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 #2196 VATICAN CITY 1934 Provisional Surcharges, First Printing, complete set of six, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Diena, with 1984 certificate (Sass. €2,000) * Catalog #35-40 Catalog Value $1,560 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #2197 VATICAN CITY 1934 Provisional Surcharges, First Printing, complete set of six, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, also Dr.Avi, with his 2023 certificate (Sass. €4,000) ** Catalog #35-40 Catalog Value $2,900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2198 VATICAN CITY 1934 1.30 on 1.25L blue, small figures "30" in "1.30", thin surcharge, prepared but never issued, n.h., perfectly centered, fresh and v.f., pencil signed A.Diena, also Dr.Avi, with his 2017 certificate. Only one sheet of 100 of these sample surcharges were printed and sold by error. Many were used, lost or destroyed, hence this is the greatest rarity from Vatican City, probably less than 20 surviving (Sass.36A, €50,000) ** Catalog #36a Catalog Value $28,000 | Unsold |
