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 #953 POLAND 1860 10k light blue & rose, unused with original gum, plate flaw variety showing damaged frame at left, apparently position 61 from the 6th sub-printing, paper hinge remnant covering a small thin and some irregular perforations at top, fine appearance, scarce unused with original gum, with 2007 Mikulski certificate, * Catalog #1 Catalog Value $2,400 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #954 POLAND 1860 10k blue & carmine rose, unused without gum, somewhat unfresh, small faults, fine appearance, scarce unused stamp, with 2008 Mikulski certificate (*) Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #955 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, well centered for issue, canceled on small piece by "DP" in concentric rings (Dworzec Praga railroad station in Warszawa), fine stamp, with 2008 Mikulski certificate O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #956 POLAND 1860 10k blue & carmine, canceled twice (postal fraud), second time "184" (Rogow), rare stamp, with 2008 Mikulski certificate O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #957 POLAND 1860 10k blue & carmine, canceled "1" with ornamental foot in squares, well centered, repaired, fine appearance, with 2009 Mikulski certificate O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #958 POLAND 1860 10k blue and rose, canceled "1" with ornamental foot in sqaured, fresh colors, fine O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #959 POLAND 1860 10k blue & dark rose, canceled "73" (Lublin) in concentric rings, also showing red arrival (probably Warszawa) markings, small repair, fine appearance (Fi.1ad) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #960 POLAND 1860 10k blue & carmine, canceled on piece by "16" in concentric rings (Ruda Guzowska), usual centering, signed Dolinski (Fi.1b) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #961 POLAND 1860 10k blue & dark rose, canceled "76" in concentric rings (Pulawy), nice colors and well centered for this difficult issue, some irregular perfs, fine, signed Dolinski (Fi.1ad) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #962 POLAND 1860 10k greenish blue & rose, canceled "182" in concentric rings (Lodz) on previously canceled "117" (Proszowice), somewhat faulty, but previously unrecorded postal fraud combination (Fi.1ac) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #963 POLAND 1860 10k light blue & rose, canceled on piece by "Kibarty" (6/7) cds, good color and mostly intact perforations, fine (Fi.1ab) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #964 POLAND 1860 10k blue & carmine, deep colors, well centered, canceled on piece by "6" in concentric rings (Kaluszyn), stamp faulty, missing upper left corner, fine appearance, scarce postmark (Fi.1b) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #965 POLAND 1860 10k blue & carmine, rich colors, centered to top, tied by "1" in concentric rings on large part of 1861 outer FL from Warszawa to Riga, red "25/11 Warszawa" (in Cyrillic letters) departure pmk below, 30 Nov 1861 Riga arrival pmk on back, fine Poland Number One on cover, signed Mikulski, with his 2008 certificate,  Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #966 POLAND 1860 10k blue & dark rose, canceled by "191" in concentric rings on outer FL from Kalisz to Warszawa, stamp creased, with corner perf. added at lower left, fine appearance, with Warszawa arrival (in Cyrillic) on front and on Polish (30/6) on back, Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #967 POLAND 1860 10k blue & carmine, double oval in red & blue, used, well centered, with large margins all around, defective, fine appearance, with 2007 Mikulski certificate, O Catalog #1c Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #968 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, added blue frame for inner oval, canceled "73" (Lublin) in concentric rings, small thin, fine appearance (Fi.1as) O Catalog #1c Catalog Value $1,400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #969 POLAND 1871 (20 Mar) FL to Berlin, franked with Russian 1k, 3k and 10k, tied by "1" obliterators, with blue oval "J.Flatow's Neffe & Cie, Warschau" datestamp, red "Franco" horseshoe and "Aus Russland Franco" handstamped in blue, also Warszawa directional cds in Cyrillic, v.f. | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #970 POLAND 1909 (16 Sep) money order (for 15r), franked with 15k, tied by "Kalwaria" cds, with registry label at left, addressed to St. Petersburg, with arrival and additional 10k franked on reverse, fine usage from Kalwaria | Unsold |
 | Lot #971 POLAND 1918-19 selection of 24 overprinted/surcharged stamps, used on six, apparently philatelic covers, Lublin Registry labels (no arrival markings), fine-v.f. Catalog #30/40 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #972 POLAND 1918-19 3h-50h, five different, canceled by Lublin cds on registered cover addressed to Wloszczowa, v.f., signed Korszen Catalog #30/37 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #973 POLAND 1918-19 3h on 3h olive gray, perf. 11 1/2, block of four, n.h., some surcharge offsets on both sides, v.f., signed Bojanowicz (Fi.20, 1,800zl)  **Catalog #30a | Unsold |
 | Lot #974 POLAND 1918-19 3h on 15h bright rose, used in combination with 5h emerald (imperf.) on 8h Austrian stationery card, sent from Ostrowiec (4.II.19) to Wien, fine usage, signed "M.Gorny" Catalog #31 | Unsold |
 | Lot #975 POLAND 1918-19 (11 Feb) registered cover from Radom to Zawiercie, franked with 3x3h on 15h rose, one variety missing star at left and first two letters of "Polska", pair of 45h on 80h, used in combination with 1h unoverprinted, tied by cds, with "K.u.k. Etappenpostamt Radom 2314" Registry label, filing fold away from the stamps, with Zawiercie 13.II.19 arrival pmk Catalog #31,36 | Unsold |
 | Lot #976 POLAND 1918-19 3h on 15h rose, 10h on 30h green, 25h on 40h olive bistre, 50h on 60h rose, surcharges inverted, four different horizontal pairs, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Mikulski (Fi.1,650zl) ** Catalog #31a,32a,34a,37a | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #977 POLAND 1918-19 25h on 40h perf. 11 1/2, also four inverted surcharges including 25h on 40h, 10h brown surcharge on 30h, 50h and 90h, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., signed Jungjohann, Mikstein, etc. (Fi. 2,500zl) */** Catalog #32b/40a | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #978 POLAND 1918-19 25h on 40h olive bistre, used in combination with 15f rose (Eagle) and Austrian 10h Fieldpost, on registered cover from Radom (6.II.19) to Zawiercie, Austrian "K.u.k. Etappenpostampt Radom" Registry label, with Zawiercie arrival (8.II.19) on back, fine cover Catalog #34 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #979 POLAND 1918-19 45h on 60h rose, pane of 40, each stamp signed and position indicated, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #35 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #980 POLAND 1918-19 45h on 60h rose, overprinted on both sides, n.h., v.f. (Fi.24ndw, 1,650zl) ** Catalog #35var | Unsold |
 | Lot #981 POLAND 1918-19 45h on 80h blue, pane of 43, each stamp signed and position indicated, few stamps with hinge marks, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. */**Catalog #36 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #982 POLAND 1918-19 45h on 80h dark blue, used in combination with 5h emerald on registered cover from Checiny (24.II.19) to Kielce, with departure p.m. repeated below, hand-drawn Registry box, number filled in by red crayon, with Kielce (26.II.19) arrival pmk on back, rare usage, signed Mikulski Catalog #36 | Unsold |
 | Lot #983 POLAND 1918-19 45h on 80h blue, double surcharge, one inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski. A rarity (Fi.25NoN, 13,500zl $3,470) ** Catalog #36var | Price Realized $1,250.00 |
 | Lot #984 POLAND 1918-19 45h on 80h dark blue, surcharge shifted dramatically to top, block of 15, n.h., some creases, fine-v.f. and unusual variety, with handstamped guarantee mark **Catalog #36var | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #985 POLAND 1919 (6 June) picture postcard with 10pf German franking, addressed locally in Wolsztyn, with red "Kontrola Poczty w Wolsztyne" censor handstamp, little toning, otherwise fine and rare usage from the "Poznan Uprising" (the uprising of 1918-1919 was a military insurrection of Poles against the German rule. The uprising had a significant effect on the Treaty of Versailles, which granted a reconstituted Second Polish Republic the area won by the Polish insurrectionists) | Unsold |
 | Lot #986 POLAND 1919 15pf GGW stationery card with framed "W.P." (Wagon Pocztowy), sent from Warszawa (22.5.19) to Lwow, with framed military censor "Wojskowa Cenzura Lwow" handstamp, fine and rare usage during the Russo-Polish War (text indicates "we are on the Bolshevik front since mid-March") | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #987 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 3h-10kr complete, set of 20 different, l.h. or h.r., well centered, each stamp signed by an appropriate expert, including Landre, Mikulski, Schmutz, Suitcliffe, Herbert Bloch, etc., many plated, with six 2005-2007 Mikulski certificates, generally fresh, fine-v.f. An unusual and rare opportunity to acquire the complete set of genuine Krakow Issue (postage), * Catalog #41-60 Catalog Value $20,669 | Price Realized $13,500.00 |
 | Lot #988 POLAND 1919 two "Philatelia Krakow" covers, franked with a total of 14 different Krakow overprints, 3h, 10h and 30h with forged overprints, others genuine, canceled Krakow 5.II.19, fine-v.f., with 2005 Mikulski certificate (catalogue value for only genuine used stamps) Catalog #41/60 Catalog Value $933 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #989 POLAND 1919 3h bright violet, pos.I-70, small h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Mikstein, * Catalog #41 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #990 POLAND 1919 6h deep orange, block of 10 (5x2), pos. IIE-86/90, 96-100, two stamps l.h., others n.h., faint toning and corner crease at lower left and lower right, otherwise fine-v.f. multiple */**Catalog #43 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #991 POLAND 1919 "Special Delivery", philatelic cover with 6h, 25h on 80h, two, one with inverted overprint, with Mikulski opinion Catalog #43,60,60a | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #992 POLAND 1919 10h magenta, pos.I-12, l.h., v.f., signed Schmutz, * Catalog #44 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #993 POLAND 1919 12pf light blue, horizontal. pair, signed Dr.Kronenberg, also 50h blue green, block of 10 (5x2), pos.I86-90, 96-100, four stamps n.h., others l.h., v.f., signed Taipale */**Catalog #45,47 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #994 POLAND 1919 40h olive green, 80h orange brown, each with overprint inverted, hinge removed, the latter l.h., v.f., signed Suitcliffe, Miszczak, Mikstein, Schmutz, etc., with 2005 Mikulski certificates, * Catalog #46a,49a Catalog Value $875 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #995 POLAND 1919 50h blue green, pane of 35, middle row with thin "Z" (pos.4,5,14,15,24,25,34,35,44,45), mostly n.h., fine-v.f., signed Bojanowicz. A scarce positional multiple (Fi.41, 6,500zl) */**Catalog #47 | Unsold |
 | Lot #996 POLAND 1919 50h, 60h, 80h and 1kr. l.h. or n.h., also 50h, 80h and 1kr, each thin "Z" variety, unused with some gum, heavy hinge remnants, fine-v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg, with certificate for the first four * Catalog #47-49,47,49,51var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #997 POLAND 1919 2kr gray blue, grayish paper, Type 5, also 25h on 80h inverted surcharge used, v.f., signed Schmutz, etc., the latter with Mikulski certificate *O Catalog #52a,60a Catalog Value $200 | Price Realized $100.00 |
 | Lot #998 POLAND 1919 Gniezno Issue, 5pf and 10pf surcharges, used with additional franking on registered, locally addressed Poznan cover, fine-v.f., signed Jungjohann (positions 3 and 19, properly franked) Catalog #77-78 Catalog Value $330 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #999 POLAND 1919 1m, 1.50m and 2m imperforate singles, double or triple impressions, l.h. or n.h., v.f., signed Petriuk */** Catalog #87-89var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1000 POLAND 1921-33 Constitution, Arms of Poland, Veit Stoss and Air Post, selection of blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Fi.128-34,172-81,259,261, 2,800zl) **Catalog #156-62,204-15,277,C10 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1001 POLAND 1923 25,000mk-100,000mk surcharges, selection of five singles and a horizontal pair, all double overprints, used or unused, fine-v.f., signed Petriuk *O Catalog #196a/200a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1002 POLAND 1924 Arms of Poland, 30gr gray blue, n.h., v.f., signed Schmutz (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #223a Catalog Value $250 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #1003 POLAND 1925 20gr dull red, forgery to defraud the post, used 10.6.27 in Poznan, fine, signed Petriuk O Catalog #233 | Price Realized $110.00 |
 | Lot #1004 POLAND 1929 registered cover from Golub to USA, franked on back with block of 8x25gr brown (few defective), with arrival pmk, also imperforate block of four (forgery to defraud the post), n.h., v.f. ** | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #1005 POLAND 1939 Zaolzie, propaganda, eight October 1938 covers from various "liberated" towns with old Czech stamps and new Polish cancels, with "Heroic Zaolzie returned to Poland" and "Our Brothers from Zaolzie returned to Motherland" slogan (in Polish) handstamps, used from Cieszyn, Karwina, Kocobedz, Orlowa, etc., fine-v.f. (In November 1938, Poland crossed into Slovakia where a minor firefight took place, resulting in two fatalities on the Polish side, before the Slovak withdrawal. Poland occupied some northern parts of Slovakia and received from Czechoslovakia Zaolzie, territories around Sucha Hora and Hladovka, around Javorina, and in addition the territory around Lesnica in the Pieniny Mountains, a small territory around Skalite and some other very small border regions) | Unsold |
 | Lot #1006 POLAND 1945 (27 Apr) registered cover with "Bydgoszcz" Goznak overprint, sent from Blonie to Warszawa, faint registry cachet with number filled-in by hand, censor cachet, backflap missing, otherwise fine, signed Wysocki Catalog #354 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1007 POLAND 1945 Monuments (Krakow), selection of 19 imperforate proofs, various colors, some printed on both sides, also double impressions, etc., with or without gum, fine-v.f. P Catalog #357/60P | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1008 POLAND 1945 Monuments, 50gr (two, one without engraver's name at bottom), 2zl and 3zl imperforate singles, also 1zl imperforate and printed on both sides, n.h., v.f., mostly signed Petriuk ** Catalog #357/60var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1009 POLAND 1945 5zl on 50gr green, used locally on registered postal card, with Lublin departure pmk, date filled-in by hand, censor cachet and mailing receipt attached, v.f. Catalog #363 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1010 POLAND 1953 Engels, horizontal pair with "Specimen" at bottom (Fi.657, 600zl), also 1954 60gr Kosciuszko, perforated and gummed trial color in gray olive, n.h., v.f. (Fi.741MK, 1,200zl) P | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1011 POLAND 1959 Mushrooms, 40gr imperf. proof, center omitted, vertical tete-beche pair, v.f. P Catalog #844P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1012 POLAND 1959 Student Festival in Vienna, 60gr black, imperf. block of four printed on both sides, described as printer's waste (Fi.969MK, unpriced) PCatalog #861P | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1013 POLAND 1960 Philatelic Exhibition, sheetlets of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #909-13 Catalog Value $625 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1014 POLAND 1965 Dinosaurs, 1.15zl (red) value omitted, n.h., v.f. (Fi.1426MK, 750zl) ** Catalog #1312var | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1015 POLAND 1969 Kruczkowski, die proof in black, value omitted, large margins, v.f. (Fi.1834P, 1,500zl) P Catalog #1713P | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1016 POLAND 1975 International Women's Year, 1.50zl missing yellow & brown colors, n.h., v.f, with regular stamp included for comparison (Fi.2250MK, 650zl) ** Catalog #2116var | Price Realized $150.00 |
