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 #1013 VATICAN CITY 1933 20c orange & black, vertical pair imperf. between and at bottom, l.h., v.f. (Sass.22f, €1,600) * Catalog #22a Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1014 VATICAN CITY 1934 Provisional surcharges, 1.30L on 1,25l blue, Second Printing, showing additional vertical bar at lower left, l.h., v.f., with 1986 Diena certificate (Sass.B36c, €1,000) * Catalog #36var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1015 VATICAN CITY 1934 Provisional surcharges, 2.05L on 2L brown, variety defective "0" of surcharge, h.r., v.f., signed Diena * Catalog #37var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1016 VATICAN CITY 1934 2.55 on 2.50L orange, block of four, three stamps without comma after "2" variety, also various types of the "5s", n.h., with 1965 Diena and 2019 Avi certificates (Sass. A38bi,di,e,ei)  **Catalog #38a Catalog Value €2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1017 VATICAN CITY 1934 Provisional surcharges, 2,55L on 2,50L orange, Second Printing, showing additional vertical bar at lower left, used, v.f., with Diena and Raybaudi certificates (Sass.38c) O Catalog #38var | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1018 VATICAN CITY 1934 Provisional surcharges, 2,55L on 2,50L orange, Second Printing, showing additional vertical bar at lower left, used, v.f., with Raybaudi certificate (Sass.38c) O Catalog #38var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1019 VATICAN CITY 1940 5c dark carmine, variety imperf. at right, n.h., v.f. (Sass. €1,650) ** Catalog #72var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1020 VATICAN CITY 1945 War Victims Relief, 3L carmine, 5L blue, vertical pairs imperf. between, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #100,101var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1021 VATICAN CITY 1945 War Victims Relief, 3L carmine, "Jesus image" omitted, upper left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 1987 certificate (Sass.100a) **Catalog #100a Catalog Value $900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1022 VATICAN CITY 1945 1.50L on 1L brown & black, double surcharge, top sheet margin block of four, n.h., natural gum irregularities at top, fine-v.f., **Catalog #105a Catalog Value $1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1023 VATICAN CITY 1945 5L on 2.50L blue & black, block of four yielding two horizontal pairs imperf. between, used, v.f., signed Catalog #107var | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1024 VATICAN CITY 1945 5c slate gray vertical pair imperf. between, 30c brown horizontal pair imperf. between, also additional imperforate pair, n.h., last one signed Diena (Sass.91h,92b,92g, €2,500) ** Catalog #91,92a,92var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1025 VATICAN CITY 1945 50c green, horizontal strip of five, variety imperf. at top (Sass. 93d, €1,200) ** Catalog #93var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1026 VATICAN CITY 1946 20c on 5c, left margin block of four, upper left stamp with partial overprint, bottom left stamp with overprint omitted, n.h., v.f., with 2019 Avi certificate (Sass. 102cba) **Catalog #102var Catalog Value €2,600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1027 VATICAN CITY 1949 Basilicas, 3L violet, vertical sheet margin pair imperf. between and at bottom, n.h., v.f., rare ** Catalog #123var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1028 VATICAN CITY 1949 Basilicas, 13L green, variety imperf. on three sides, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 1988 certificate (Sass.126 variety unlisted) ** Catalog #126var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1029 VATICAN CITY 1949 Pius XII, 100L gray black, imperforate horizontal sheet margin pair, n.h., right stamp creased, otherwise v.f., with 1978 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.130) ** Catalog #131var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1030 VATICAN CITY 1950 German Soviet Zone stationery 30pf reply card from Vatican City to Germany, with boxed Jubilee cachet, fine and unusual  | Unsold |
 | Lot #1031 VATICAN CITY 1951 Chalcedon, 5L greenish gray, vertical pair variety imperf. at top, additional horizontal perfs through the bottom stamp, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #149var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1032 VATICAN CITY 1951 Chalcedon, 5L greenish gray, vertical pair variety imperf. at top, additional horizontal perfs through the bottom stamp, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #149var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1033 VATICAN CITY 1952 12L on 13L olive green, right sheet margin horizontal pair and left sheet margin single, overprints misplaced, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #154var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1034 VATICAN CITY 1957 Capranica, 35L greenish slate, vertical pair variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f., signed Diena ** Catalog #225var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1035 VATICAN CITY 1958 Brussels Exhibition, two souvenir sheets, each with shifted perforations, one showing parts of the watermark "Statio Della Citta Del Vaticano", n.h., fine-v.f., with Diena certificates **Catalog #242a,var | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1036 VATICAN CITY 1958 5L brown, left margin block of ten, with "5" printed in the margins variety, n.h., v.f., unlisted **Catalog #243var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1037 VATICAN CITY 1959 Coronation of Pope John 23rd, 60L horizontal pair, variety imperf. at right, n.h., v.f., signed Diena ** Catalog #252var | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1038 VATICAN CITY 1959 Coronation of Pope John 23rd, 100L sheet margin block of 16, folded between stamps, bottom strip showing double-lined (one inverted) watermark ("Stato Della Citta' Del Vaticano"), n.h., v.f., signed Diena, with his 1962 certificate **Catalog #253var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1039 VATICAN CITY 1959 Pope Pius XI, 30L brown, block of four, part of design omitted, n.h., v.f., interesting variety **Catalog #254var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1040 VATICAN CITY 1964 Pope's Visit to India, 25L green, vertical strip of four, double paper variety, scarce ** Catalog #401var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1041 VATICAN CITY 1970 Centenary of the Vatican I Council, 20L variety missing red, n.h., v.f., with photocopy of the Raybaudi certificate for a pair from which this originated. A rarity (Sass.484) ** Catalog #484var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1042 VATICAN CITY 1972 Cardinal Bessarion, 40L green, background omitted, lower right sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi ** Catalog #528var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1043 VATICAN CITY 1979 Arms of John Paul II, 170L variety blue color doubled, upper left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #645var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1044 VATICAN CITY 1981 Virgil, horizontal gutter pair, inscriptions in silver instead of gold, n.h., v.f., with Carraro certificate. Only one sheet of this error recorded (Sass.689 variety unpriced) ** Catalog #685-86var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1045 VATICAN CITY 1981 Virgil, 350L variety silver inscriptions at right omitted, left sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., with 2002 Dr.Avi certificate. A rarity, only 8 (!) recorded **Catalog #685var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1046 VATICAN CITY 1985 Italia 85 souvenir sheet of two, "450L" incomplete printing, n.h., v.f., with Carraro certificate ** Catalog #767a,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1047 VATICAN CITY 1985 Italia 85 souvenir sheet of two, background in green instead of blue, n.h., v.f., with Carraro certificate ** Catalog #767a,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1048 VATICAN CITY 1987 Olymphilex souvenir sheet of four, vertically miscut and shifted to the right, with the denomination and part of the statue cut off, incomplete inscriptions, etc., n.h., v.f., with 1999 Diena certificate. A rare modern error, only a few recorded (Sass. F9b, €10,000) **Catalog #792var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1049 VATICAN CITY 1991 Sistine Chapel, 100L, 150L and 650L gutter sheetlets of 12, n.h., v.f., scarce uncut booklet panes **Catalog #871a, 872a, 877a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1050 VATICAN CITY 1996 Marco Polo, 2,000L souvenir sheet, uncut vertical pair, folded between souvenir sheets, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #1008var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1051 VATICAN CITY 1997 Papal Cars and Coaches, six different vertical gutter pairs, four are se-tenants, total comprising of 10 values, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #1028/37 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1052 VATICAN CITY 1997 Cars and Coaches, two gutter se-tenant pairs comprising of all four values, with "Berlina di Gala" imprints, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #1029-32 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1053 VATICAN CITY 1999 Padre Pio souvenir sheet, background in violet instead of brown, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi **Catalog #1106var | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1054 VATICAN CITY 2000 Sistine Chapel, two horizontal gutter se-tenant panes of 20, 500+1000L, 1,500+3,000L, n.h., v.f., very rare (Sas.11198-2001) **Catalog #1156-59 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1055 VATICAN CITY 2000 Christmas, two horizontal se-tenant gutter panes of 20, 1,200+1,500L and 1,500+3000L, n.h., v.f., rare (Sas.1217-20) **Catalog #1168-71var | Unsold |
