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 #164 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Postmasters' Provisionals 1862 (27 Aug) FL addressed to "His Excellency J.J. Pettus, Jackson, Miss." (Governor of the State of Mississippi), with straight-line "Meridian Miss" Sept 1 datestamp at upper left and "Paid 10" manuscript at upper right, fascinating contents (from the "we the undersigned alien British ladies residing in Jones County" "want no more men taken from the county and ask for 4 to be sent back", regarding the treatment of slaves) (Meridian was strategically positioned at a major railroad junction and was the home of a Confederate arsenal, military hospital, and POW stockade. After the Vicksburg campaign, Sherman's Union forces and in February 1864 reached Meridian, where they destroyed the railroads and burned much of the area to the ground. After completing this task, Sherman is reputed to have said, "Meridian no longer exists.")  | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
