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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #904
NORTH KOREA
1946 20ch red, sheet of 100, imperf. on three sides, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, with some hinge reinforcements, fine and scarce multiple,
Box (*)
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $8,500
Price Realized
$6,250.00

Lot #905
NORTH KOREA
1946 50ch violet, four blocks of four, imperf. All around, imperf. Horizontally (two different, vertical and horizontal lines) and imperf. Vertically, unused without gum as issued, fine and scarce
Box (*)
Catalog #5b,5c,f
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #906
NORTH KOREA
1947 1w dark blue, horizontal pair imperf. Vertically, also 1w red brown, trial color proof, pin perf. 12, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f.
(*)
Catalog #11,11P
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #907
NORTH KOREA
1949 Kim IL Sung University, 1w blue, upper right sheet corner margin pane of 20, unused without gum as issued, v.f.,
Box (*)
Catalog #18
Catalog Value $24,000
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #908
NORTH KOREA
1951 Hero Kim Ki, imperf. single, also perf. 10 1/2, three different shades, two on thick paper, unused without gum as issued, fine-v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #35,35a
Catalog Value $559
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #909
NORTH KOREA
1953 Victory Issue, 10w brown & yellow, used and unused, with gum, v.f.,
*O
Catalog #68
Catalog Value $760
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #910
NORTH KOREA
1953-54 four different imperforate singles, with gum as issued, v.f.,
*
Catalog #71-73
Catalog Value $757
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #911
NORTH KOREA
1953-54 nine different imperforate singles, used, v.f.,
O
Catalog #71-75,77-80
Catalog Value $1,435
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #912
NORTH KOREA
1956-57 imperforate singles, 10 different, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #100a/111a
Catalog Value $795
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #913
NORTH KOREA
1956-58 imperforate pairs, four different, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #101a,102b,106a,150a
Catalog Value $1,570
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #914
NORTH KOREA
1957 40th Anniversary of Russian Revolution, imperforate horizontal pairs, with or without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #119a-22a
Catalog Value $420
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #915
NORTH KOREA
1957-58 issues, 20 different imperforate singles, unused or with gum as issued, n.h., v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #114b-133a
Catalog Value $1,181
Unsold
Lot #916
NORTH KOREA
1958 Sputnik, etc., imperforate horizontal pairs, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #134a-37a
Catalog Value $590
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #917
NORTH KOREA
1958 Issues, 12 different imperforate singles, unused without gum as issued, v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #138a-149a
Catalog Value $1,257
Unsold
Lot #918
NORTH KOREA
1958-59 imperforate singles, 12 different, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #150a/162a
Catalog Value $1,330
Unsold
Lot #919
NORTH KOREA
2006 surcharged commemoratives, 160 stamps, some blocks of four and larger, otherwise apparently all different, with or without gum as issued, scarce
**
Catalog #4512-4611
Price Realized
$500.00

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