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 #326 FRANCE 1796 (June) FL originating from Philadelphia, addressed to Malo, with "Brest" straight line hs, due "10" (decimes), fine  | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #327 FRANCE 1860 (5 June) cover franked with 40c Empire, three ample margins, cut in at top, canceled by diamond grids, with corresponding Landerneau departure cds, addressed to a Naval officer aboard "Le Torbin" stationed in China, red "PD" and "P.P." handstamps, sent via Marseille and Suez, with transit markings, backflap missing, some toning, rare destination | Unsold |
 | Lot #328 FRANCE 1861 (11 Dec) FL from Le Havre to New York, franked with single 80c Empire, tied by "1495" large numerals, endorsed "Per Arago", with "Am. Service" and "Bureau Maritime Havre" departure cds, with "PD" and New York, Dec.27 arrival pmks, fine. This cover was probably carried on the "Inman" (SS Edinburgh steamer), because "Arago" was requisitioned by the U.S. government for the duration of the Civil War | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #329 FRANCE 1866 (28 Dec) FL from Clermont to London, with "FR 2F" accountancy oval, charged "30" and matching blue "Retour a L'envoyer Rebuts" handstamps, London pmks on back, charged "8" (decimes) on the return, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #330 FRANCE 1870 Bordeaux Issue, 5c green, greenish, Type B, horizontal strip of four, canceled by large numerals, margins all around, good color, v.f., signed Bloch (YT 42B, €1,400) O Catalog #41a | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #331 FRANCE 1870 Bordeaux Issue, 10c bister yellowish, horizontal pair, used, v.f. O Catalog #42a | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #332 FRANCE 1925 Paris Exhibition, souvenir sheet of four, n.h., fresh, v.f.,  **Catalog #226 Catalog Value $ 3,750 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #333 FRANCE 1925 Paris Exhibition, souvenir sheet of four, n.h., fresh, v.f., **Catalog #226 Catalog Value $ 3,750 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #334 FRANCE 1925 Paris Exhibition, souvenir sheet of four, 2.5.25 Exposition cancel in margin, h.r., stamps n.h., v.f. (YT €1,400) *Catalog #226 Catalog Value $ 1,100 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #335 FRANCE 1927 Strasbourg Exhibition, souvenir sheet, canceled 10.6.27, n.h., v.f. (YT €2,000) ** Catalog #241 Catalog Value $ 2,300 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #336 FRANCE 1929-33 5fr,10fr and 20fr imperforate deluxe sheetlets, fine-v.f. P Catalog #249/254P | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #337 FRANCE 1937 Pexip Exhibition, three souvenir sheets of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #329 Catalog Value $ 2,100 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #338 FRANCE 1937 Pexip Exhibition, four souvenir sheets of four, two l.h., others used, each with Exhibition cancels, fine-v.f., *Catalog #329 Catalog Value $ 1,320 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #339 FRANCE 1945 London Issue, complete set of six in blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (see note in Scott following 503) (YT 701A-F, €3,840) **Catalog Value $ 2,800 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #340 FRANCE 1956-67 Europa Issues, selection of 15 different imperf. Deluxe sheetlets, including two collective sheetlets of two, v.f. P Catalog #805/1179P | Price Realized $230.00 |
