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 #267 CHINA 1894 (16 Apr) cover franked with single Japan 5s ultramarine, tied by I.J.P.O. Shanghai / Meiji pmk, sent via Yokohama to Danville, N.Y., with transit and arrival pmks on back, some toning, otherwise fine  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #268 CHINA 1894 Dowager Issue, 1c-4c white paper, heavy hinge remnants, fresh, fine-v.f., * Catalog #16-19 Catalog Value $407 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #269 CHINA 1915 (1 Apr) cover franked with 10k Russian Semi-Postal, red "Legation de la Republique de Chine a Petrograd" cachet on back, sent to Holland, with Gravenhage arrival pmks, two different Russian Censor cachets, fine and rare item | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #270 CHINA 1941 three covers, one from Shanghai to London, opened by censor, another "Via Canda" from Beijing to Holland, with Shanghai transit, plus native cover franked with 30c Air Post, with Peiping arrival pmks | Price Realized $150.00 |
