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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #770 POLAND 1860 (ca) outer FL addressed to Prince Czartoryski in Pulawy, with red "Warszawa 30 August" departure hs in red, some tape stains on back, otherwise fine  | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #771 POLAND 1865 Russia 3k green & black, "V" in background error (Mi.19xF), horizontal pair canceled in gray blue by "311" in concentric circles (Aleksandrow Pograniczny), horizontal crease, fine appearance, with 2011 Korszen certificate ("blue "311" postmark is not listed in Bojanowicz and is probably unique"!) O | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #772 POLAND 1867 (ca) outer FL with bilingual boxed "Lazy" departure handstamp, addressed to the local police department | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #773 POLAND 1868 cover addressed "via Brody, Tarnopol, Kopyczynce to Tudorow", with oval "Frankirovano" and "Russie", endorsed "Franco", showing "Ralzividov" departure in Cyrillic, also Brody and Kopyczynce transits, small cover | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #774 POLAND 1881 (3 Apr) cover from Warszawa to Paris, franked with single 1k black & yellow, tied by all Cyrillic departure pmk, repeated alongside, with Postal Car cancel on back, French arrival pmk, fine | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #775 POLAND 1917 registered cover from Brzesko to Krakow, with 25h Austrian franking, headed "Urzad Parafialny w Jasieniu" (Parish office in Jasien), with arrival pmk and red Legion "Na Cele Humanitarne" 2h label affixed on back | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #776 POLAND 1918 five parcel cards addressed to Budapest, each with Austrian franking, three with "Jezierzany bei Czortkow" departure markings and labels, others from Krakow and Sokal, each with Lemberg/Lwow bilingual transit pmks and arrival cds, some faults, mostly fine | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #777 POLAND 1918 (2 Mar) registered cover franked with unoverprinted German 50pf Germania, tied by Suwalki cds and sent to Lubeck, with arrival pmk (4.3.18) on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #778 POLAND 1918 (1 Dec) registered cover from Warszawa to Swiatniki Gorne, franked with the set of four surcharges, tied by Warshau cds, with Registry label alongside, 8 December arrival pmk on back, scarce cover, signed Dr.Kronenberg (Fi.2-5, 3,000zl) Catalog #11-14 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #779 POLAND 1918 10f on 6gr inverted surcharge, bottom sheet margin block of 10, used, each stamp signed Petriuk  Catalog #12a | Unsold |
 | Lot #780 POLAND 1918 3h on 3h olive gray, complete pane of 50, showing various plate flaws, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Z.Korszen, with his 2020 certificate (Fi.20A,B1,B2 - 19,819zl = $5,332) **Catalog #30,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #781 POLAND 1918 10h on 30h slate green, brown violet (error) surcharge, complete pane of 50, showing varieties (deformed eagle, missing left star), "HA" instead of "L", defective printing at left, n.h., well centered, fine-v.f., with detailed 2020 Z.Korszen certificate (Fi.22b,B4,B13 - 45,800zl = $12,322) **Catalog #32b,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #782 POLAND 1918 25/40h, 45/60h, 45/80h inverted surcharges, 45 on 60h overprinted on both sides, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Korszen, Miszczak, S.Walisch, Z.E.Wiatrowski (Fi. 2,910zl = $782) ** Catalog #34a,35a,36a,35var | Unsold |
 | Lot #783 POLAND 1918 50h deep green, complete pane of 50, showing numerous varieties of the overprint, including missing and defective letters affecting the right vertical row of five, etc., extensively described on the accompanying 2020 Z.Korszen certificate, n.h., some perf. separations, fine-v.f., scarce complete pane (Fi.28,B9,10,11,12 - 25,380zl = $6,828) **Catalog #39,39var | Unsold |
 | Lot #784 POLAND 1919 Poczta Polska 10pf on 40pf Germania, block of four, used on registered cover in Inowroclaw (16.6.19), with German "Hohensalza" registry label, fine cover, with proper franking (Hohensalza was a county in the northern administrative region of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen, from 1815-1919 and reverted to Inowroclaw, Poland) Catalog #75 | Price Realized $100.00 |
 | Lot #785 POLAND 1921 cover (opened for display), with French 3x20c franking, canceled Tresor Et Postes 314, with corresponding Registry label alongside, addressed to Paris, with violet "Mission Militaire Francaise en Pologne/Instruction" cachet on back, fine cover, with arrival pmk, signed Calves (The French Military Mission to Poland was an effort by France to provide aid during the Polish-Soviet War 1919-1921, and to create a strong Polish military to serve as a useful ally against Germany. Among the French officers was the future President of France, Charles de Gaulle) | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #786 POLAND 1924 Polish Eagle, 1gr+3gr imperf. vertical gutter se-tenant pair, proofs in issued colors, unused without gum on thin paper, folded between stamps, usual crayon invalidating lines, signed Schmutz (*) Catalog #215,215P | Unsold |
 | Lot #787 POLAND 1924 Polish Eagle, 2gr+30gr imperf. vertical gutter se-tenant pair, proofs in issued colors, unused without gum on thin paper, folded between stamps, without the usual invalidating lines, signed Schmutz (*) Catalog #216,223P | Unsold |
 | Lot #788 POLAND 1924 Polish Eagle, 15gr+50gr, imperf. vertical gutter se-tenant pair, proofs in issued colors, unused without gum on thin paper, folded between stamps, usual crayon invalidating lines, signed Schmutz (*) Catalog #220,225P | Unsold |
 | Lot #789 POLAND 1924 Polish Eagle, 20gr+30gr, imperf. vertical gutter se-tenant pair, proofs in issued colors, unused without gum on thin paper, folded between stamps, usual crayon invalidating lines, signed Schmutz (*) Catalog #221,223P | Unsold |
 | Lot #790 POLAND 1932 Washington, Kosciuszko, Pulaski, 30gr blue, imperforate trial color proof on gummed, unwatermarked paper, minor creases, v.f., signed Rachmanow, Mikstein (Fi.250P, 1,000zl) P Catalog #267P | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #791 POLAND 1934 25gr on 80gr red brown, surcharge inverted, two different shades, n.h., each signed Schmutz, also upright surcharge, pos. I6, l.h., signed Petriuk, fine-v.f. (Fi.270 IIa, 2,000zl) ** Catalog #285,var | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #792 POLAND 1935 Pilsudski, three different cross gutter blocks of four, l.h., fine-v.f. *Catalog #287-89 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #793 POLAND 1943 Tajna Poczta Polska, 50c red brown, block of four, centered to left, affixed on card and canceled "Warszawa T.P.P.-N", 1943, fine | Price Realized $90.00 |
 | Lot #794 POLAND 1944 Leaders ("Wodzowie") left sheet margin horizontal strips of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., signed Perzynski ** Catalog #341-43 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #795 POLAND 1945 Lodz Issue, 1zl blue misperforated single, also horizontal pair imperf. between, plus 3zl lilac, misperforated single, n.h., v.f., signed Jungjohann, etc. ** Catalog #365,366var | Unsold |
 | Lot #796 POLAND 1945 Lodz Issue, 1zl blue, 5zl red imperforate singles, n.h., v.f., signed Petriuk (Fi.358,360nz) ** Catalog #365,367var | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #797 POLAND 1946 Liberation of Warsaw Anniversary, 3zl blue, sheet margin horizontal pair, overprint inverted and shifted, n.h., v.f., signed Perzynski (Fi.389no, 4,400zl) ** Catalog #384var | Unsold |
 | Lot #798 POLAND 1946 July Manifesto (Bierut), 3zl imperforate proofs in gray olive and ultramarine, n.h., v.f., signed Krawczyk or Mikstein (Fi.407, cat. 7,000zl) ** Catalog #391P | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #799 POLAND 1946 July Manifesto (Bierut, etc.) 3zl imperforate vertical sheet corner margin pair, with imprint at bottom, n.h., v.f., signed Jungjohann (Fi.407, cat. 1,100zl) ** Catalog #391var | Unsold |
 | Lot #800 POLAND 1958 Frederick Chopin, 40gr (6) and 60gr (6), twelve imperforate (six different) singles overprinted "Proba" in black, n.h., v.f. P Catalog #666-67P | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #801 POLAND 1958 souvenir sheet printed on silk, 30 copies, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #830 Catalog Value $4,050 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #802 POLAND 1959 Mushroom, 60gr imperf. single, red brown color omitted, unused without gum as always, v.f., signed Petriuk (Fi.951 nz, 950zl) (*) Catalog #845var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #803 POLAND 1961 Poznan Fair, 40gr variety red color omitted, n.h., v.f., signed Petriuk (Fi.1086, unlisted) ** Catalog #977var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #804 POLAND 1963 January Uprising, Romuald Traugutt 60gr variety background blue instead of green, n.h., v.f., signed Petriuk (Fi.1222, unlisted) ** Catalog #1111var | Price Realized $110.00 |
 | Lot #805 POLAND 1963 Horses, 20gr triangle, variety red color shifted up, n.h., v.f., signed Ryblewski, Petriuk (Fi.1299) ** Catalog #1188var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #806 POLAND 1971 Flowers, 5zl variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f., signed Petriuk (Fi.1993s, 600zl) ** Catalog #1868var | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #807 POLAND 1974 Sailing Ships, 1.50zl variety black color omitted (missing value and inscriptions), n.h., v.f., signed Petriuk, with normal stamp included for comparison (Fi.2171MK, 750zl) ** Catalog #2039var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #808 POLAND 1981 6.50zl Wild Bison, se-tenant strip of five, brown colors shifted, creating a striking variety, n.h., with complete sheet of normal stamps included for comparison (Fi.2608-12) ** Catalog #2471var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #809 POLAND 1991 Basketball, 2,500zl variety red color missing, n.h., minor perf. toning, v.f., signed Petriuk (Fi.3192var) ** Catalog #3047var | Price Realized $110.00 |
