U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
October 12-13, 2021
Our October 12-13, 2021 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,458 lot sale begins with United States, with 19th and 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of book material. The Foreign section focus is on Asia, with an outstanding collection of Large Dragons of Shanghai, used and unused individual rarities and a powerful balance lot. There is Japan with Offices in Korea, followed by stamps and Postal History of Imperial Korea, Mongolia, as well as Russian Offices in China, with Chinese Eastern Railway Stations. European countries include Austria, with local issues, France & Colonies, German Colonies, Italian States & Colonies, Poland, Russia, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, an important collection of Persia and select rarities from the rest of the world. The sale concludes with Large Lots and Collections, with hundreds of albums comprising a collection formed by Solomon Goldberg and sold on behalf of the UJA of New York. Additional lots range from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and cover lots. Scans of the large lots are continuously being added.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #125 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 1c-$5 plate proofs on card, complete set of mostly Top Imprint and Plate no. blocks of eight (4c, 8c, 15c and $1 bottom, others top), each with Letter at left or right, large margins all around, beautiful colors and detailed impressions, fresh and v.f. set. A showpiece of significant rarity, possibly one of two known imprint and plate no. blocks of eight (a set of bottom plate no. imprint blocks of eight was sold in 2008 Siegel Barry Schwartz collection, $52,500 hammer) ($1 is not catalogued as a Plate No. block of eight, hence catalogued as two blocks of four)  PCatalog #230-245P4 Catalog Value $38,775 | Price Realized $35,000.00 |
