. There are solid selections of United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Europe with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany & Italy, with their respective Colonies, also Poland, Russia, Spain (including an original new issue holding from 1930s, with popular Columbus and Goya series in sheets), Sweden, Switzerland; also Asia, including a complete collection of PRC. As always, the sale contains 130+ large lots and collections, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, topicals and more. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available.
Please note that this four-session auction (at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day) takes place on Tuesday andWednesday, September 20-21 at our New York 57th Street Auction Galleries and on CherrystoneLive (www.cherrystoneauctions.com/live). Lots will be on view at our galleries on Monday, September 19th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Other viewing times are available by appointment.
Sessions are scheduled as follows:
Lots 1 - 339, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 10:00 AM - United States Stamps - Albania - China - Finland - France & Colonies - Germany & German Area
Lots 340 - 641, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Great Britain - British Commonwealth
Lots 642 - 924, Wednesday, September 21, 20016 - 10:00 AM - Greece - Italy - Japan – Poland - Romania
Lots 925 - 1254, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Russia - Spain - Switzerland - Large Lots and Collections
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Lot #776 - Japan
1940 (Feb) registered and flown cover (opened for display) from Osaka to Washington, D.C., franked with regular issues 2s,4s,6s (two different), 10s and 50s (2), paying 1y28s, with arrival pmk, fine, scarce usage
Lot #777 - Japan
1950-52 80s-500y, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,511
Lot #778 - Japan ship mail
1934 cover (probably from Shanghai) to USA, franked with 1/2s and 1 1/2s, each tied by straight line hs in Japanese characters ("Mail from Steamers Letter Box"), carried by "Suwa-Maru", fine
Lot #779 - Japan Japanese Offices in China
1916 Prisoner of war, censored cover to Kurume, franked with 3 sen overprinted Chrysanthemum tied by Tsingtao field PO cds, Kurume arrival backstamp, boxed red "Inspected" censor's mark
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