Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
September 17-18, 2019

Welcome to our September 17-18 Sale, to be held at our New York City galleries. There are 1,522 lots of rare stamps and postal history of the World, featuring properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. A selection of United States, including the Unique Double Franking Brattleboro Provisional, followed by Austria, Belgium, specialized Carpatho-Ukraine and Baltic Countries, Asia, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italian Area, specialized Liechtenstein, Spain, South America and Scandinavian countries. There are strong sections of Poland, with numerous ex-Mikulski items, as well as Russia, with rare proofs and essays. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented and there are numerous flight covers of the world, with selections of Zeppelin dispatches. The sale concludes with the usual selection of large lots, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
Live Internet bidding is available through our website www.cherrystoneauctions.com (via CherrystoneLIVE).
A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request. Preview of lots at our 57th Street galleries by appointment.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #33
United States Modern Issues
1992 Eagle only, die proof in black, affixed on large card, v.f.
P
Catalog #2595P
Unsold
Lot #34
United States Modern Issues
1992 Eagle and Shield only, die proof in brown, affixed on large card, v.f.
P
Catalog #2595P
Unsold
Lot #35
United States Modern Issues
1992 Eagle and Shield, imperforate block of four, proof on card "USA 29c" omitted, v.f.
Box P
Catalog #2595P
Unsold
Lot #36
United States Modern Issues
1994 Virginia Apgar, 20c black, large die proof, die sunk on thin card, unusually large format, v.f.
P
Catalog #2179P
Unsold
Lot #37
United States Modern Issues
1994 Virginia Apgar, 20c red brown, large die proof affixed on card, v.f.
P
Catalog #2179P
Unsold
Lot #38
United States Modern Issues
1994 Virginia Apgar, 20c red brown, stage proof of central vignette only, large die proof affixed on card, dated 5/17/94 in pencil at bottom, v.f.
P
Catalog #2179P
Unsold
Lot #39
United States Modern Issues
1994 Virginia Apgar, 20c red brown, stage proof of central vignette only, large die proof affixed on card, v.f.
P
Catalog #2179P
Unsold
Lot #40
United States Modern Issues
1994 Virginia Apgar, 20c black, numerals unfinished at bottom, unusually large die proof die sunk on thin card,
P
Catalog #2179P
Unsold
Lot #41
United States Modern Issues
1994 Pine Cone, large die proof of the center only in black, affixed to card, v.f.
P
Catalog #2491P
Unsold
Lot #42
United States Modern Issues
1994 Pine Cone, horizontal pair, large die proof in red brown, printed directly on card, dated 10/28/92 in pencil and with "II" stage notation at bottom, v.f.
P
Catalog #2491P
Unsold
Lot #43
United States Modern Issues
1994 James Polk, 32c red brown, large die proof on gummed paper, dated 7/17/95 "#3" at bottom, scotch tape at top, otherwise v.f.
P
Catalog #2587P
Unsold
Lot #44
United States Modern Issues
1995 Milton Hershey, 32c die proof on gummed paper, guide-line markings on all sides, faint impression of date at right, scotch taped on top, fine and undoubtedly very rare
P
Catalog #2933P
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #45
United States Modern Issues
1995 Alice Hamilton, M.D., 55c green, large die proof die sunk on thin card, v.f.
P
Catalog #2940P
Unsold
Lot #46
United States Modern Issues
1996 32c Love, complete booklet pane of 20, red "Love" omitted from the top three stamps, others with red shifted to bottom, v.f., with 2016 PSE certificate
Booklet
Catalog #3030d,var
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #47
United States Modern Issues
2010 Evergreens Forever Stamp Booklet die cutting omitted, complete booklet with panes of 12 and eight, die cuts are completely missing on the 12 stamps side, yielding three se-tenant blocks of four, die cutting omitted, v.f.,
Booklet
Catalog #4481c
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$475.00

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