Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World

1933 (18 July) "Italian Air Cruise Chicago-New York" cover paying the required $1.70, addressed to Cleveland, with New York arrival pmks on back, v.f., signed Diena
Estimate: $500

1934 (27 June) cover with U.S. and Polish franking, special cachet, v.f. (On June 28, Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz took off from Floyd Bennett Field in NYC and landed in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. The next day, they took off from there for a Trans-Atlantic trip. Through mechanical problems, leaking engine and heavy rainstorm, they managed to reach Europe (near Caen in France). The next day, after repairing a landing gear, they took off to...

1888 10c blue, top sheet margin single with part imprint, n.h., post office fresh, incredibly large margins all around, with 2022 PFC graded "XF 90J" (SMQ 4,950)
Estimate: $3500

1895 10c blue, top Plate No.77 and part imprint single, n.h., with photocopy of 2021 PSE certificate for a strip of five from which this originated, graded "VF-80" (SMQ $550)
Estimate: $300

1895 50c deep claret, h.r., nicely centered, rich color, small vertical crease and short perf at upper left (present on accompanying certificate), otherwise v.f., with 2004 PFC,
Cat. Val. $1,800.00
Estimate: $350

1918 Shanghai Surcharges, complete set of eighteen, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., with 1989 PFC for the $1 on 50c,
Cat. Val. $2,120.00
Estimate: $750

1919 (6 and 15 Aug) two "The American Red Cross Commission to Siberia Camp Service" corner cachet covers, endorsed "Soldier's Mail", each with "U.S. Postal Agency Siberia" cds, with two different framed censor cachets, sent to USA
Estimate: $250

1919 (24 June) pre-printed POW card "Correspondence of Prisoners of War" (in four languages), addressed to Czechoslovakia, sent from American administered camp in Krasnaya Retschka, with "U.S. Postal Agency Siberia" departure cds, oval "Passed Censor" signed censor cachet below
Estimate: $150

1911 10c orange, 10c deep blue, imprinted savings cards, unused, fresh and v.f.,
Cat. Val. $550.00
Estimate: $250

1919 $5 blue and $5 carmine, h.r., fine-v.f., rare,
Cat. Val. $1,125.00
Estimate: $500

1862 Charter Party, $3 green, imperf. single, manuscript cancel, full to large margins all around, v.f., with 2022 PFC,
Cat. Val. $250.00
Estimate: $300

1940 $1 Black Mallards, top margin plate number block of six, hinge reinforced in the selvage (stamps n.h.), fine-v.f. (cat. $1,500 for hinged singles)
Cat. Val. $2,500.00
Estimate: $750