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 #154 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Confederate States' Usage of U.S. Stamps 1861 (12 Jan) Vicksburg, Mississippi, target cancel and date stamp alongside, clearly struck on 3c stationery entire envelope addressed to New Orleans, backflap tears, otherwise fine (Mississippi was the second state following South Carolina to secede from the United States on January 9, 1861. Mississippi joined with six other southern states to form the Confederacy on February 4, 1861)  | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #155 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Confederate States' Usage of U.S. Stamps 1861 (6 Mar) Natchez, Mississippi, complete FL franked with perforated 3c red, tied by cds, addressed to Madison, Parish, Louisiana, fine | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #156 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Confederate States' Usage of U.S. Stamps 1861 (12 Jan) Natchez, Mississippi, cover franked with perforated 1c blue, used locally, also another cover with similar franking, same correspondence, canceled January 28, each with arrival docketing, fine | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #157 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Confederate States' Usage of U.S. Stamps 1861 (30 Apr) Lexington, Va., cover franked with perforated 3c red, tied by blue grids and clear departure pmk, addressed to San Marino, Dinwiddie, Va, fine (Virginia seceded from the Union on 17th April, 1861) | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #158 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Confederate States' Usage of U.S. Stamps 1861 (4 May) legal size cover (reduced at right) franked with 4x3c red brown (only part of the stamp at right still there), tied by New Orleans May 4, 1861 cds, addressed to Galena, Miss., with "D.I. Ricardo Notary Public" embossed corner card cachet, wax seals and manuscript markings on back, late usage of the U.S. stamps in the CSA (Louisiana seceded from the United States on January 26, 1861) | Price Realized $475.00 |
