1897 (29 Sep) registered cover from Kyoto to USA, franked with 5sen and 10sen, tied by cds, with Yokohama transit and New York arrival datestamps, fine
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Our first sale of the year will be held on January 13-14th, with 1,500+ lots, including the William Bilden stock of postal history of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order.
There are selections of 19th Century United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, followed by the collection and stock of Ukraine and Carpatho-Ukraine formed by Michael Shulewsky of Trizub Stamp Copmany.
There are also selections of Poland and Russia, better South America, Asia and rest of the world.
The sale concludes with 140+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
The entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com.
Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request. Preview of lots at our 57th Street galleries by appointment.
Lot #1056 - Japan
1900 (27 Dec) cover from Kobe, via Yokohama to Germany, franked with two each 1sen and 2sen, also 4sen and 10sen, endorsed "Via San Francisco" and "per str. Hong Kong Maru", fine mixed issues combination, with Lokstedt arrival pmk
Lot #1057 - Japan
1920 registered cover from Nagasaki to Hong Kong, franked with block of 4x5sen, tied by cds, forwarded to the War Department in Washington, DC, later to the Philippines, via "Seattle Victoria Seaplane Mail" (boxed cachet), with Chicago transit and Manila arrival pmks, some cover wear, otherwise fine, well traveled cover
Lot #1058 - Japan
1938 cover addressed to Honolulu, franked with 20sen, cancelled by "Titiby-Maru Nippon" ship postmark, with printed "XII Olympiad Tokyo 1940" at bottom, some toning, otherwise fine (the 1940 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XII Olympiad and originally scheduled to be held from 21 September to 6 October 1940, in Tokyo, Japan, were cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II)
Lot #1059 - Japan
1950-52 50y dark brown, two singles, n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $300
Lot #1060 - Japan air post
1929-34 Tokyo Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $2,000
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