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 #919 ITALY 1863 60c lilac, bottom sheet margin block of four with Plate No. 102, n.h., usual centering, fine  **Catalog #32 | Unsold |
 | Lot #920 ITALY 1878 2c on 5Lire, double surcharge, used, somewhat faulty, listed but unpriced in Sassone, Unique (!), with 2002 Raybaudi certificate O Catalog #43var | Unsold |
 | Lot #921 ITALY 1890 2c on 1.25L orange, surcharge inverted, used, usual centering, with 1996 Diena certificate. A rare stamp, only a few exist (Sass.54a, €85,000) O Catalog #62a Catalog Value $47,500 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #922 ITALY 1901 Regular Issue, 1c-25c, 45c, 1L and 5L selection of nine different blocks of four, l.h. at top, with bottom pairs n.h., usual centering, 25c well centered, three stamps n.h. (one with short perfs), fine lot, catalogue value for hinged blocks of four (Sass.68/78) */**Catalog #76-81,84,87,91 Catalog Value € 8,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #923 ITALY 1910 Garibaldi, complete set of four, well centered, n.h., v.f., with 2020 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass. €6,500) ** Catalog #115-18 Catalog Value $1,715 | Unsold |
 | Lot #924 ITALY 1911 Victor Emmanuel, 15c slate, imperf. block of ten, margins all around, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 96e) **Catalog #123a Catalog Value € 2,600 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #925 ITALY 1921 Dante Alighieri, 15c violet brown, variety printed on both sides, sheet corner margin block of four, hinged in margins, stamps n.h., v.f. (Sass.116e, catalogue value for n.h. singles) **Catalog #133var Catalog Value € 8,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #926 ITALY 1921 Dante Alighieri, unissued 15c gray, double impression, top margin block of four, with perforations shifted downwards, n.h., v.f. and spectacular variety (Sass.116Ac) **Catalog #133var Catalog Value € 5,600 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #927 ITALY 1921 Dante Alighieri, unissued 15c gray, top left margin block of four, imperf. at top, bottom stamps with double perforations, n.h., top right stamp stained, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.116Ag) **Catalog #133var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #928 ITALY 1922 Philatelic Congress, set of four, n.h., usual centering, mostly fine, with 2006 Raybaudi certificate, ** Catalog #142A-142D Catalog Value $3,125 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #929 ITALY 1922 Philatelic Congress Trieste, set of four, n.h., usual centering, fine-v.f., signed Diena, with 2973 certificate (Sass. €4,500) ** Catalog #142A-D Catalog Value $3,125 | Unsold |
 | Lot #930 ITALY 1923 Manzoni, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., with 2014 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass. €3,000) ** Catalog #165-170 Catalog Value $2,375 | Unsold |
 | Lot #931 ITALY 1923 Manzoni, 1L blue and black, imperf. right margin horizontal pair, right stamp l.h., left stamp n.h., v.f. (Sass.155d) */** Catalog #169a Catalog Value € 3,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #932 ITALY 1923-25 20c on 25c, top left margin block of 25, variety with surcharge shifted, n.h., v.f. (Sass.176h) **Catalog #151var Catalog Value € 3,750 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #933 ITALY 1925-26 Jubilee, 60c brown carmine, perf. 13 1/2, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 186k) ** Catalog #175a,var Catalog Value € 2,400 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #934 ITALY 1925-26 Jubilee, 1.25L dark blue, perf. 13 1/2, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Sass. 188k) ** Catalog #177var Catalog Value € 2,400 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #935 ITALY 1927-29 1.85L black, left margin horizontal pair, both showing imperf. at left variety, left stamp with perforations through the center, hinged, fine (Sass. 215k) * Catalog #194var Catalog Value € 2,000 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #936 ITALY 1928 Filiberto, 20c imperf. proof of the center only in blue, marginal block of four, v.f. (Sass. P226) PCatalog #201P Catalog Value € 1,800 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #937 ITALY 1928 Filiberto, 25c bottom sheet margin block of four, stamps imperf. horizontally between and at bottom, top stamps hinged, fine (Sass. 227o) *Catalog #202var Catalog Value € 1,800 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #938 ITALY 1930 Virgil, postage and Air Post Semi-Postal (9+2L) complete set of 10 imperforate plate proofs on card, each overprinted "Saggio" (Specimen) fine-v.f. S Catalog #248-256S | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #939 ITALY 1954 100L and 200L inscription sheet corner margin blocks of five, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #661-662 | Unsold |
 | Lot #940 ITALY 1976 400L Regular Issue "Italia", imperf. top sheet margin block of 20, n.h., some gum offsets and inclusions, otherwise v.f., with Raybaudi cert. for the entire sheet from which this block originated **Catalog #998Wvar | Price Realized $450.00 |
