Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World including the Fred Blau Collection
March 3-4, 2020
We are pleased to announce our March 3-4, 2020 Auction, featuring the Fred Blau collection of Palestine Aerophilately and Military Mail, followed by United States and Possessions, with Dr.Ernesto Arosemena's Canal Zone, continuing with selections from Asia, Western European countries, South and Central America, Middle East, as well as extensive Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Poland with an exceptional collection of World War II Occupation proofs & essays, Russia, Vatican City, etc., and ending as usual with Large Lots and Collections. This is a live public auction taking place in our NYC Galleries as well as on CherrystoneLIVE.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #686 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, brown red overprint, top sheet margin plate number horizontal strip of four (pos.5-8), left stamp type I, others type II, position 7 variety "Lieuva" instead of "Lietuva", clear Zarasai postmarks, v.f. and rare strip, with 2007 Krischke certificate (catalogue value includes premiums for type II, for a se-tenant pair types I-II and for the variety) O Catalog #Mi.6b I/II/IV Catalog Value €5,265 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #687 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, brown red overprint, horizontal strip of three, middle stamp type II, outer stamps type III, pos.48-50, used, right stamp with perf. faults, still v.f. and rare se-tenant, with 2006 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.6b II/III Catalog Value €1,912 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #688 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, brown red overprint, type I, variety "Vi" instead of "VI" (pos.21), used, v.f. and scarce, only 25 printed, with 2007 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.6b IX Catalog Value €2,250 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #689 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, brown red overprint, type I, variety "Vi" instead of "VI," used, v.f. and scarce, only 25 printed, with 2007 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.6b IX Catalog Value €2,250 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #690 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, brown red overprint, type III, variety "I" instead of "VI" (pos.36), used, v.f. and scarce, only 25 printed, with 2007 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.6b V Catalog Value €2,250 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #691 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 60k carmine, black overprint inverted, types I+III (pos.45-46), used horizontal pair, v.f. and scarce se-tenant, with 2007 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.7a I/IIIK Catalog Value €1,800 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #692 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 60k carmine, black overprint inverted, types II-III horizontal pair (pos.48-49), left stamp (type II) "941" instead of "1941" and accent on "I" of "VI" varieties, used, v.f. and scarce se-tenant, with 2007 Krischke certificate. (Michel value is approximate, based on premiums for the better types II and III, also for se-tenant pair, the overprint variety as well as the premium for the inverted overprint; needless to say, the pair must be scarce given all the premiums placed on it) O Catalog #Mi.7a II/III/XK Catalog Value €6,525 | Price Realized $900.00 |
