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 #104 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 25c unexploded booklet with four panes of 6x1c, stapled at left, fine-v.f. (BK53) * Catalog #498e Catalog Value $300 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #105 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c deep rose, type Ia, n.h., fresh color, fine, with a photocopy of a 2014 PSE certificate for a block of 25 from which it originated, ** Catalog #500 Catalog Value $570 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #106 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c rose (error), vertical pair in sheet of 100, Plate No.7942, n.h., mostly fine (catalogued as double error in block of 12)  **Catalog #505 Catalog Value $1,850 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #107 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c rose (error), single in sheet of 100, Plate No.7942, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as single error in a block of nine) **Catalog #505 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #108 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 13c large die trial color proof in orange yellow, die sunk on card (85x97mm), v.f., P Catalog #513TC1an Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #109 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 $1 violet brown, top margin plate number, imprint and "A", block of six, n.h., nicely centered, fresh color, some natural gum skips, fine-v.f., **Catalog #518 Catalog Value $2,100 | Unsold |
 | Lot #110 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c carmine, bottom margin part imprint single, l.h., nicely centered, with 2022 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $400) * Catalog #519 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #111 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine, type VII, n.h., large margins on all sides, beautiful color, with 2021 PFC graded "XF-S 95" (SMW $4,500) ** Catalog #534B | Unsold |
 | Lot #112 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 3c violet, n.h., jumbo margins all around with parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, with 2016 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $125+ for "100") ** Catalog #535 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #113 United States 1917-29 Issues 1919 2c carmine rose, Plate No. Block of four, imperforate horizontally, h.r. at top, fresh and well centered, v.f., *Catalog #540a Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #114 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 12c brown violet, right margin plate number and star block of six, n.h., well centered, marginal pencil notation on reverse, v.f., **Catalog #564 Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #115 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 25c deep green, sheet of 100, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #568 Catalog Value $3,240 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #116 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 $1 violet brown, top margin plate number block of six, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., **Catalog #571 Catalog Value $525 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #117 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 $2 deep blue, bottom margin plate number block of six, n.h., well centered, fresh color, light natural gum crease affecting middle stamps, still v.f., **Catalog #572 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #118 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 $5 carmine and blue, n.h., well centered, bright color, with 2020 PFC graded "XF-S 95" (SMQ $450) ** Catalog #573 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #119 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 $5 carmine and blue, top margin double plate number block of eight, n.h., well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, with 2019 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (unpriced as a plate block in SMQ) **Catalog #573 Catalog Value $2,600 | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #120 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 2c carmine, barest trace of a hinge, well centered, fresh color, with 2022 PFC graded "XF 90" (SMQ $290) * Catalog #595 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #121 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 2c carmine, top margin plate number and star vertical pair, very lightly hinged, natural straight edge at left, fine, with 2019 PFC, * Catalog #595 Catalog Value $480 | Unsold |
 | Lot #122 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 2c carmine, horizontal pair, n.h., fresh and fine, with 2020 PFC, ** Catalog #599A Catalog Value $500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #123 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 Harding Memorial, 2c black, upper left sheet corner margin Plate No. block of 30, signed and dated 11/15/1923 (First Day of Issue), n.h., v.f. **Catalog #611 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #124 United States 1917-29 Issues 1924 Huguenot Walloon, 1c-5c sheets of 50, well centered, fresh, fine-v.f. **Catalog #614-16 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #125 United States 1917-29 Issues 1925 5c dark blue, top margin plate number block of six, n.h., v.f., with 2021 PSE certificate, **Catalog #619 Catalog Value $275 | Unsold |
 | Lot #126 United States 1917-29 Issues 1925 Norse-American Issue, 2c and 5c sheets of 100, n.h., fresh and well centered, couple of minor perf. separations, fine-v.f., **Catalog #620-21 Catalog Value $3,275 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #127 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 13c green, n.h., near perfect centering, fresh color, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "98" (SMQ $250) ** Catalog #622 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #128 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 17c black, bottom margin plate number block of six, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., **Catalog #623 Catalog Value $325 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #129 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 White Plains souvenir sheet, n.h., well centered, v.f., **Catalog #630 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #130 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926-34 Rotary Press Perf. 11x10 1/2, 1c-10c sheets of 100, fresh, fine-v.f. set of sheets (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #632-34,635-42 Catalog Value $2,800 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #131 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926-34 Hawaii, 2c and 5c sheets of 100, well centered, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #647-48 Catalog Value $3,315 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #132 United States 1917-29 Issues 1928 5c Hawaii, n.h., well centered with wide margins, with 2022 PFC graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $120) ** Catalog #648 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #133 United States 1917-29 Issues 1928 5c Hawaii, corner margin plate number block of four, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., with 2020 PFC, **Catalog #648 Catalog Value $375 | Unsold |
 | Lot #134 United States 1917-29 Issues 1929 3c Kansas, upper right corner margin plate number block of four, n.h., fresh and v.f., with 2021 PFC, **Catalog #661 Catalog Value $325 | Unsold |
