U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 10-11, 2020
Welcome to our November 10-11, 2020 Auction which will be held simultaneously via CherrystoneLIVE and Stamp Auction Network (SAN). This sale contains 1,091 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with United States and European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy, with specialized selection of Fezzan, Poland, Russia, with Postal History and Russia used in Asia, Vatican City errors & varieties, plus many others. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, covering all Reigns with many high values and sets from Aden to Zanzibar. This auction concludes with a strong selection of 167 large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, including United States Plate Blocks, British Commonwealth George VI and multi-carton worldwide properties and cover lots.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2983 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 #2984 VATICAN CITY 1935 International Juridical Congress, two complete sets, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #41-46 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2985 VATICAN CITY 1935 International Juridical Congress, three high values, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 1997 certificate, ** Catalog #44-46 Catalog Value $880 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #2986 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 #2987 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 #2988 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 #2989 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 #2990 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 #2991 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 #2992 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 #2993 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 #2994 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 #2995 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 #2996 VATICAN CITY 1977 Rubens, 350L Madonna, mantle printed in blue instead of gray, right sheet margin example, n.h., v.f., with Cerruti certificate. Only one sheet recorded (Sass.632var) ** Catalog #629var | Unsold |
 | Lot #2997 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 #2998 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 #2999 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 #3000 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 |
