Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
March 12-13, 2024
Cherrystone Auctions March 12-13, 2024 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. The sale contains 1,316 lots and will be offered in four sessions, beginning with United States, with a specialized collection of Postal History of the South, ex-Dabney. Worldwide sections include an exceptional collection of Bavaria, with stamps and covers, offered for the first time at auction. There are solid sections of France, Italy, British Commonwealth, all with many individual rarities. Also featured is a collection of Sweden, with exceptional First Issues. There are 200 Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized holdings and featuring a comprehensive collection of Indian Feudatory States (estimated to realize $100,000), multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact. Kindly note that we will continue adding images for many lots. If scans for the lot you are interested in are unavailable, please check again in a few days.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #644 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Sikkim Rocket Mail 1935 (7 Apr) Silver Jubilee 3sh Rocketgram card, with special red overprint, signed and dated by Stephen Smith on back, rare  Catalog #2C1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #645 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Sikkim Rocket Mail 1935 Silver Jubilee 3sh green, imperforate gutter sheetlet of three, overprinted "Rocket Mail Experiment by Sanction Sikkim Durbar", unused without gum as issued, signed "Complete Sheet Stephen Smith", v.f. (*) Catalog #4A1a | Unsold |
 | Lot #646 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Sikkim Rocket Mail 1935 Silver Jubilee 3sh red, imperforate gutter sheetlet of three, overprinted "Rocket Mail Experiment by Sanction Sikkim Durbar", unused without gum as issued, signed "Complete Sheet Stephen Smith", v.f. (*) Catalog #5A1a | Unsold |
 | Lot #647 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Sikkim Rocket Mail 1935 Silver Jubilee 3sh blue, imperforate gutter sheetlet of three, overprinted "Rocket Mail Experiment by Sanction Sikkim Durbar", unused without gum as issued, signed "Complete Sheet Stephen Smith", v.f. (*) Catalog #7A1a | Unsold |
 | Lot #648 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Sikkim Rocket Mail 1935 (10 Apr) Rocket Mail Experiment cover, with special red Silver Jubilee label and cancels, from Surumsa to Ray, signed Stephen Smith, rare Catalog #7C1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #649 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Sikkim Rocket Mail 1935 (13 Apr) Rocket Mail Experiment cover with special Silver Jubilee orange & blue label and cancels, overprinted "By Sanction Sikkim Durbar", also "over River Singtam", signed Stephen Smith, rare Catalog #9C1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #650 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Sikkim Rocket Mail 1935 (13 Apr) Rocket Mail Experiment cover with special Silver Jubilee orange & blue label and cancels, overprinted "By Sanction Sikkim Durbar", also "over River Rungpo", signed Stephen Smith, rare Catalog #9C1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #651 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Sikkim Rocket Mail 1936 (3 Oct) 2rs dark, imperforate single used in combination with 9pi George V on Sikkim Rocketgram, handstamped "Sir Tashi Namgyal Field To, British Residency", signed Stephen Smith on both sides, with contents of the rocket on back, fine Catalog #14C1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #652 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Sikkim Rocket Mail 1936 (3 Oct) 2rs dark, imperforate single overprinted PARCEL and used in combination with 9pi George V on Sikkim Rocketgram, handstamped "Sir Tashi Namgyal Field To, British Residency", signed Stephen Smith on both sides, with contents of the rocket on back, fine Catalog #15C1 | Unsold |
