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 #938 POLAND 1760 (ca) cover addressed to Monsieur de Chapski, Chamberlain de la Majeste Roi de Pologne, duc de Lorraine in France, with "Par Alemagne" hs and ms due markings, partial wax seals on back, fine letter to the chamberlain of probably Stanislas Leszczynski, King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, Louis XV's father-in-law  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #939 POLAND 1783 cover addressed to Zhytomyr, sent via Lublin, with "W" and crown in circle, minor paper erosion on back, with docketing and intact wax seal on back, fine cover from Warszawa to Zytomierz | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #940 POLAND 1852 incoming mail cover sent from Rome to Warsaw, franked with Roman States 8b vertical pair, some cover wear, otherwise v.f. and scarce | Unsold |
 | Lot #941 POLAND 1856 stationery 10k entire envelope, with indicia on backflap, addressed to Telsiai, with boxed WILNA 8 Aug departure datestamp on front, overall toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #942 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, nice color, tied on piece by "1" in concentric rings, usual centering, signed Wiatrkowski (Fi.1b) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #943 POLAND 1860 10k blue & carmine, beautiful color, fresh and fine stamp (Fi.1ac) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #944 POLAND 1872 (May) FL from Kremenchug (written entirely in Yiddish), franked with 10k brown & blue (vertically laid paper), tied by Postal Car No.37-38, with transit markings of Postal Car No.15-16, 5-6, 7-8 and arrival cds of Bialystok, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and interesting cover | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #945 POLAND 1919 90h red violet, IA-85, l.h., v.f., signed Mikulski, with his 1986 certificate, * Catalog #50 Catalog Value $ 1,500 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #946 POLAND 1919 2kr blue, "POEZTA" variety, l.h., v.f., signed Suitcliffe * Catalog #52var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #947 POLAND 1925 Arms of Poland, 2gr brown and 30gr deep violet, imperforate se-tenant vertical gutter pair, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks, rare without the customary red printer's lines (*) Catalog #216,223var | Unsold |
 | Lot #948 POLAND 1956 Olympic Games Melbourne, 20g light brown & dull violet (Boxer), center inverted, lower left sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f., unique positional piece and truly superb modern rarity from Poland, only 14(!) examples are known to exist, significantly undercatalogued "Inverted Boxer", ** Catalog #751a Catalog Value $ 17,500 | Unsold |
