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 #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,  (*)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 (*)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., (*)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 |
