U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
April 13-14, 2021
Our April 13-14, 2021 Auction will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,067 lot sale features United States and Foreign countries. The sale begins with over 400 lots of high quality U.S. singles including many rarities and graded items. The Foreign section includes Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, China and South and Central American countries as well as an outstanding selection of the Treasures of Israel Philately, offered for sale at auction for the first time. Featured are the 1948 sheets of Doar Ivri, perf. and imperf. as well as uncut sheets of 300 of the First Festivals issue and the Postage Dues sets. In addition, this sale includes a strong selection of 200+ 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 #689 ITALIAN STATES Tuscany 1851 1cr carmine, horizontal pair with large margins, including portions of adjoining stamps at sides, also horizontal strip of three, margins all around, close to just touching at upper right, v.f., with Cilio and Brun certificates O Catalog #4 | Unsold |
 | Lot #690 ITALIAN STATES Tuscany 1852 60cr red ("Scarlatto cupo su grigio"), unused with full original gum, small hinge on back, margins all around (this issue was printed very close, so most of the known examples are cut or touching at sides), showing part of adjoining stamp at left, incredibly fresh and intense color, v.f. and surely one of the best known of the very few known unused examples, signed Colla, with his 2015 certificate (this example, one of the few known unused, has full original gum and is in perfect condition) (Sass.9, €165,000) * Catalog #9 Catalog Value $ 95,000 | Unsold |
