Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
July 12-14, 2022
Welcome to our July 12-14, 2022 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, which will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE and StampAuctionNetwork (SAN). This 1,713-lot sale features United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, 1869 Inverted Centers, Special Printings, graded items, Plate Blocks and back of the book material. Foreign countries include Austria, China, Egypt, France and Colonies, Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues, as well as WWI covers from POW Camps, including Japan. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from Australia, BNA and British Africa. There are rarities from Iran, including postal history, Italy and Italian Colonies, Nepal, Netherlands and Colonies, Panama, Russia and other collecting areas. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections to multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1000 ITALY 1865 20c on 15c blue, Type II, reasonably well centered, h.r., small closed tear at top, fine appearance, * Catalog #34a Catalog Value $8,750 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1001 ITALY 1874 (25 Oct) cover franked with 10c, 20c (2) and 50c, minor perf. faults, tied by "231" numeral cancels, also corresponding handstamp "Cadenabbia", with "Lake Como" endorsement alongside, sent via London to Boston, with attractive Hotel "Belle Vie Lac De Como Cadenabbia" embossing on back, fine Trans-Atlantic cover  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1002 ITALY 1879 King Umberto I, imperforate plate proofs in issued colors, complete set of seven, n.h. or without gum as issued, v.f., with 2011 Sismondo certificate (Sass. P37-43, €2,850) P Catalog #45-51P | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1003 ITALY 1896 (Rome 24 October) 20c brown, perforated and gummed essay prepared for the marriage of Umberto I and Marherita di Savoia, fine E | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1004 ITALY 1917 50c violet, imperforate horizontal pair, overprinted "Presito Nazionale 1917", shifted to bottom, n.h., v.f., with Sorani certificate ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1005 ITALY 1923 Third Centenary of Propaganda of Faith, complete set of four tied by 11.6.23 First Day of Issue pmks on unaddressed cover with additional Ministero Guerra 13.6.23 cds alongside, minor toning, otherwise fine, Catalog #143-46 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1006 ITALY 1923 Manzoni, 5L violet & black, imperforate sheet margin single, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #170a Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1007 ITALY 1923 Manzoni, 5L violet & black, watermark "Crowns" inverted, imperforate vertical pair, l.h. at top, bottom stamp n.h., folded between stamps, v.f., signed Diena, with 2012 Sismondo certificate, */** Catalog #170a Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #1008 ITALY 1924-25 advertising issues, nine different, hinged or n.h., usual centering, mostly fine, */** Catalog #96b/105h Catalog Value $614 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1009 ITALY 1926 St. Francis, 1.25L dark blue, perforated 13 1/2, vertical pair, l.h. at top, bottom stamp n.h., each signed Diena, fine, */** Catalog #182a Catalog Value $1,525 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1010 ITALY 1930-32 Ferucchi, Dante and Leonardo da Vinci Issues for Italy and Colonies, two specially prepared booklets, with total of 161 different, postage, Air Post and corresponding Colonies, fine-v.f. * Catalog #242-46,268-79 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1011 ITALY 1938 Proclamation of the Empire, complete set, plus additional stamps used on three flown covers to Buenos Aires and Vienna, fine-v.f., Catalog #400-409,C100-105 Catalog Value $1,125 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1012 ITALY 1961 205L rose lilac (error), right sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #834a Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $450.00 |
