U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 2-3, 2021

Our February 2-3, 2021 Auction will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,400 lot sale features United States and European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Western Ukraine, and many others. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented. Also featured are large die proofs from the American Bank Note Company, issued for various South and Central American countries. The auction concludes with a strong selection of 130+ large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #596
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 1/2b-1sc, set of eleven unused, l.h. or h.r. (8b without gum), mostly with margins all around (50b in at left), 50b and 1sc with faults, fine-v.f. appearance, seldom seen in a complete unused set, with 2009 Dr. Avi certificate for the 50b and 1970 Vespermann certificate for the 1sc (Sass. 1-11)
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Catalog #1-11
Catalog Value €62,000
Unsold
Lot #597
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 1/2b-1sc, set of eleven, used, 50b and 1sc with margins touching on two sides, other stamps mostly with margins all around (few touching), faults, fine appearance (Sass. 1-11)
O
Catalog #1-11
Catalog Value €15,800
Unsold
Lot #598
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 1/2b black, vertical gutter pair, used on piece, fine, signed Vaccari (Sass. 1a)
O
Catalog #1
Catalog Value €1,100
Unsold
Lot #599
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 1/2baj black on blue gray, vertical tete-beche pair, generous margins to slightly cut in, canceled by Pontifical Grids and pen strike, fresh color, fine, with 1977 Enzo Diena certificate ("this is the only known tete-beche with grid cancel"), ex-King Carol of Romania collection (Harmer Rooke 1951 certificate) (Sass. €60,000)
O
Catalog #1f
Catalog Value $30,000
Price Realized
$5,750.00

Lot #600
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 1b black on dark green, type II, double frameline ("8 filleti") variety, right margin horizontal pair, used, v.f., with 2006 Sorani certificate (Sass. 2B)
O
Catalog #2var
Catalog Value €3,000
Unsold
Lot #601
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 3b yellow orange, lower right sheet corner margin single, just touching frame-line at top, with 1975 Diena certificate (Sass.4, €5,000)
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Catalog #4b
Catalog Value $2,500
Unsold
Lot #602
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 3b black on brown orange, single used with vertical two thirds paying 5b on FL from Bologna, used 15 July 1859 to Firenze, with arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and rare usage during the provisional government of Romagna. An exceptional showpiece of Italian philately, with 1990 Diena certificate (Sass. 4,4a, €40,000)
Envelope
Catalog #4f
Catalog Value $10,500
Unsold
Lot #603
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 4b black on gray brown, margins all around, close to touching in places, l.h., fresh and v.f., signed Champion, etc., with 1978 Diena certificate (Sass.5, €35,000)
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Catalog #5c
Catalog Value $11,500
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #604
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 8b black, top right corner margin block of eight, used, v.f., with 1966 Diena certificate (Sass. 9)
Box
Catalog #9
Unsold
Lot #605
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 50b deep blue, worn impression ("stampa difettosa"), unused with full original gum, l.h., margins all around, good impression and color, signed Alberto Diena, Gulio Bolaffi, etc., fine and absolutely sound example of this rare stamp in unused condition, with 2012 Bolaffi and 2018 Caffaz certificates (Sass.12, €55,000)
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Catalog #10a
Catalog Value $21,500
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #606
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 50b deep blue, worn printing, margins all around, v.f., signed Diena (Sass.12, €7,000)
O
Catalog #10a
Catalog Value $2,950
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #607
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 50b deep blue, Worn Impression, used, full margins all around, v.f., with 1990 Diena certificate (Sass. 12)
O
Catalog #10a
Catalog Value €7,000
Unsold
Lot #608
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 1sc rose, used, margins all around, v.f., with 1990 Diena certificate (Sass. 11)
O
Catalog #11
Catalog Value €7,000
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #609
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1867 imperforate on glazed paper, 2c, 3c, 5c, 20c, 40c, 80c six different, h.r., good margins and nice colors, last one with small abrasion, otherwise fine-v.f., various signatures, 3c with Raybaudi certificate (Sass. 13, 15, 16, 18-20, €4,880)
*
Catalog #12-18
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #610
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1867 3c black on rose gray, l.h., margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, signed Diena, with his 1972 certificate (Sass.14, €7,000)
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Catalog #13a
Catalog Value $3,250
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #611
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1868 2c green, block of four, used, fine, with 1982 Diena certificate (Sass. 22)
Box
Catalog #19
Catalog Value €3,250
Unsold

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