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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #858
ITALIAN STATES Parma
1852 5c black, yellow, horizontal strip of three, margins all around, close to just touching at right, tied by "Borgotaro 5 Ottob 1855" cds on piece, fine, signed Diena, also Sismondo, with his 2006 certificate (Sass.1, €1,000)
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value $550
Unsold
Lot #859
ITALIAN STATES Parma
1852 5c black, yellow, two horizontal strips of three, margins all around to just touching in places, each used on a separate outer FL, one in 1855 to Mirandola, the other to Piacenza, minor creases, fine pair of Number One covers from Parma, with Sismondo certificates (Sass.€6,000)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $3,200
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #860
ITALIAN STATES Parma
1852 5c black, yellow, horizontal strip of three, margins all around, close to just touching at left, tied by Parma departure pmks on outer FL used in 1857 to Piacenza, with arrival pmk on back, fresh and fine letter (Sass.1, €3,000)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $1,600
Unsold
Lot #861
ITALIAN STATES Parma
1852 10c black, horizontal strip of three, ample margins to just touching frame-line at top and right, canceled straight-line "Parma 7 Gen 56 / 1S" on complete FL to Genova, with arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover, with 2006 Sismondo certificate (Sass. €5,000)
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $2,750
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #862
ITALIAN STATES Parma
1852 10c black, horizontal strip of three, large margins all around, tied by Parma Grill cancels on cover used in 1859 to Torino, with arrival pmk on back, some cover tears and hinge reinforcements, fine cover, signed Sismondo (Sass. €5,000)
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $2,750
Unsold

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