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 #287 CHINA Manchuria 1916 (23 Mar) 1c postal stationery card used from Harbin to England, additionally franked with 3c Junk, tied by departure cds, with year-date omitted (due to end of the Hung Hsien era on March 22)  | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #288 CHINA Manchuria 1926 (26 July) Siberian American Company cover, registered from Harbin to San Francisco, franked with 2c and 8c overprinted and 12c unoverprinted China definitives, tied by departure cds, with overprinted "Harbin2" Registry label, Aug.14 San Francisco arrival on back, unusual combination franking with unoverprinted value | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #289 CHINA Manchuria 1926 (23 June) intact 4c stationery reply double card sent from Harbin to Vologda, Soviet Union, additionally franked with 2c Junk, tied by Harbin departure cds, with arrival (4.7.26) cds, redirected to Leningrad, fine usage, ex-Nekrasov | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #290 CHINA Manchuria 1931 (31 Oct) Japan/China combination registered cover from South Manchuria Railway Zone to Shanghai, paying 22sen on back with Japan Tazawa 1s (16) and 3s (2), tied by Moukden IJPO departure pmks, additionally franked with unoverprinted China 2c (4) and single 10c, Moukden pmks, with Shanghai arrival, complete wax seal and arrival pmks, some tape adhesions on two Japanese stamps, otherwise fine and rare combination usage (after the Moukden incident Sep 18, 1931 and before the establishment of Manchukuo on 1 March, 1932). This cover is illustrated and described in Farquhar, page 78-79 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #291 CHINA Manchuria 1932 (25 June) Siberian American Company cover (opened for display), sent "Express" from Harbin to Shanghai, franked with three blocks of four 1c, 2c, 5c, tied by Harbin departure pmks, with Special Delivery labels on reverse, fine and rare usage during the interim "Manchukuo period" | Price Realized $400.00 |
