Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
July 11-12, 2023
Cherrystone's Summer Auction will be take place July 10-11, 2023. There are numerous highlights, including United States, with an intact "Roosevelt Album", a collection of Crash & Disaster mail formed be the late Zvi Aloni (contributor to the American Air Mail Catalogue) and portions of Carl A. Kilgas' collections of China, Taiwan, PRC and Korea. There are substantial showings of Italy and Italian Colonies, Central and South America, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, plus hundreds of Large Lots and Collections offered intact and more. This is a public auction, with live internet bidding via CherrystoneLIVE
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1205 CHINA 1863 (21 June) FL from Shanghai, sent via Marseille to Lyons, France, red "Forwarded by Carter & Co" in oval, with black "GB 1F22 4/10c" accountancy diamond on front, with red French "Poss.Ang. V.Suez a Marseille (13 Aug)" entry cds, Shanghai and Hong Kong (June 25) and Lyon arrival (14 Aug) on back, charged "9" (decimes) due  | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1206 CHINA 1882 5c orange yellow, wide margins all around, used, good color, fine and sound stamp, O Catalog #6 Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1207 CHINA 1883 5can wide space, large margins and well centered, thin paper, blue chop cancel, also clear Hong Kong 1883 (transit or arrival postmark), minute flaws, otherwise v.f., rare O Catalog #6 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1208 CHINA 1888 Small Dragon, 1c, 3c and 5c set of three, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #13-15 Catalog Value $585 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1209 CHINA 1894 Dowager Shanghai Issue, complete set of nine. h.r., fresh colors, fine-v.f., * Catalog #16-24 Catalog Value $2,733 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1210 CHINA 1897-98 Imperial Chinese Post, also Chinese Imperial Post 1/2c-$1 complete, 10 different of each, h.r. or dried gum, fresh colors, fine-v.f., * Catalog #86-95,98-107 Catalog Value $1,385 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1211 CHINA 1898 Chinese Imperial Post 1/2c-$5 complete set, used, fine, O Catalog #98-109 Catalog Value $584 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1212 CHINA 1900 (12 Feb) cover from Shanghai to London, franked with 10c Coiling Dragon, used in combination with French Post Office 25c "Chine" added to pay for further transmission to England, fine | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1213 CHINA 1901 (12 Apr) red band cover from Peking to Germany, attractively franked with 1/2c, 1c and 2c Coiling Dragons, also German Reichspost 3pf, 5pf and 10pf, canceled by Peking Deutsche Post, as well as Japanese Post Offices In China 1s, 1 1/2s and 2s, plus 25c "Chine" French Offices in China, v.f., with Domitz (18.06.01) arrival pmk on back | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1214 CHINA 1903 commercial postcard from Peking to Paris, franked with a combination of Coiling Dragon 1/2c (2) 1c and 2c, tied by oval departure datestamps, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where 10c "Chine" was added for further transmission to France, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1215 CHINA 1903 (21 Oct) picture postcard franked with India C.E.F. 1c red tied by F.P.O. No.4, used in combination with Italy 1c, Russian Offices in China as well as Japanese Post Offices in China, all tied by their prospective postmarks, addressed to Lyon | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1216 CHINA 1903 (16 Aug) picture postcard franked with China 1c Coiling Dragon, used in combination with German Offices in China 5c, tied by Tientsin Deutsche Post cds, boxed "S.B. Pstas.Bestz. Brigade II Bat. 1 Inf. Regmts" in violet, addressed to Munich, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #1217 CHINA 1906 (12 Nov) 1c stationery card additionally franked with Russian, French, Japanese offices in China adhesives, also 2c Hong Kong, all canceled in Tientsin, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1218 CHINA 1908 (24 Jan) picture postcard franked with China 1/2c Coiling Dragon and 1/2c Postage Due, used in combination with stamps of German, Russian, French, Japanese, India C.E.F., also Italy and Austria 5h (total of nine stamps), each canceled by their prospective Post Office cancels (Peking) on both sides, addressed to Tientsin, fine | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1219 CHINA 1912 Dr.Sun Yat-sen, complete set, mostly l.h., occasional perf. toning, generally fine-v.f., * Catalog #178-89 Catalog Value $1,984 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1220 CHINA 1950 $1-$20 surcharges, complete set of five, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., ex-Kilgas, ** Catalog #1007-1011 Catalog Value $10,650 | Price Realized $5,500.00 |
 | Lot #1221 CHINA 1950 $1 surcharge, setting "B" (6.5mm spacing), also $2, setting "A" (4.5mm spacing), unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f., (*) Catalog #1007,1008 Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1222 CHINA 1950 Koxinga Issue, 20c emerald, 80c carmine, vertical pairs imperf. between, unused without gum as issued, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #1015,1019var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1223 CHINA 1950 surcharges, 5c on $200,000 SYS, double surcharge, unused without gum as issued, h.r., v.f., rare ** Catalog #1028var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1224 CHINA 1950 surcharges, 10c and 20c surcharges inverted on SYS issues, six different, unused without gum as issued, v.f., scarce, ** Catalog #1029a-1034a Catalog Value $1,585 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1225 CHINA 1951 Election souvenir sheet, 2 copies, unused without gum as issued, one h.r., other n.h., fine-v.f., */** Catalog #1041 Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1226 CHINA 1951 Flying Geese, second surcharges, $5-$50 green, complete set of four sheet margin singles, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #1042-45 Catalog Value $2,435 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1227 CHINA 1951 Flying Geese, second surcharges, $5-$50 green, complete set of four, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #1042-45 Catalog Value $2,435 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1228 CHINA 1952 Land Tax Reduction, imperforate sheet corner margin singles, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #1046-51var Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1229 CHINA 1952 2nd Anniversary of Chiang Kai-shek's Presidency, imperforate blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f.,  **Catalog #1052-56var Catalog Value $2,400 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1230 CHINA 1952 Flying Geese, Third surcharges, $10-$50 green, complete set of three, unused without gum as issued, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #1061-63 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1231 CHINA 1953 Chiang Type Redrawn, imperforate sheet margin singles, complete set, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #1064-69var Catalog Value $990 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1232 CHINA 1953 Chiang Type Redrawn, imperforate sheet margin singles, complete set, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #1064-69var Catalog Value $990 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1233 CHINA 1953 Chiang Kai-shek, 20c and $1 varieties, each imperf. at right, also $10 vertical pair imperf. between, unused without gum as issued, l.h., fine-v.f. * Catalog #1078,1082,1090var | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1234 CHINA 1953 Chiang Kai-shek souvenir folder, v.f.,  Catalog #1091a Catalog Value $700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1235 CHINA 1953 Chiang Kai-shek souvenir folder, v.f., Catalog #1091a Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1236 CHINA 1953 Chiang Kai-shek souvenir folder, v.f., Catalog #1091a Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1237 CHINA 1953 Chiang Kai-shek souvenir folder, v.f., Catalog #1091a Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1238 CHINA 1953 67th Birthday of President Chiang Kai-shek, imperforate sheetlets (reduced) from booklet, complete set of 15, tied on front of a locally addressed cover, with front and back of cover, some creasing at upper right, otherwise fine-v.f., most unusual and rare | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1239 CHINA 1954 Silo Highway Bridge, set of four blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, one stamp each l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f., */**Catalog #1092-95 Catalog Value $1,480 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1240 CHINA 1954 Silo Highway Bridge, vertical gutter blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f. (catalogued as regular blocks of four) */**Catalog #1092-95 Catalog Value $1,480 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1241 CHINA 1954 Silo Bridge souvenir folder, v.f., Catalog #1095a Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1242 CHINA 1954 Silo Bridge souvenir folder, v.f., Catalog #1095a Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1243 CHINA 1954 Silo Bridge souvenir folder, v.f., Catalog #1095a Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1244 CHINA 1954 Silo Bridge souvenir folder, v.f., Catalog #1095a Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1245 CHINA 1954 Silo Bridge souvenir folder, minor cover corner crease, otherwise v.f., Catalog #1095a Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1246 CHINA 1954 Silo Bridge, imperforate singles from the souvenir sheet, used, v.f., unusual O Catalog #1095a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1247 CHINA 1954 Youth Day, 40c ultramarine, variety imperf. at bottom, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #1098var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1248 CHINA 1955 10c on $1.50 green, vertical sheet margin pair imperf. between, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #1107var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1249 CHINA 1955 Forest Conservation, blocks of four, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #1109-10 Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1250 CHINA 1955 Chiang Kai-shek, two souvenir sheets, each with intact marginal selvage at right, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #1114a Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1251 CHINA 1956 70th Birthday of Chiang Kai-shek, set of six in blocks of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #1143-1148 Catalog Value $564 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1252 CHINA 1958 two unexploded booklets, fine-v.f. Catalog #1179/1181 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1253 CHINA 1959 20c ultramarine, sheet margin vertical block of twelve, imperf. horizontally between the fourth and fifth rows, unused without gum as issued (n.h.), some wrinkles and toned spots away from the error block of four, fine and scarce variety (*)Catalog #1220var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1254 CHINA 1960 Cross Island Highway, imperf. souvenir sheet of two, 9 copies, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #1257a Catalog Value $2,700 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1255 CHINA 1961-62 Ancient Chinese Art Treasures, three sets in blocks of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #1290-1307 Catalog Value $1,402 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #1256 CHINA 1962 International Cooperative Movement, set of two sheet margin imperf. proofs on thin brown paper, v.f. and rare P Catalog #1347-48P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1257 CHINA 1962 Emperors, set of four in sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #1355-1358 Catalog Value $1,480 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1258 CHINA 1966 Facial Paintings, set of four sheet corner margin blocks of six, n.h., one $3 stamp creased, otherwise fine-v.f., **Catalog #1471-1474 Catalog Value $636 | Price Realized $220.00 |
