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 #1176 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES - BAVARIA 1849-1895 stampless letters, selection of 24, including two FLs with B.O.C. and O.B.C. (Austrian-Bavarian Border) handstamps, Regensburg and Munich departure markings, one used to Gratz and re-addressed, 1851 "Aus Bayern" on FL to Solingen, Semi-Circular departure datestamps on FLs from Schweinfurt to Baltimore, Munich to London, Kaufbeuern to Landsberg, Triftern with "T1" handstamp, another from Ebermannstadt to Grafenburg, with "E1" handstamp, "Charge" markings,1871 Franco-Prussian "KBFeldpost Relais II", 1872 framed "K.B. Feldpost Exped. IV", etc.  | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1177 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES - BAVARIA 1849-1920 Railway and Train Station cancels, specialized collection of hundreds of imperf. and perf. singles, few pairs, strips of three, 70+ covers or FLs, also some stampless covers, postal stationery, later items, page with unused Revenues, with an excellent showing of "Postablagen" markings, used from 1849-1862, with Schwalbach, Scheidegg, Gars, Steinbuhl, Reichelsdorf, Eoth, Pforring, Tungersheim, Schlusselfeld, Burgpreppach, Lindenberg, Nordenhorf, plus others. Also included are "B.P." and numerous Semi-Circular "Bahnpost" postmarks, some undoubtedly rare O | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #1178 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES - BAVARIA 1849-62 Cancelations, 2-volume collection on pages, hundreds of used singles, pairs, strips of three, many canceled on pieces, also 200+ covers and FLs, various franking, good showing of Town pmks, numeral cancelations (first distribution 1849-56), Cogwheels and other numerals, variety of dispatches and destinations, also a study of "Munchen" pmks, some on larger Coat of Arms issues, few stampless letters, etc. A splendid old-time assembly O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1179 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES - BAVARIA 1850 1kr-18kr collection on pages, hundreds of used singles, also pairs, strips of three, many canceled on pieces, also 45+ covers and FLs, various franking, some combinations, multiples, better numeral pmks, different plate flaws, scarce shades, paper varieties, mostly margins all around, occasional faults, mostly fine-v.f. A fascinating old-time collection of this issue OCatalog #4-8 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1180 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES - BAVARIA 1862 1kr-18kr collection on pages, hundreds of used singles, also pairs, strips of three, many canceled on pieces, also 70+ covers and FLs, various franking, some combinations, multiples, used locally and abroad, some scarce numeral pmks, different plate flaws, shades, paper varieties, mostly margins all around, occasional faults, mostly fine-v.f. A most interesting old-time collection of this issue OCatalog #9-14 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1181 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES - BAVARIA 1867-68 Coat of Arms Issue, collection on pages, hundreds of used singles, pairs, strips of three, many canceled on pieces, also 70+ covers and FLs, various franking, including combinations, mixed-issues, numeral and Town pmks, different origins and destinations, set of unused singles, etc., occasional faults noted, mostly fine-v.f. OCatalog #15-22 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #1182 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES - BAVARIA 1870-1900 Coat of Arms Issue, two-volume collection on pages, hundreds of used singles, pairs, strips of three, many canceled on pieces, also 125+ covers or cards, many interesting pmks and variety of frankings and destinations, mixed franking (perf. and imperf.), two bisects on cards, plus unused singles (minor faults) and multiples, mostly fine or better OCatalog #23/57 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1183 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES - BAVARIA 1911 Luitpold, specialized collection on pages, complete sets Types I and II used, unused plate flaws, including "911" (instead of "1911"), double paper varieties, printed on the gummed side, double ("ghost") impression, tete-beche, double paper and perforation shifts, interesting combination frankings on covers and cards, used to Amsterdam, Bucharest (with local postage due added on arrival, mixed franking with 20pf perforated Coat of Arms, registered on cover from Gefrees, June Issue 5pf and 10pf sheets of 25 canceled First Day of Issue, 5pf horizontal pair imperf. between, stationery cards, picture postcards, etc. *OCatalog #77-93 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1184 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN STATES - BAVARIA 1914-20 Issues, Ludwig with and without overprint, German stamps overprinted "Freistaat Bayern", same overprints on earlier Bavaria definitives, plus Semi-Postals and the 1920 issues, 2-volume collection on pages, with hundreds of used and unused singles, sets, covers with an extensive range of rates and usages, including bisects, tete-beche and gutter pairs, booklet panes, perf. and imperf., inverted and double overprints, color and perf. varieties, errors, full sheets to 5m (188-191), interesting collection, excellent basis for further study and expansion *OCatalog #94-275,B1-3 | Unsold |
