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From our January 2008 auction:
Canada
1851 12p black, unused, with part original gum, BPA certificate (Scott 3)
Price Realized: $218,500.00
rare stamp information



From our June 2006 auction:
Iceland
Unique 3 Skilling on Cover Frederick Collection
Price Realized: $104,650.00
rare stamp information



From our June 2006 auction:
Russia
Unique Combination Cover, #1,4 Mikulski Sale
Price Realized: $517,500.00



From our March 2006 auction:
United States
1893 4c blue, error of color, n.h. imprint block of four (233a, cat. $145,000)
Price Realized: $165,000.00


Below are some of the rare items which have been sold in past Cherrystone sales. Please click on a thumbnail to enlarge an image. Prices include buyer's premium. Please note that there are many stamps which look like those pictured below, and some of the differences between rare and common stamps are subtle.

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From our March 2008 auction:
United States
1915 $1 violet black, Scott 460, graded "Superb 98"
Price Realized: $21,850.00



From our March 2008 auction:
German Occupation of Estonia
1941 Otepaa, se-tenant block of four
Price Realized: $9,775.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Great Britain
1891-1900 Government Parcels, 1sh carmine rose and green, overprint inverted, used on "Mount Pleasant, Parcel Office, London" piece
Price Realized: $20,700.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Newfoundland Air Post
1919 3c Hawker, among the finest known
Price Realized: $26,450.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Italian States - Naples
1861 2 grana blue, the rare "celeste" color, left sheet margin block of four, never hinged
Price Realized: $27,600.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Italy
1890 2c "Valevole per le stampe" on 1,25L orange, surcharge inverted, one of two known unused (Scott 62a)
Price Realized: $63,250.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Italian Air Post
1933 Servizio di Stato, 5,25L+44,75L Vittorio Emmanuelle III, entire sheet of 20 triptychs (Scott CO1)
Price Realized: $92,000.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Italian Air Post
1934 Servizio di Stato, 10L "Coronchina", tied by. 9.11.34 Roma Posta Aerea Speciale postmark on "Ufficio del Prefetto di Palazzo" cover (CO2)
Price Realized: $26,450.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Poland
1919 10kr dark violet, pos.IVb-23, well centered, never hinged
Price Realized: $21,850.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Russia
1856 10kop za lot, surface printed essay in blue, Mercury type, cut to shape and affixed on entire envelope
Price Realized: $92,000.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Russia
1856 "10kop za lot, 1k za konv:" (10k per 10 lot; 1kop for cover) embossed Eagle, in black, with greenish background, die essay on thin card
Price Realized: $63,250.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Russian Air Post
1923 5r green, wide "5" at bottom, large margins all around, very lightly hinged
Price Realized: $69,000.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Russian Air Post
1932 International Polar Year, 50k carmine rose, perf. 10 1/2 variety
Price Realized: $37,375.00



From our March 2008 auction:
Russian Air Post
1934 Stratosphere, 5k-20k, set of three imperforate sheet margins singles in issued colors
Price Realized: $43,125.00



From our January 2008 auction:
Russia
1858 10k brown and blue, thick paper, original gum (Scott 2)
Price Realized: $14,950.00



From our January 2008 auction:
Russia
1858 30k carmine and green, thin paper, unused with full original gum, never hinged (Scott 4)
Price Realized: $14,950.00
rare stamp information



From our January 2008 auction:
Russia
1864-65 10k brown & black, imperf. essay on gummed paper (some paper adhesions on back), center "II.M." (Pochtowaya Marka), ex-Faberge
Price Realized: $29,900.00
rare stamp information



From our January 2008 auction:
Russia
1926-29 Lenin, 1r dark brown, 2r black violet, also 3r green, imperforate horizontal pairs
Price Realized: $32,200.00



From our January 2008 auction:
Russia
1939 Steelworker, 15k dark blue, imperforate horizontal gutter pair
Price Realized: $24,150.00



From our January 2008 auction:
Russia
1983 Valentina Tereshkova, imperforate 10k sheetlet of eight, one of six known
Price Realized: $83,375.00

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