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 #109 United States 1902-08 Issue 1902 50c black, die essay on india, die sunk on card (89x103mm), almost complete engraving (shortened shading lines in leaf ornaments at upper right and left), small piece of bottom right corner of India paper torn off, still v.f., one of only two Scott listed and the only recorded example of this nearly complete state. This and the essay offered in the previous lot are the only two known die essays for the 50c 1902 Issue. Each is unique (ex-Cheshire collection, Siegel 2004 sale, $3,250 hammer) E Catalog #310-E2 Catalog Value $4,000 | Unsold |
