Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
May 7-8, 2024
The May 7-8, 2024 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries, via CherrystoneLIVE. There are 1,562 lots, offered in four sessions, beginning with United States, followed by a diverse worldwide holding formed by Dikran Taner. There are solid sections of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Italian States, Switzerland, Turkey, as well as British Commonwealth, featuring John Pedneault's postal history of Ireland, extensive Bermuda, British Africa and various individual rarities. In addition, there are selections of China, with Red Revenues, numerous Flight and Zeppelin covers, rare booklets and more. Finally, the last session is highlighted by Large Lots and Collections, with 184 lots ranging from single country albums, specialized holdings, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1214 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, thick paper, uncanceled single, showing excellent colors and embossing, affixed on FL dated 3 October, 1858 and used from "Padiachewka" to Kurland - Mitawa, with two-line October 1858 departure and "Polucheno" October 19, 1858 arrival datestamps, v.f. and rare usage from a small village, obviously without operating postal service and most likely delivered by coach  Catalog #2 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1215 RUSSIA 1866 20k blue & orange, imperforate and gummed proof on glazed, unwatermarked chalky paper, prepared for the 1867 Paris Exhibition, somewhat oxidized, otherwise fine and rare item, ex-Breitfuss P | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1216 RUSSIA 1889 2k green, imperforate single, h.r., v.f., with handstamped guarantee. A rare stamp, * Catalog #47a Catalog Value $800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1217 RUSSIA 1917 War charity labels, separated sheet of 64, some faults, mostly fine-v.f.  * | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1218 RUSSIA 1917 selection of 12 different original black and white photographs incl. Kerensky with ministers, various funeral processions (burial of Cossacks, etc.), May 1 Holiday, First Days of the Revolution, various volunteers, also an additional photograph (same source) from Christiania, Norway, fine-v.f. and rare | Unsold |
 | Lot #1219 RUSSIA 1924 3r red brown, green, perf. 13 1/2 : 10, never hinged and post office fresh, natural gum wrinkles, v.f. and rare stamp, especially in this quality (Zagorsky 57A) ** Catalog #292b Catalog Value $5,250 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1220 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three unaccepted designs submitted for competition, all on cards (128x72mm), including 1r and 2r "All the Power to the Soviets" by artist N. Kotoff, both composite models, with frame and center superimposed on one another, also "Triumphant Procession of Workers and Peasants" hand painted by artist K. Maximo, value tablets blank, v.f. and possibly unique E | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1221 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, two unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 10k value, frames reversed, both composite models, with frame and center superimposed on one another, various colors, fine and rare E | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1222 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 1r gray and 2r blue and 2r gray "All the Power to the Soviets" by artist N. Kotoff, some wrinkles, fine-v.f. E | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1223 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 1r gray blue, 1r gold and 1r brown "Lenin" by artist N. Kotoff, some wrinkles, fine-v.f. E | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1224 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three different unaccepted designs, proposed sketches including 10k Train, 10k Factory and breaking chains of oppression, plus 15k Hammer & Sickle, all with simulated perforations, each on a different size card and affixed on a single sheet (page three of the "Competition for Postage Stamp of the October Revolution, 10th October" booklet), with a corresponding photo essay alongside, all numbered in red crayon, values inserted by hand, mostly fine-v.f. These designs were rejected because they resembled the already existing propaganda posters, plus the proposed denominations did not conform to the postal rates. A striking group of essays, possibly unique E | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1225 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, two unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 1k and another with value tablets blank, frame and center superimposed on one another; various colors, fine and rare E | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1226 RUSSIA 1929 Industrial Production, artist signed (Ivanoff, Leningrad) drawing in brown, v.f., unique E | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1227 RUSSIA 1929 Industrial Production, artist drawing in brown, vertical format showing tractor at bottom, v.f., unique E | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1228 RUSSIA 1937 Moscow Architecture, 40k violet, imperforate vertical pair with sheet margin at bottom, dried gum, with tiny thins at bottom margin only, v.f. and rare imperforate variety. Also included is a souvenir sheet of four (most "imperfs" are usually cut from the souvenir sheets) * Catalog #603b | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1229 RUSSIA 1962 Monument "In outer Space" engraved vignette in steel blue, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, images shifted to top, natural gum creases, n.h., v.f. P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1230 RUSSIA 1966 Space, 6k Sputnik, 6k multicolor, also 10k black, two different, all imperforate proofs, fine-v.f., undoubtedly rare P | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1231 RUSSIA 1976 Interkosmos, 20k multicolor, imperforate sheet corner margin single, l.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 4583Pa) * | Price Realized $450.00 |
