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 #104
United States 1917-29 Issues
1917 25c unexploded booklet with four panes of 6x1c, stapled at left, fine-v.f. (BK53)
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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,
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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)
Box **
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)
Box **
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.,
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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.,
Box **
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)
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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)
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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")
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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.,
Box *
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.,
Box **
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.,
Box **
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.,
Box **
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.,
Box **
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)
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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)
Box **
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)
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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,
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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,
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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.
Box **
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.
Box **
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,
Box **
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.,
Box **
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)
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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.,
Box **
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.,
Box **
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)
Box **
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.,
Box **
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)
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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,
Box **
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,
Box **
Catalog #661
Catalog Value $325
Unsold

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