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 #135 United States 1930-79 Issues 1932 11c-50c Rotary Press Issue, nine sheets of 100 (missing 20c), n.h., bright colors, fresh and fine-v.f. A rare set of sheets,  **Catalog #692/701 Catalog Value $12,930 | Price Realized $6,750.00 |
 | Lot #136 United States 1930-79 Issues 1932 Washington Bicentennial Issue, 1/2c-10c complete set of sheets of 100, n.h., fresh, well centered, fresh and fine-v.f., **Catalog #704-15 Catalog Value $3,468 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #137 United States 1930-79 Issues 1932 Washington Bicentennial Issue, 1/2c-10c complete set of Plate No. Blocks of four, also 1935 Farleys, 1c-10c Plate No. Blocks of six, each showing adjoining stamps at sides, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #704-15,756-65 Catalog Value $611 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #138 United States 1930-79 Issues 1934 National Parks, 1c-10c sheets of 50, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #740-49 Catalog Value $797 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #139 United States 1930-79 Issues 1938 $1 purple and black, watermarked "USIR", top margin double plate number block of four, n.h., fine and rare, **Catalog #832b Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #140 United States 1930-79 Issues 1938 Presidentials, $2 and $5 Plate No. blocks of four, also $5 Hamilton, two Plate No. Blocks of four, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #833,834,1053 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #141 United States 1930-79 Issues 1940 Famous Americans, complete set in sheets of 70, n.h., mostly v.f. (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #859-93 Catalog Value $2,317 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #142 United States 1930-79 Issues 1943-44 Overrun Countries, sheets of 50, duplicated selection of 20, including Korea (3), plus six additional sheets showing reverse printings (Luxembourg, France, Yugoslavia (2), Denmark and Poland), plus three more Korea (one "normal" printing, another with various small plate flaws, plus a used sheet), mostly unpriced in Scott, high retail cost (909c,912c,915b,917a,916a,917c,920a) **Catalog #909-21 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #143 United States 1930-79 Issues 1954-68 1/2c-50c, duplicated selection of 38 sheets of 100, some dry printings, different shades, etc. Also included is a folder with 25 additional sheets of 3c commemoratives, Champions of Liberty, etc. **Catalog #1030-51 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #144 United States 1930-79 Issues 1962 4c Project Mercury, imperforate sheet margin single, n.h., v.f. ** | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #145 United States 1930-79 Issues 1968 6c Walt Disney and 6c Christmas, imperforate horizontal pairs, n.h., dried gum as often, v.f., ** Catalog #1355c,1363b Catalog Value $565 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #146 United States 1930-79 Issues 1977 Lindbergh, 13c imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #1710a Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #147 United States 1930-79 Issues 1979 15c John Paul Jones, printers' waste, imperf. sheet of 50, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #1789P | Price Realized $325.00 |
