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 #1001 KOREA 1884 100m blue & pink, unissued value, block of six, h.r. or n.h., fine-v.f.  * | Unsold |
 | Lot #1002 KOREA 1895 10p blue, block of 10 (5x2), l.h., minor gum creases, fine-v.f., *Catalog #7 Catalog Value $1,100 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1003 KOREA 1895 10p blue, two singles, each with a framed chop indicating Postage Due for domestic mail, faults, rare due markings O Catalog #7 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1004 KOREA 1895 25p maroon, framed handstamp, 50p purple, violet "Seoul Korea" handstamp applied at the U.S. Embassy for mail carried by diplomatic pouch and placed in the mail at Washington, D.C., minor creases, rare O Catalog #8,9 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1005 KOREA 1902 3ch on 50p plum, overprinted on previously red handstamp (No.13), two used singles, fine, O Catalog #37g Catalog Value $480 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1006 KOREA 1946 Issued under U.S. Military Rule, 10 Chuen (instead of 10wn) surcharge on 8s Japanese stamp, n.h., v.f., less than 10 (!) reported (not included in the presentation albums) ** Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1007 KOREA 1946 Issued under U.S. Military Rule, 30ch on 27s rose, two copies, one shifted surcharge, the other double surcharge, l.h., fine-v.f. * Catalog #59var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1008 KOREA 1946 First Anniversary of Liberation, cover franked on both sides with total of 20 copies of 50ch deep violet, canceled Seoul 15 Aug 1946 (First Day of Issue), with special commemorative slogan handstamp, sent to Englewood, N.J. by a U.S. serviceman, fine  Catalog #67 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1009 KOREA 1946 Postal Communication, 10wn carmine, imperforate block of four, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f. */**Catalog #68var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1010 KOREA 1946 1wn buff, imperforate single printed on both sides, also 10wn emerald, imperforate horizontal pair, printed on both sides (one inverted), v.f. ** Catalog #70,73var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1011 KOREA 1946 10wn emerald, top sheet margin vertical strip of three, imperf. horizontally, also 1wn dark green, two imperforate pairs (proofs), unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine ** Catalog #73var,73P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1012 KOREA 1946 20wn rose, 50wn dull red brown, blocks of four, n.h., the former one stamp with irregular gum, v.f., rare, **Catalog #78-79 Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1013 KOREA 1946-48 issues, 31 different, apparently n.h., mounted in a "New Korea Postage Stamps" booklet, with Regular Issues and Commemoratives, some album page reinforcements on back page, fine and scarce ** Catalog #55/86 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1014 KOREA 1949 500wn deep blue, vertical strip of 10, middle pair imperf. between, perf. separations hinge reinforced, error n.h., v.f., only one sheet reported ** Catalog #113var | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1015 KOREA 1950 Unification of Korea (Syngman Rhee & Flags), imperforate souvenir sheets, set of three, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., only 300 of each issued (Mi. Block 19-21, €18,000) ** Catalog #119-121var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1016 KOREA 1951 Definitives, 5w, 20w, 50w, 1,000w, four souvenir sheets (margins reduced to 95x118mm), n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #122-124,126var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1017 KOREA 1951 two covers from Pusan to Tokyo, each franked with vertical pair of 200wn on 15wn, one used in combination with pair of 20wn purple, the other with single 20wn and pair of 50wn green, fine Catalog #128 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1018 KOREA 1952 20wn, 50wn, 100wn, imperforate blocks of four, each printed on both sides (double, one inverted on back), v.f. **Catalog #187,187A,187Bvar | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1019 KOREA 1952 300wn green, printed on both sides, one slightly double impression, fine and unusual * Catalog #184var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1020 KOREA 1952 500wn carmine, 2,000wn deep blue, imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, minor natural paper wrinkles, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #185,186var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1021 KOREA 1953 YMCA, imperforate souvenir sheet, without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (Mi. Block 59, €1,700) ** Catalog #195var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1022 KOREA 1954 Dok Island, set of three imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #200-202var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1023 KOREA 1954-55 10h brown (Moth & Flag), 30h dark blue (Pagoda), also 200h violet (Pagoda), three imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, last one horizontally laid paper, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #202A,203,203E | Unsold |
 | Lot #1024 KOREA 1954-55 10h brown (Moth & Flag), 30h dark blue (Pagoda), also 200h violet (Pagoda), three imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, last one horizontally laid paper, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #202A,203,203E | Unsold |
 | Lot #1025 KOREA 1954 Forestation, set of two imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #204-205var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1026 KOREA 1954 U.S.A.- Korea Defense Treaty, set of three imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, h.r., fine-v.f. * Catalog #206-208var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1027 KOREA 1955 "Reconstruction", 1h, 15h, 20h and 50h, set of four imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #209-212var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1028 KOREA 1955 "Reconstruction", 1h, 15h, 20h and 50h, set of four imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #209-212var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1029 KOREA 1955 20h blue, watermarked, perf. 12 1/2, n.h., tiny natural inclusion at left, v.f., rare stamp, missing in most collections, ** Catalog #211 Catalog Value $1,350 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1030 KOREA 1955-57 two different unexploded booklets, v.f.  Catalog #212a,255a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1031 KOREA 1955 Rotary, set of three, also Syngman Rhee 80th Birthday, imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #213-217var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1032 KOREA 1955 Syngman Rhee 80th Birthday, Tenth Anniversary of Independence, imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, minor paper wrinkles, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #217-219var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1033 KOREA 1955 United Nations, 10th Anniversary, set of two imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #221-222var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1034 KOREA 1955 10th Anniversary of the United Nations, imperforate souvenir sheets, set of two, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., only 1000 printed (Mi. €1,100) (*) Catalog #221-22var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1035 KOREA 1955-56 Korean Navy and Syngman Rhee Birthday Issue, imperforate souvenir sheets, unused without gum as issued, the latter with natural paper wrinkles, corner creases, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #225,226var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1036 KOREA 1956 Melbourne Olympics, souvenir sheets, set of two, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (Mi.Block 100-101, €8,000) (*) Catalog #229-30var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1037 KOREA 1956 Stamp Day, set of three imperforate souvenir sheets, without gum as issued, v.f. (Mi. Block 102-104, €1,800) ** Catalog #232-234var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1038 KOREA 1956 10h, 20h and 50h, three imperforate souvenir sheets, without gum as issued, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #235-237var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1039 KOREA 1957 Boy Scouts, imperforate souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #245-246var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1040 KOREA 1957 Redrawn Types, 2h-400h imperforate souvenir sheets, ten different, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #249-260var | Unsold |
