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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1422
SWITZERLAND
1850 2 1/2r Poste Locale with full black frame around the cross, Type 18, margins all around, v.f., used in combination with 10rp (without frame around cross), three large margins, cut in at left, tied by diamond grids on folded "Berner Zeitung", 12 Nov 51 departure pmk alongside, addressed to Solothurn, paying the correct printed matter rate of 12 1/2rp, scarce franking, with 2003 Eichele certificate
Envelope
Catalog #1,8
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #1423
SWITZERLAND
1850 10r yellow, black & red, margins all around, tied by blue grids on small FL used in 1853 from "Trub", with undated straight-line across the stamp, v.f., with transit and arrival pmks on back, Sorani certificate (Zu.16/II)
Envelope
Catalog #8
Catalog Value $310
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1424
SWITZERLAND
1850 10r yellow, black & red, margins all around, tied by diamond grids on small FL used in 1854 from Wyl to Langnau, v.f., with Sorani certificate (Zu.16/II)
Envelope
Catalog #8
Catalog Value $310
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1425
SWITZERLAND
1851 5r light blue & red, vertical pair, margins all around to just touching at top, canceled by blue diamond grids on FL to Orgiastic, with corresponding "Reyden" 17 Oct (1853) departure pmk alongside, small paper erosion and filing fold away from the stamps, faint toned specks, otherwise fine, with 2017 Sorani certificate
Envelope
Catalog #10
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1426
SWITZERLAND
1854 5r brown (Bern Issue) variety without silk thread, margins all around, tied by black grids on FL with "Unterhallau 18 May 1856" departure datestamp at top, v.f., also 10r blue (Munich issue), margins all around, tied by diamond grids on FL used from "Hombretikon" 9 July 1855, with Rapperswil arrival pmk on back, filing folds away from the stamps, the latter with faint tone spot at right, v.f. pair of covers, with Sorani certificate
Envelope
Catalog #15,21
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1427
SWITZERLAND
1859 Sitting Helvetia, 5c dark gray brown, used, large margins all around, variety left margin unprinted, v.f., with 2009 Bossert certificate (Zu.22Gc,SBK 22B4, SFr 240)
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Price Realized
$90.00

Lot #1428
SWITZERLAND
1860 20rp dark orange, horizontal pair, reasonable margins to just touching in places, small scissors cut between stamps, tied by Rolle 26 Oct. 1860 cds on mourning cover to France, with red "Suisse a la Marseille", black "P.D." and additional departure cds alongside, Geneve transit and Nimes arrival pmks on back, fine cover, with Sorani certificate
Envelope
Catalog #39
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1429
SWITZERLAND
1867 30c ultramarine, h.r., well centered, fresh and v.f., signed Berra-Gautschy, with his 1978 certificate,
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Catalog #56
Catalog Value $620
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1430
SWITZERLAND
1921 20c red lilac, horizontal gutter pair with large control punch, used, v.f., with 1996 Marchand certificate (SBK SFr 2,000),
O
Catalog #Zu.S23
Catalog Value SFr 1,600
Price Realized
$475.00

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