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 #213 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1899 1c-15c, six values, overprinted Specimen in purple, 1c, 2c and 10c unused without gum, others hinged, 2c and 15c with natural straight edges, 3c with reattached perforation, 5c with some short perforations and 10c with sealed tear, otherwise fine-v.f., each with 2020 PSE certificate, S Catalog #213-218S Catalog Value $1,050 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #214 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1899 50c orange, block of four, n.h., some natural gum skips and wrinkles, heavy separations, fine,  **Catalog #219 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #215 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1899-1918 three booklet panes of six including 2c red and 2c green, both with dried gum, and 4c carmine, unused without gum, plus .50p unexploded booklet, n.h., fine-v.f.,  Catalog #214b,276a,286a,291b Catalog Value $2,110 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #216 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1901 $1 black, type I, block of four, small h.r., bottom left stamp with natural paper wrinkle, fine-v.f., with 2020 PSE certificate, *Catalog #223 Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #217 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1901 $5 dark green, used, small faults, with clear 1986 PFC and 2021 PSE certificate, O Catalog #225 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #218 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1903 6c brownish lake, n.h., v.f., with a photocopy of a 2022 PFC for a block of nine from which this originated, ** Catalog #231 Catalog Value $190 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #219 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1903 13c purple brown and 15c olive green, blocks of four, n.h., fine (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #234-235 Catalog Value $860 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #220 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1903 $1 black and $2 dark blue, part original gum, small faults, fine-v.f. appearance, * Catalog #237-238 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #221 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1914 2c green, booklet pane of six, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, faint toning at bottom, otherwise fine-v.f., Catalog #276a Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #222 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1917 6c deep violet, booklet pane of six, n.h., top and center right stamps with light creases, otherwise fine-v.f., with 2021 PSE certificate, Catalog #292c Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #223 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS PHILIPPINES 1925-31 2c-4p, Lambert Printing, thirteen imperf. horizontal pairs, used, 4p thin, otherwise fine-v.f., rare, O Catalog #340a-352a Catalog Value $3,522 | Price Realized $700.00 |
