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 #1001 United States Stampless covers 1797 complete FL from France (Dunkirk) to Baltimore, via "Bridgetown NY" and "Jersey", endorsed "Ship", with "15/4/19" pmk and charged "34", fine and scarce early letter to Baltimore  | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1002 United States Stampless covers 1803-08 two FLs from France to the United Sates, first one from Bayonne (22 Dec) to Stonington, Ct, red "Ship" and charged "19" (2c Ship Letter rate plus 17c Postage), Philadelphia (17 Mar) arrival, second from Bordeaux (5 Oct) to Capt. Joseph W. Clark, Charlestown, South Carolina, red "Ship" and charged "52" due (2c Ship Letter fee, 50c postage (2x25c rate), with Philadelphia (28 Dec) arrival pmk | Unsold |
 | Lot #1003 United States Stampless covers 1804 (15 May) FL from Savannah, Georgia to France, with "Colonies Par La Rochelle" entry handstamp, charged "6" (sous), addressed to Broon, Dept des Cotes du Nord, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1004 United States Stampless covers 1806 outer FL from New York to Bordeaux, with framed "Petite-Poste Bordeaux" entry hs, ms charge mark, some ageing, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1005 United States Stampless covers 1811 (23 June) FL from Bordeaux to New York, per "le Briq Milo", with red "Nov 20 Baltimore, MD" and "Ship" alongside, manuscript "53", fine letter, five months in transit, fine usage during the blockade (lifted by the French during the War of 1812) | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1006 United States Stampless covers 1813 (1 June) FL datelined "New Orleans", long text in Spanish, addressed to Vera Cruz, with large red "3" handstamped in Havana, fine usage from New Orleans, via Havana to Mexico, 2014 COMEX certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #1007 United States Stampless covers 1813 (21 June) FL datelined "New Orleans", long text in Spanish, addressed to Vera Cruz, with large "3" in black and red "Indias" applied in Havana, v.f. usage from New Orleans, via Havana to Mexico | Unsold |
 | Lot #1008 United States Stampless covers 1827 (4 Nov) FL from New Orleans to Paris, with red "Colonies Par Le Havre" entry cachet indicating direct voyage from New Orleans to Le Havre (not via New York), ms routing "Charles Drew", 17 Dec 1827 Paris arrival on back, charged "7" (decimes) due, fine | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1009 United States Stampless covers 1846-47 two FLs from France to New Orleans and back, first with red Bordeaux departure, "PD", London "Paid", oval Liverpool "Mar 14" transit, black "12" Postage Due (2c Ship letter plus 10c internal), the second letter sent from New Orleans to Marseille, "per British Steamer from Boston", red "Colonies &c Art 13" accountancy (Salles 3006), charged "21" (decimes) due on arrival | Unsold |
 | Lot #1010 United States Stampless covers 1850 (22 Dec) FL from San Francisco to France, ms routing "Par Panama", red departure and framed "Colonies &c.Art 13" Franco-British accountancy hs, other markings unclear (red "Paid" and "56" prepayment), London transit and Bourgoin arrival pmks, charged "15" (decimes) due. The postage was paid to Britain, but not from Panama, which was disregarded, rare usage and contents ("2 days before we arrived, fire burned 200 houses. If asked information as to coming to California, the best is to stay in France") | Unsold |
 | Lot #1011 United States Stampless covers 1850 (21 July) FL from New Orleans to Austria, "per Steamer from N.York to Liverpool", addressed to France, red New Orleans departure and "Paid 5", French entry and framed "Colonies &c.Art.12" exchange mark, red London and Paris transits, charged "15" (decimes), with arrival marking | Unsold |
 | Lot #1012 United States Stampless covers 1852 (14 May) FL from San Francisco to France, ms "Per Steamer" and "Via Panama", San Francisco departure, "Paid" and "26" in red (prepayment of 10c and 16c), "Etats Unis Paq. Am. Ba Calais" entry pmk, charged "8" (decimes) postage due, with London transit and arrival pmks on back. This cover was carried in a closed bag from San Francisco to London and from there to Paris and Bordeaux. Also included is a cover used in 1854 from San Francisco to Paris, sent via New York and London, with transit pmks, charged "8" (decimes), fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1013 United States Stampless covers 1853 (1 Feb) FL datelined New Orleans, addressed to Madrid, showing red "Yndias" and "6R" applied in Havana, "Vigo, Galicia" 7 Mar 1853 in transit, additional (unclear) markings on back, fine letter from New Orleans to Spain | Unsold |
 | Lot #1014 United States Stampless covers 1856 (20 Dec) San Francisco to France, FL with red "San Francisco Cal. Paid 26 20 Dec" cds, red "New York Am. Pkt. Jan 17" exchange cds, carried by Collins Line "Ericsson" from New York Jan. 19 to Liverpool arriving Feb. 1, red London (2.2) backstamp and "GB/40c" bulk debit hs, Calais (2.2) entry cds with "5" (decimes) charge, Cognac arrival pmk on back, fine, uncommon American packet cover during the three month period from the West Coast | Unsold |
 | Lot #1015 United States Stampless covers 1856 (5 Aug) FL from New York to Nantes, red "Colonies Art-18" and French entry (22 Aug) cds, boxed "Liverpool Ship Aug 21 1856" and other transit markings on back, charged "8" and "20", fine and interesting usage | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1016 United States Stampless covers 1863-64 two covers incoming to Reading, Mass, each with "Etablissements du Gabon" departure markings, "In U.S. Notes" and "33", Boston "40" arrival pmk on one, another with red "Br.Service", with French transit markings, "Portland 30", etc., fine pair of letters from U.S. Missionaries in Gabon | Price Realized $375.00 |
