Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
August 9-10, 2022
Cherrystone is pleased to present our Summer auction taking place on August 9-10, 2022, featuring Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. This sale contains 1,283 lots, with notable United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, numerous European countries, with Austria, Belgium, France & Colonies, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Colonies, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Switzerland. From Asia there are selections of China, Laos and Vietnam. South American countries are also well represented, with a good showing of Inverted Centers from all parts of the globe. There and numerous flight covers and large lots and collections. Please note there are no printed catalogues for this auction.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #8155 CHINA 1882 5c orange yellow, blue chop, well centered, v.f., O Catalog #6 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #8156 CHINA 1894 4c rose pink, variety showing Chinese "4" broken, little toning, otherwise fine, scarce * Catalog #19var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #8157 CHINA 1894 9c green, upper right corner retouch, blue chop cancel, little toning, fine O Catalog #22var | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #8158 CHINA 1897 surcharged 1/2c on 5c orange yellow, h.r., fine, * Catalog #56 Catalog Value $525 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #8159 CHINA 1897 10c on 9c dark green, surcharge inverted, l.h., fresh and v.f., * Catalog #70a Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #8160 CHINA 1898 (26 April) registered cover franked with 4c brown and 5c rose Chinese Imperial Post, the latter canceled by large "R", used from Chinkiang to Canton, with two good strikes of Chinkiang departure postmarks, Shanghai (27 April) Dollar chop on back, with faint (arrival?) alongside, fine  | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #8161 CHINA 1898 (30 Aug) cover from Kiukiang, franked with 10c green Chinese Imperial Post, tied by large dollar chop, sent via Shanghai, where Japanese 10 Sen orange was added for further transmission to the United States, Shanghai Dollar chop on back, with Yokohama transit and Little Mills, NC arrival pmks on back, fine | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #8162 CHINA 1900 (23 Dec) decorative red band cover from the German Post Office in Peking to Germany, Peking Deutsche Post departure and Erlau (17 Feb 1901) arrival pmks, little toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #8163 CHINA 1919 First Peking Printing, 1 1/2c violet, 13c brown, $20 yellow & black, set of three, each overprinted SPECIMEN, fine-v.f. S Catalog #240-242S | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #8164 CHINA 1920-23 2c on 3c blue, also four other surcharges, each overprinted SPECIMEN, fine-v.f. S Catalog #247S | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #8165 CHINA 1921 National Post Office set of four, each overprinted SPECIMEN, h.r., one thin, others fine-v.f. S Catalog #243-46S | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #8166 CHINA 1923 Second Peking Printing, 4c green, 4c gray, 5c carmine, 15c blue, $1, $2, $5, $10 and $20, nine different overprinted SPECIMEN, h.r., few thinned, otherwise fine-v.f. S Catalog #253/269S | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #8167 CHINA 1923 Constitution, set of four overprinted SPECIMEN, h.r., fine-v.f. S Catalog #270-73S | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #8168 CHINA 1923-29 Issues to $20 complete, also Air Post and Postage Dues, plus overprints for Manchuria and Sinkiang, including sets to $5, total of 137 different, all neatly mounted (adhered) in a special presentation booklet, descriptions on tissue paper overleaf in French, fine-v.f., (*) Catalog #248-73,276-87 Catalog Value $6,700 | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #8169 CHINA 1949 UPU, $1 red, imperforate single overprinted in violet, canceled by Tihwa pmk on unaddressed cover, some toning, otherwise v.f. | Price Realized $190.00 |
