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 #1 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c brown, unused with part original gum, ample margins all around, fresh color and strong impression, fine and attractive example of United States Number One, with copy of 1989 PFC, ex-Caspary, * Catalog #1 Catalog Value $6,000 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #2 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, light blue cancels, large margins all around, fresh color, beautiful stamp, with 2021 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $2,500) O Catalog #2 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #3 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, pen cancel removed, margins all around, repaired, with 1978 PFC O Catalog #2 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #4 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, right diagonal half used as 5 cents on complete FL dated 20 April, 1850 and used from Concord, N.H. to Boston, blue "PAID" and corresponding departure postmark at left, stamp uncanceled with large margin at right and just touching, to in at bottom, usual filing folds, fine and very rare bisect on cover, with 1990 PFC,  Catalog #2a Catalog Value $12,500 | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
