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 #1747 ITALY Air Post 1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, with arrival pmk, signed Bolaffi, with Diena certificate (Sass. 25b, €2,500)  Catalog #C27 Catalog Value $2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1748 ITALY Air Post 1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, signed by various pilots, signed Bolaffi (Sass. 25b, €2,500) Catalog #C27 Catalog Value $2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1749 ITALY Air Post 1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, signed by various pilots, small tear at bottom of the cover (Sass. 25b, €2,500) Catalog #C27 Catalog Value $2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1750 ITALY Air Post 1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, signed by various pilots (Sass. 25b, €2,500) Catalog #C27 Catalog Value $2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1751 ITALY Air Post 1930 Trans-Atlantic Squadron, v.f. single used on flown cover (addressed to General Italo Balbo) to Rio de Janeiro, with arrival pmk, signed Diena (Sass. 25b, €2,500) Catalog #C27 Catalog Value $2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1752 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo's Trans-Atlantic Flight Issue, 5.25 Lire + 19.75 L red, green & ultramarine, horizontal triptych, left stamp without overprint, n.h., with natural pre-print paper fold, not mentioned on the accompanying 1991 Dr.Enzo Diena's certificate ("gomma integra originale ed e perfetto"), signed Diena, v.f., only 40 recorded, many in poor condition (Sass. 51/I, €90,000) ** Catalog #C48a Catalog Value $57,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1753 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo's Trans-Atlantic Flight Issue, 5.25 Lire + 44.75 L green, red & ultramarine, horizontal triptych I-Borg, with watermark showing letters ("POSTE ITALIANE", normally found in sheet margin), overprinted "VOLO DI RITORNO", n.h., v.f., signed Giulio Bolaffi, with 2023 Dr.Avi certificate. A rarity from Italy (see footnote in Scott following C49) (Sass. 53b, €75,000) ** Catalog #C49var Catalog Value $54,000 | Price Realized $13,500.00 |
 | Lot #1754 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo's Trans-Atlantic Flight Issue, 5.25 Lire + 19.75 L red, green & ultramarine, horizontal triptych, I-Rovi, used on registered cover from Firenze to Chicago, with appropriate cachet, but since the franking was paying the European rate, the cover was offloaded in Reykjavik (5.VII.33), but sent again on the Transatlantic flight to New York (22 July) and from there to Chicago (23 July), v.f., signed Bolaffi, Colla, etc., with 2007 Longhi certificate ("Unique"!) Catalog #C48 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1755 ITALY Air Post 1933 Balbo's Trans-Atlantic Flight Issue, 5.25 Lire + 44.75 L green, red & ultramarine, horizontal triptych, I-Pell, used with additional franking on registered, flown cover to Chicago, v.f., with appropriate markings, arrival pmks, signed Bolaffi, etc., with 1982 Diena certificate (Sass.52N, Longhi €5,000) Catalog #C49 | Unsold |
