Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
January 7-8, 2025
Cherrystone Auctions January 7-8, 2025 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and via CherrystoneLIVE There are 1,481 lots which will be offered in four sessions, starting with United States, featuring a large collection of U.S. sheets and modern errors. Worldwide sections include an exceptional holding of Israel, including Forerunners and Interim Period. There are solid sections of France, Germany, Italy and Italian States, British Commonwealth, with many individual rarities. Eastern Europe offers a collection of Poland, with many better Krakow overprints, as well as Imperial Russia, with rare inverted backgrounds, Romanov correspondence, followed by Soviet Union, including Air Post and Civil War issues. There are 165 Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized holdings, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #346 ETHIOPIA 1902 "Bosta" (Post) overprint, 1/4g, 1/2g and 1g Menelik adhesives, tied by Addis Ababa 6.11.1903 cds on small cover addressed to Germany  Catalog #15-17 | Unsold |
 | Lot #347 ETHIOPIA 1905 5 centimes provisional surcharge on 16g Lion, with black "Malekt" handstamp, block of four, slightly dried gum, fine and rare multiple,  *Catalog #56 Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #348 ETHIOPIA 1917 Coronation Issue, blocks of four, canceled to order by Dire-Dawa pmks, fine-v.f. Catalog #101-107 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #349 ETHIOPIA 1917 Coronation of Empress Zauditu, complete set of nine blocks of four (including black overprint variety), used, fine-v.f., Catalog #108-15,113a Catalog Value $436 | Unsold |
 | Lot #350 ETHIOPIA 1917 surcharges inverted, set of four blocks of four, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. */**Catalog #116-19var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #351 ETHIOPIA 1925 1g on 12g lilac & gray, block of four, h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., rare multiple, **Catalog #147A Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #352 ETHIOPIA 1925 1g on 12g lilac & gray, block of four, canceled to order, upper right stamp variety (missing the middle Amharic character), v.f., rare multiple Catalog #147A | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #353 ETHIOPIA 1925-27 Issue, two large imperforate presentation sheetlets, each with five different, framed "Empire d'Ethiopie" Serie Speciale and "Atelier de Fabrication des Timbres Poste - Paris" at bottom, control punches at left, also with glassine interleafs, fine-v.f., rare uncut sheets P Catalog #155-64P | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #354 ETHIOPIA 1928 Definitives, ten different designs on two presentation deluxe sheets dated 1925 and 1927, fresh and v.f. P Catalog #155-64P | Unsold |
 | Lot #355 ETHIOPIA 1944 Centenary of the birth of Menelik II, large composite proof sheetlet of five, each design in different color, v.f. P Catalog #263-67P | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #356 ETHIOPIA 1944 Centenary of the birth of Menelik II, five large composite proof sheetlets of six, each a trial color for separate values (5c, 10c, 20c, 50c and 65c), showing different colors of each, v.f. A remarkable assembly P Catalog #263-67P | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #357 ETHIOPIA 1944 Centenary of the birth of Menelik II, group of 24 imperforate pairs, trial colors on various paper, also seven imperforate sheetlets of four, each double impression (four are double impression, one inverted), plus a single die in brown, double impression, v.f. P Catalog #263-67P | Unsold |
 | Lot #358 ETHIOPIA 1944 Centenary of the birth of Menelik II, six sets of five proof sheetlets, each a different trial color in adopted design (orange, red brown, blue, red, green and black), v.f. A remarkable assembly P Catalog #263-67P | Unsold |
 | Lot #359 ETHIOPIA 1944 Centenary of the birth of Menelik II, six sets of five proof sheetlets of four, each a different trial color in adopted design (orange, red brown, blue, red, green and black), v.f. A remarkable assembly PCatalog #263-67P | Unsold |
 | Lot #360 ETHIOPIA 1945 Victory Issue, trial color proof overprints in black, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #268-72var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #361 ETHIOPIA 1945 Victory Issue, trial color proof overprints in green, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #268-72var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #362 ETHIOPIA 1945 Victory Issue, trial color proof overprints in blue, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #268-72var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #363 ETHIOPIA 1947 Roosevelt Memorial Issue, imperforate composite proof sheet of five, each value overprinted "Specimen" in red, v.f. P Catalog #278-80,C21-22P | Unsold |
 | Lot #364 ETHIOPIA 1947 Roosevelt Memorial Issue, imperforate composite proof sheet of five, v.f. P Catalog #278-80,C21-22P | Unsold |
 | Lot #365 ETHIOPIA 1947 Roosevelt Memorial Issue, 12c, 25c and 65c imperforate sheets of 12, large margins all around, each stamp handstamped "Specimen" in red, initialed and signed at bottom, creases affect three stamps in each sheet, otherwise v.f. PCatalog #278-80S | Unsold |
 | Lot #366 ETHIOPIA 1969 Ancient Crosses, 25c and 60c trial color essays in gummed sheets of 25, with simulated perforations adhered to cards, v.f., the stamps were issued in different colors and sizes with slightly modified design ECatalog #546-547E | Unsold |
 | Lot #367 ETHIOPIA 1973 Meteorological Cooperation, collective proof of six, showing two stages for each value, v.f. PCatalog #661-663P | Unsold |
 | Lot #368 ETHIOPIA 1975 International Women's Year, four different trial color essays in gummed sheets of 25 (with two 90c sheets, one in red the other in green) with simulated perforations adhered to cards, v.f., the stamps were issued in multi-colors and with slightly modified designs, possibly unique ECatalog #736-738E | Unsold |
 | Lot #369 ETHIOPIA 1984 Traditional Ethiopian Sports, set of 32 imperf. progressive proofs in various colors (eight for each value) from the Courvoisier archives, v.f. and rare group P Catalog #1105-09P | Unsold |
 | Lot #370 ETHIOPIA 1989 Birds, set of 20 imperf. progressive proofs in various colors (five for each value) from the Fournier archives, including three each of the design only (in red, blue and green), one each of the frame only and one of black frame and red center, v.f. P Catalog #1249-52P | Unsold |
