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 #1223 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1946-56 specially prepared North Korean Post presentation booklet, red covers, with gold lettering, 76 different stamps affixed to pages in random order, many better items, fine-v.f., cat. $14,286 (*) | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #1224 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1946-57 collection of 130 stamps on stock cards, used singles, sets, few imperf. pairs, fine-v.f., scarce lot, cat. $15,400+ O | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #1225 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1950-69 selection of 39 different imperf. composite deluxe proofs, including unissued Netherlands Yacht with blue background, mostly topicals including Mushrooms, Fish, Sports, Olympics, Red Cross, etc., v.f., only 30 of each were printed (retail $200 each)  P | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1226 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1950-60s selection of 96 different imperf. deluxe proofs, mostly topicals including Mushrooms, Fish, Sports, Olympics, Red Cross, etc., v.f., only 30 printed of each (retail value $100 each) P | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #1227 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1955-58 five different Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission covers, plus additional cover from South Korea, nice variety of frankings, fine-v.f.  | Unsold |
