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 #49 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 (May) large cover, actually a wrapper, with 24c gray lilac (2), 30c orange and 90c blue, canceled by bold segmented cork postmarks, with New Orleans, May 2, 61 cds alongside and below, addressed to "Clerk of the Probate Court of Madison County, Canton, Miss", endorsed alongside "Deposition of Joseph Hay, J. Hammon, K. Payne, David G. Cooke in matter of Estate of David Goodhue". Red crayon "1.68" confirms the franking, also "14" in blue crayon, some toning and cover/wrapper overall wrinkling, away from the stamps, which while off-centered, are mostly very good, undoubtedly rare domestic usage of the 90c (A census of 90c 1861-68 covers by Herzog and Starnes in the Chronicle 140 (November 1988), does not record this cover) (catalogue value for 90c on cover)  Catalog #70,71,72 Catalog Value $ 25,000 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
