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 #43 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 1c-$5 plate proofs on card, complete set of 16, brilliant colors and margins, fresh and v.f., P Catalog #230-45P4 Catalog Value $2,110 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #44 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 1c blue, n.h., well centered, with 2022 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85", 2c brown violet, two sheet margin singles, one corner margin, the other with part imprint at top, n.h., jumbo margins, with 2021 or 2022 PSE certificates graded "VF-XF 85J", also 5c chocolate, barest trace of a hinge, vertical paper wrinkle, with 2021 PSE certificate graded "F-VF 75J" (SMQ for all four stamps $290) */** Catalog #230,231,234 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #45 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 1c deep blue, top margin plate number block of eight, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f.,  **Catalog #230 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #46 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 3c green, n.h., well centered with jumbo margins, fresh color, purple owner's handstamp on gum, with 2021 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95J" (SMQ $1,150) ** Catalog #232 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #47 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 4c ultramarine, n.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, with 2021 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $350) ** Catalog #233 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #48 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 5c chocolate, n.h., nicely centered, with a photocopy of a 2021 PFC graded "VF 80" for a block of four from which this originated (SMQ $150) ** Catalog #234 | Price Realized $100.00 |
 | Lot #49 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 8c magenta, barest trace of a hinge (appears n.h.), near perfect centering with jumbo margins, fresh color, with 2020 William Crowe certificate graded "98J" (SMQ $800) * Catalog #236 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #50 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 8c magenta, left margin single, n.h., fresh color, with 1998 PFC and 2022 PSE certificate, the latter graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $250) ** Catalog #236 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #51 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 8c magenta, n.h., nicely centered, with 2021 PFC certificate graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $250) ** Catalog #236 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #52 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 10c black brown, n.h., well centered with wide margins, nice color, with 2019 PSAG certificate graded "90" (SMQ $575) ** Catalog #237 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #53 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 10c black brown, top margin plate number block of eight, n.h., fresh color, fine-v.f. and scarce plate block, **Catalog #237 Catalog Value $8,000 | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #54 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 15c dark green, small h.r., perfectly centered, fresh and v.f., with 2021 PFC, graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $325) * Catalog #238 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #55 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 30c orange brown, l.h., well centered with jumbo margins, with 2021 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85J" (SMQ $360) * Catalog #239 | Price Realized $200.00 |
