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 #1737 ITALY 1862 Savoy Cross, 1c-3L red brown, compound imperf. proof sheetlet of eight different values, v.f., signed Diena  E | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1738 ITALY 1862 Savoy Cross, 1c-3L black, compound imperf. proof sheetlet of eight different values, v.f., signed Diena E | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1739 ITALY 1865 20c on 15c blue, surcharge inverted, unused, part original gum, partly reperforated at top, good color, usual centering, old handstamped guarantee mark, with 1974 Fiecchi and 1992 Enzo Diena certificates ("one of only two known, the other example is repaired"). A rarity of Italian Kingdom (Sass.25b, not priced unused; catalogued €130,000 as used) (Scott $65,000 as used) * Catalog #34c | Price Realized $13,500.00 |
 | Lot #1740 ITALY 1865 20c on 15c blue, surcharge inverted, tied by "Savona 22 Gen 1866" cds on outer FL to Genova, with 25 January arrival pmk on back, stamp is centered to left, with intact perforations and good color, small repair (closed tear) at right, otherwise fine appearing example of the most classic and striking variety of the 19th Century Kingdom of Italy, with 1951 Oliva and 2017 Bottacchi certificates ("of the ten recorded examples, this is unique on cover") (Sass.25b, not priced on cover; catalogued €130,000 as used)  Catalog #34c | Unsold |
 | Lot #1741 ITALY 1878 surcharges on Postage Dues, 2c on 10 Lire lake, "2" missing at bottom, used, with 1989 Diena certificate, listed but unpriced (Sass.36da, only one recorded), fine example of this unique variety O Catalog #44var | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1742 ITALY 1879 10c claret, horizontal pair and two singles (one with rounded corner perf.) used on "R.Stabilimento Ricordi" cover in Milano (18.5.87) to Giuseppe Verdi in Borgo San Domino, with Piacenza transit and arrival pmks, fine cover to the famous composer Catalog #46 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1743 ITALY 1890 surcharges on Parcel Post stamps, 2c on 50c claret, surcharge inverted, canceled in Genova, usual centering and irregular perforations, signed Emilio Diena, Sorani, etc., also Dr.Avi, with his 2023 certificate. A rare stamp, only known used (Sass.52a, €90,000) O Catalog #60a Catalog Value $45,000 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1744 ITALY 1948 Risorgimento, complete set with Special Delivery, blocks of four, n.h., faint natural gum toning, fine-v.f. (Sass.580-591,E32, €3,000) **Catalog #495-506,E26 Catalog Value $2,160 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1745 ITALY 1961 205L "Gronchi Rosa", carried by hand to France and used from Paris, April 10 on registered and flown cover to Lima, Peru, arriving April 12, 1961, with two arrival postmarks on back. Cover roughly opened at right, otherwise fine and interesting mixed franking (improper) with the error of color, with 2009 Raybaudi and 2011 Colla certificates (Sass.921, €20,000) Catalog #834a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1746 ITALY 1961 205L "Gronchi Rosa", carried by hand to England and used from London, April 10 on registered and flown cover to Lima, Peru, arriving April 12, 1961, with two arrival postmarks on back, filing folds away from the stamps, still fine and rare, interesting mixed franking (improper) with the error of color, with 2009 Raybaudi and 2011 Colla certificates (Sass.921, €20,000) Catalog #834a | Unsold |
