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 #1507 VATICAN CITY 1934 surcharges, 1,30 on 1,25L blue, small figures "30" in "1.30", thin surcharge, prepared but never issued, used, perfectly centered, fresh and v.f., signed Champion, Bolaffi, etc., with 1961 Diena and 2008 Sorani certificates. Only one sheet of 100 of these sample surcharges were printed and sold by error, certainly the greatest rarity from Vatican City (Sass.36A, cat. €23,000) O Catalog #36a Catalog Value $16,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1508 VATICAN CITY 1940 5c dark carmine, imperforate single with large margins, n.h., v.f., signed S.Cilio, with his 2009 certificate (Sass.72a) ** Catalog #72a Catalog Value €1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1509 VATICAN CITY 1946 20c on 5c gray, surcharge inverted, block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass. 102aa, €8,000)  **Catalog #102a Catalog Value $3,900 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1510 VATICAN CITY 1946 20c on 5c gray, vertical strip of three, surcharge partly omitted from top two stamps, some toning, interesting variety, not listed * Catalog #102var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1511 VATICAN CITY 1946 1L on 50c green, upper right sheet corner block of four, top right stamp without surcharge, n.h., v.f. (Sass.104cb) **Catalog #104var Catalog Value €2,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1512 VATICAN CITY 1946 Basilicas, 40L blue, imperforate bottom sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f., with 1972 Raybaudi certificate. A rare imperforate variety, only one sheet recorded (Sass.130a, unpriced) **Catalog #130var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1513 VATICAN CITY 1951 Council of Chalcedon, 25L red brown, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Sass.150c, €4,500) ** Catalog #150a Catalog Value $2,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1514 VATICAN CITY 1955 St.Bonifacio, 35L violet, top sheet margin block of 15, perforations shifted through the left part, leaving nine stamps completely imperforate, n.h., v.f. (Sass.193aa, €10,500) **Catalog #193a Catalog Value €10,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1515 VATICAN CITY 1956 Madonna of Czestochowa ("Queen of Poland") imperforate horizontal pairs, set of three, n.h., v.f., with Raybaudi certificate, only one set of sheets reported ** Catalog #216-18var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1516 VATICAN CITY 1959 Coat of Arms, 35L variety "Poste Vaticane" red color double in pair with normal stamp, n.h., v.f., with Raybaudi certificate for a large block from which this originated ** Catalog #251var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1517 VATICAN CITY 1959 Coat of Arms, 35L variety "Poste Vaticane" red color double, left sheet margin single, with copy of the Raybaudi certificate for a large block from which this originated ** Catalog #251var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1518 VATICAN CITY 1964 Red Cross, 300L gray, red color (Cross) completely omitted, n.h., v.f., signed Diena (Sass.394a) ** Catalog #394var Catalog Value €1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1519 VATICAN CITY 1964 Christmas, 10L horizontal pair, right stamp imperf. at right, n.h., v.f., with Raybaudi certificate (Sass.397a) ** Catalog #397var Catalog Value €1,300 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1520 VATICAN CITY 1965 United Nations, 30L sapphire, top sheet margin horizontal strip of eight, right stamp printing partially omitted, n.h., v.f., signed Diena (Sass.417a) ** Catalog #417var Catalog Value €1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1521 VATICAN CITY 1974 St. Thomas Aquinas, se-tenant strip of three, gold color omitted, n.h., v.f., with 1985 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.558-60var) ** Catalog #557a,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1522 VATICAN CITY 1977 Rubens, 350L Madonna, mantle printed in blue instead of gray, right sheet margin example, n.h., v.f., with Cerruti certificate (Sass.632var, only one sheet recorded) ** Catalog #629var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1523 VATICAN CITY 1983 "Papacy and Art" souvenir sheet of six, part of the silver inscriptions (Papal Coat of Arms) completely omitted, n.h., v.f. (Sass.Block 5d) **Catalog #718var Catalog Value €5,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1524 VATICAN CITY 1987 Olymphilex, souvenir sheet of four plus four labels, red printing completely omitted, n.h., v.f. (Sass.Block 9a) **Catalog #792var Catalog Value €4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1525 VATICAN CITY 1996 Europa (Sister Edith Stein) 850L brown, vertical sheet margin strip of four, perforations shifted causing three different varieties, n.h., v.f. (Sass.1043a,b,c) ** Catalog #1001var Catalog Value €6,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1526 VATICAN CITY 1999 Eucharistic Congress Wroclaw, Poland, 1,000L horizontal sheet margin strip of five, three right stamps printing completely omitted, n.h., v.f., with 1999 Carraro certificate (Sass.1086a) ** Catalog #1047var Catalog Value €8,000 | Unsold |
