Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
May 3-4, 2022
Welcome to our May 3-4 Sale which will take place live in our Galleries as well as via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,306 lot sale features United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of the book material. A-Z countries include specialized Austria, Egypt, France, as well as Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues and mail from POW Camps. Great Britain and British Commonwealth include rare singles, high values, BNA and British Africa. There are numerous rarities from Iran, Italy (with Old States and Italian Colonies), Israel, with sheets of 7-9 and J1-5, Korea, Latvia and many other collecting areas. The auction concludes with a solid section of Large Lots and Collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #644 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1851 3p red, used, ample margins, close but clear at bottom, fine, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #645 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1851 3p red, clear laid paper, neat target cancel, margins all around, v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #646 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1852 3p brown red, neat target cancel, margins all around, v.f., O Catalog #4a Catalog Value $250 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #647 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1852 6p slate gray, used, margins all around, good color, v.f., signed Diena, O Catalog #5 Catalog Value $1,150 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #648 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1857 1/2p rose, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around, excellent color, v.f., * Catalog #8 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #649 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1893 Widow, 20c vermilion, 50c deep blue, n.h. and post office fresh, the latter centered to right, the former fine, scarce unhinged, ** Catalog #46,47 Catalog Value $2,400 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #650 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1928-29 Scroll Issue, 1c-$1 complete, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #149-59 Catalog Value $1,405 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #651 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1928 "Bluenose", 50c dark blue, n.h., well centered, with 2021 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $675) ** Catalog #158 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #652 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1928 "Bluenose", 50c dark blue, top sheet margin "Ottawa No.2 936Y" imprint block of four, l.h. in margin, stamps n.h., v.f. (catalogued as singles)  **Catalog #158 Catalog Value $1,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #653 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1930 Dr.Eckerlin Admirals 3c printed in reverse, large format proofs, five different imperforate pairs, v.f. P | Unsold |
 | Lot #654 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1930-31 1c-$1 complete set of 16, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #162-77 Catalog Value $1,002 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #655 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1935 $1 Champlain, imperforate vertical pair, l.h. at top, bottom stamp n.h., v.f., */** Catalog #227a Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #656 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1940 (24 May) cover (opened for display) from Winnipeg to England, franked with 3c George VI, with "Saved from the Sea" handstamp on both sides, also part of "Found" label on back, fine example of recovered mail during World War II, possibly from a sunken or damaged transport ship attacked by the Germans  | Unsold |
