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 #217 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA General Issues 1863 20c green, horizontal pair, ample margins, some wrinkles and corner creases, tied on heavily stained (backflap missing) defective cover by "Waco Village, Texas" cds, addressed to Virginia, used as 40 cents to cover postage of the Letter Express operating from Texas by the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Eastern Section of the Confederacy after the fall of Vicksburg and the blockade of the river (only about 20 covers franked with a pair of 20c green, paying the 40c Trans-Mississippi Express rate are known, majority of which are heavily stained and damaged, see "The Trans-Mississippi Mails After the Fall of Vicksburg", by Richard Krieger)  Catalog #13 Catalog Value $ 4,500 | Price Realized $450.00 |
