Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
July 9-10, 2024
Welcome to our July 9-10, 2024 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,554 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including selections from the philatelic stock of Larry Brassler, with a solid selections of United States, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, Latin and South America, European Countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy, as well as Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Other areas are well represented, with China, Japan, Korea and Pakistan. As always, the sale contains 190+ large lots and collections, with individual country albums, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and much more. The sale will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #434 FRANCE 1853 1fr Empire, used horizontal strip of three, ample margins at top and left, cut in at right and partly at bottom, other faults, left copy actually fine, with margins close but clear at bottom, reasonable appearance (YT 18) O Catalog #21 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #435 FRANCE 1871 surcharged "10" on 10c bistre, block of four, h.r. at top, bottom right stamp n.h., nice color, fresh and fine, rare multiple (the anticipated demand for the surcharged stamps never materialized and the stamps were not issued, except for a few sheets which got into the hands of collectors. All the rest was destroyed by burning, very few blocks survive) (YT34, €15,000)  *Catalog #49 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #436 FRANCE 1925 5fr carmine, two horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #226 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #437 FRANCE 1935-36 Pilatre de Rozier, also Semi-Postals set of two, blocks of four, two of last, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #308,B42-43 Catalog Value $1,182 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #438 FRANCE 1944 Liberation Issues, De Gaulle "Liberateur", vertical strip of four, top two blue & red, bottom two red & blue, n.h., v.f. ** | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #439 FRANCE 1949 UPU, set of three imperforate horizontal pairs, h.r., v.f. (YT 850-852) * Catalog #634-36var Catalog Value € 1,200 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #440 FRANCE 1953 Tour de France, five diff. imperf. and gummed trial color proofs, various colors, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #693P | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #441 FRANCE 1953 Tour de France Bicycle Issue, 12fr imperforate trial color proofs, 18 copies, including five pairs, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #693P | Unsold |
 | Lot #442 FRANCE 1957-59 Europa, two different Signed Artist Die proofs, v.f. P | Unsold |
 | Lot #443 FRANCE 1964 PHILATEC, 1fr brown & blue, 22 copies (mostly sheet corner margin blocks of four), also seven canceled First Day of Issue, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #1100 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #444 FRANCE 1964 PHILATEC, bottom sheet margin imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (YT 1422) ** Catalog #1100var Catalog Value € 700 | Price Realized $180.00 |
