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 #39 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 Lowenberg decalcomania essay, 3c green, imperf. sheet of 25 printed on goldbeater's onion skin, creases and other small faults, scarce  E | Unsold |
 | Lot #40 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c, 3c and 15c paying 19c on FL used in 1868 from New York to Naples, Italy, March 18 New York Paid All Br. Transit exchange mark, TPO "Verviers.B. Coeln Franco" in red, Verona transit and Naples arrival pmks on back  | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #41 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 10c dark green, grid cancel, nice margins, tiny tear at top and a faint wrinkle, otherwise fine, with 2021 PFC, O Catalog #62B Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #42 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c pink, bright color, well centered for this difficult stamp, lightly hinged original gum, fresh and fine example of this rare early shade, with 2000 PFC, * Catalog #64 Catalog Value $14,000 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #43 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c pink, tied by Washington, D.C. cds on cover to Gettysburg, PA., cover tear at lower left, otherwise fine, with 2014 PSE certificate, Catalog #64 Catalog Value $725 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #44 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c pink, two copies tied by black grid cancels on small buff cover, paying the 6c rate from Middletown, Conn. to Cincinnati, red departure cds alongside, fine-v.f. and attractive cover, quite scarce, with 1981 PFC Catalog #64 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #45 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose pink, never hinged, nice color, fine, with 2021 PSE certificate (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #64b Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #46 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose pink, two singles, well centered, nice colors, right stamp with a pulled perf. at upper right, tied by "PAID" in grid cancel on cover from Boston, with red Sep.7 departure pmk alongside, addressed to Derry, N.C., with 2004 PFC Catalog #64b | Unsold |
 | Lot #47 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, imperf. plate proof on stamp paper, block of four, h.r., v.f., with 1991 PFC (catalogued as two pairs) *Catalog #65P5 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #48 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 24c red lilac, Panama Pacific small die proof on yellowish wove paper, faint staining on reverse, still v.f., only five produced, P Catalog #70P2a Catalog Value $2,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #49 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 24c red lilac, plate proof on card, v.f., P Catalog #70P4 Catalog Value $500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #50 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 90c blue, block of four, original gum, beautiful color, clean perforations all around, with 1984 Philatelic Foundation certificate stating "faint internal creases" which we believe to be natural paper wrinkles, fine example of this rare multiple, *Catalog #72 Catalog Value $32,500 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #51 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 24c grayish lilac, Union Soldier fancy cancel, short perf., otherwise fine, with 2021 PSE certificate O Catalog #78a | Price Realized $170.00 |
