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From our December 2010 auction:
United States
24c carmine rose and blue, center inverted, position 22 (C3a)
Price Realized: $345,000.00
rare stamp information



From our June 2008 auction:
Russia
1924 10k on 5r green type II, basic stamp wide "5", complete pane of 25, unique
Price Realized: $805,000.00
rare stamp information



From our June 2008 auction:
Russia
1935 San Francisco surcharge, small Cyrillic "f" in "San Francisco", surcharge inverted
Price Realized: $718,750.00



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:
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 December 2010 auction:
German East Africa
1895 Kisaki, 5 Pesa/10pf stationery card
Price Realized: $11,500.00



From our December 2010 auction:
German East Africa
1905-16 1r red watermarked, July 1916 "Kilossa" cancel (Scott 39)
Price Realized: $13,225.00
rare stamp information



From our December 2010 auction:
Russia
1938 Trans-Polar Flight, 10k-50k imperforate horizontal pairs, set of four
Price Realized: $27,600.00



From our December 2010 auction:
Russia
1943 World War II, 45k deep dull blue, bottom right sheet corner margin block of four, perforated only at left, thus leaving the right stamps completely imperf (!),
Price Realized: $25,300.00



From our December 2010 auction:
China
1896 unsurcharged Red Revenue stamp, 3c red, perf. 14, never hinged
Price Realized: $138,000.00



From our December 2010 auction:
China
1915 Hall of Classics First Peking Printing $2 black and blue, variety center inverted
Price Realized: $115,000.00



From our December 2010 auction:
China
1923 surcharged in red on first Peking printing 2 Cts on 3c blue-green, surcharge inverted error,
Price Realized: $172,500.00



From our December 2010 auction:
China
1925 surcharged in red on second Peking printing 3 Cts on 4c slate-gray, surcharge inverted error, used
Price Realized: $276,000.00



From our December 2010 auction:
China
1941 Dr. Sun Yat-sen New York Print $2 black and blue, variety center inverted
Price Realized: $120,750.00



From our December 2010 auction:
Great Britain
1902 I.R.Official, 10sh ultramarine, watermarked Anchor
Price Realized: $63,250.00



From our December 2010 auction:
Russia
1902-5 5k red violet, vertically laid paper, groundwork inverted, lightly cancelled
Price Realized: $77,625.00



From our March 2010 auction:
German Occupation of Zara
1943 25L blue black, type I, only 32 issued
Price Realized: $33,350.00



From our March 2010 auction:
German Occupation of Zara
1943 50L dark violet, type I, only 47 issued
Price Realized: $29,900.00



From our March 2010 auction:
German Occupation of Zara
1943 10L carmine, type I, only 50 issued
Price Realized: $19,550.00



From our March 2010 auction:
Canada
1908 Edward, 50c purple, top sheet margin and "Ottawa No.1" imprint block of 24, never hinged and post office fresh (Scott 95)
Price Realized: $28,750.00



From our March 2010 auction:
United States
1875 Special Printing, 15c bright orange, unused without gum as issued (Scott 174)
Price Realized: $24,150.00



From our January 2010 auction:
Russia
1922-23 20r on 15k brown and violet blue, imperf. horizontal pair
Price Realized: $32,200.00



From our January 2010 auction:
Switzerland
1845 Basel Dov, 2 1/2r black, crimson and bright blue, used on cover
Price Realized: $16,100.00



From our January 2010 auction:
Switzerland
1843 "Double Geneva", 10c black on yellow green, full to large margins all around, v.f., cancelled by a neat red rosette on small outer FL addressed to Chene Bourgeris
Price Realized: $37,375.00



From our January 2010 auction:
Switzerland
1843 "Double Geneva", 10c black on yellow green, red rosette cancel
Price Realized: $20,700.00

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