U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 2-3, 2020
Welcome to our June 2-3, 2020, to be held via CherrystoneLIVE. This sale contains 1,215 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with United States and Europe, including Austria, with a fine showing of Rocket Mail and Austrian Levant, France and Colonies, German Area, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, specialized Vatican City and other areas. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with many high values and sets covering all reigns from Aden to Zanzibar. This sale concludes with a good selection of large lots and collections, which range from single country albums to a specialized collections and multi-carton worldwide stocks and cover lots.
This is a public auction, with live Internet bidding (via CherrystoneLIVE at cherrystoneauctions.com). Our usual catalogues have not been printed for this sale, due to completely unreliable postal service (we hope to resume printing catalogues for the future auctions)
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #6653 ITALY 1862 Savoy Cross, 1c-3L red brown, compound imperf. proof sheetlet of eight different values, v.f., signed Diena  E | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #6654 ITALY 1862 Savoy Cross, 1c-3L black, compound imperf. proof sheetlet of eight different values, v.f., signed Diena E | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #6655 ITALY 1862 "Giuseppe Pellas" Essays, 2c unissued design, seven imperforate plate proofs in various colors, v.f., signed Enzo Diena, with his 1994 certificate E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6656 ITALY 1863 "Francesco Grazioli" Essays, 1c-2L eight different Numeral and King Victor Emmanuel II designs, unused and unwatermarked, fine-v.f., with 2002 Raybaudi certificate E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6657 ITALY 1863 De la Rue Printing, 5c-2L black, imperforate plate proofs on card, v.f., extremely rare complete set, with 1993 Diena certificate P Catalog #24-33P | Unsold |
 | Lot #6658 ITALY 1863 De la Rue Printing, 5c-2L black, imperforate plate proofs in issued colors, mounted in presentation folder, v.f., signed Bolaffi. A rarity, one of only three known P Catalog #24-33P | Unsold |
 | Lot #6659 ITALY 1863 De la Rue Printing, 5c-2L imperforate singles overprinted "Saggio", complete set, n.h., v.f. (Sass. €2,250) S Catalog #24-33S | Unsold |
 | Lot #6660 ITALY 1863 De la Rue Printing, 5c and 15c imperforate trial color proofs, five different of each value, with gum, fresh, v.f., with Bolaffi certificate (Sass. €3,300) P Catalog #26,29P | Unsold |
 | Lot #6661 ITALY 1864 "Italia" 15c proposed design, seven imperforate trial color proofs on gummed stamp paper, n.h., v.f., signed Bolaffi E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6662 ITALY 1864 "Italia" 15c proposed design (solid background) six imperforate trial color proofs on gummed stamp paper, one h.r., others n.h., v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6663 ITALY 1864 "Giuseppe Re" essays, four different colors, fine-v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6664 ITALY 1864 "Wentsch" essays, four different colors, one with minor toning, signed Diena E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6665 ITALY 1864 "Hummel" essays, three different colors for "Trasporto Dispacci", h.r., fine-v.f., signed Diena E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6666 ITALY 1864 "Hummel" essays, six different colors for "Amministrazione delle Poste Italiane", h.r., fine-v.f., signed Diena E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6667 ITALY 1864 "Hummel" essays, three different colors for "Telegrafi Italiani", plus another in black for "Periodici Franchi" (Newspaper stamps) E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6668 ITALY 1864 "Seguin" Essay, 15c green, two different unissued King Victor Emmanuel II designs, one with small faults, the other v.f., with 1991 Sorani certificate E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6669 ITALY 1864 Essays for the postal administration, two different designs, blue green and red of each, h.r., fine-v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6670 ITALY 1864 Essays for the postal administration, five large size perforated all around or on three sides, fine-v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6671 ITALY 1864 "Giuseppe Re" embossed Essays, five different colors, v.f., with 2002 Raybaudi certificate E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6672 ITALY 1865 "Giuseppe Pellas" Essay, 1c unissued design of Lighthouse in black, with lilac background, v.f., with 2003 Colla certificate (this item is illustrated on page 146 of Bolaffi Italian Kingdom catalogue published in 1983) E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6673 ITALY 1865 "Giuseppe Pellas" Essays, 5c unissued design, two different, one with "Poste Italiane", the other "Fratelli Pellas Editori Genova", fine and scarce E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6674 ITALY 1865 "Giuseppe Pellas" Essays, 10c unissued design, three different, each with "Fratelli Pellas Genova" or "Pellas Genova" inscriptions around the numerals, fine-v.f., with 1998 Sorani certificates E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6675 ITALY 1865 "Giuseppe Pellas" Essay, 15c red unissued King Victor Emmanuel IIl design, minor abrasion, otherwise v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6676 ITALY 1865 "Giuseppe Pellas" Essay, "Italia" unissued design showing symbol of Italy wearing a crown, with "Fratelli Pellas editori Genova" around, fine, with 1998 Sorani certificate E | Unsold |
 | Lot #6677 ITALY 1865 20c on 15c blue, type III surcharge displaced to top, n.h., fine, signed Diena, etc. (unlisted, but a similar variety is catalogued at €10,000) ** Catalog #34b,var | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #6678 ITALY 1865 20c on 15c blue, overprint Type III, handstamped "Saggio", unused without gum, somewhat toned, well centered, with 1987 Diena certificate (Sass. €1,400) S Catalog #34bS | Unsold |
 | Lot #6679 ITALY 1908 cover posted aboard a "Lloyd Triestino" ship, franked with 5c (2), 20c, 25c, 30c and 40c (all with perforated initials), paying 1,25L to England, stamps cancelled Paquebot, with oval "Piroscafo Cracovia" handstamp, fine  | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #6680 ITALY 1924-25 Publicity stamps with bottom labels, complete set of 19 used, usual centering, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #96b-87d Catalog Value $4,968 | Unsold |
 | Lot #6681 ITALY 1948 Risorgimento, complete set with Special Delivery, blocks of four, n.h., faint natural gum toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.580-591,E32, €3,000) **Catalog #495-506,E26 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #6682 ITALY 1949 Centenary of the Roman Republic, block of four, n.h., usual slight gum toning, otherwise v.f. (Sass. 600, €1,450) **Catalog #518 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #6683 ITALY 1961 205L "Gronchi Rosa", carried by hand to France and used from Paris, April 10 on registered and flown cover to Lima, Peru, arriving April 12, 1961, with two arrival postmarks on back. Cover roughly opened at right, otherwise fine and interesting mixed franking (improper) with the error of color, with 2009 Raybaudi and 2011 Colla certificates (Sass.921) Catalog #834a Catalog Value €20,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #6684 ITALY 1961 205L "Gronchi Rosa", carried by hand to England and used from London, April 10 on registered and flown cover to Lima, Peru, arriving April 12, 1961, with two arrival postmarks on back, filing folds away from the stamps, still fine and rare, interesting mixed franking (improper) with the error of color, with 2009 Raybaudi and 2011 Colla certificates (Sass.921) Catalog #834a Catalog Value €20,000 | Unsold |
