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

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #379
FRANCE
1849-50 10c bister, 15c green, used, each with margins all around, fine-v.f., signed Brun, Miro,
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Catalog #1,2
Catalog Value $1,010
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #380
FRANCE
1849 10c dark bister brown, large margins including portions of adjoining stamps on three sides, v.f., tied by diamond grids on large outer FL used in 1851 from Coulomiers to Lisieux, with departure and arrival pmks (YT 1d, Euro 1,600)
Envelope
Catalog #1a
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #381
FRANCE
1849-50 10c bister brown, horizontal pair, margins all around, tied by large Paris Star cancels on outer FL used in 1852 to Jonzac, from there re-directed to Bordeaux, filing folds away from the stamps, fine usage, with Roumet certificate (Maury 1a, Euro 1,900)
Envelope
Catalog #1a
Catalog Value $1,200
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #382
FRANCE
1849-50 20c gray black, intense color, horizontal pair canceled by diamond grids, margins all around, v.f., signed Calves, Roumet, etc. (YT Euro 1,000)
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Catalog #3var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #383
FRANCE
1849-50 20c gray, margins all around, tied by diamond grids on outer FL from Chalus, with 16 Nov. 1849 departure postmark alongside, addressed to Limoges, with arrival on back, signed Roumet, with 2014 certificate (YT 3i, Euro 3,750)
Envelope
Catalog #3var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #384
FRANCE
1849-50 20c gray, distinct color, margins all around, tied by diamond grids on outer FL used from Antibes (8 Dec. 1849) to Clermont, departure pmk alongside, v.f., rare color variety on cover, with 2019 Roumet certificate (Maury 3i, Euro 3,750)
Envelope
Catalog #3var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #385
FRANCE
1853-60 25c blue ("Empire"), block of four, grid cancels, margins all around, fine-v.f., signed Maury, etc. (Maury 15, Euro 3,400)
Box
Catalog #17
Catalog Value $2,150
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #386
FRANCE
1853-60 80c lake, rose, three different, canceled "5104" large numerals (Shanghai), also "Etranger Barcelona", etc., minute flaws, mostly v.f.
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Catalog #19,20
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #387
FRANCE
1862 Reimpression, 10c bistre, bottom sheet margin single, n.h., fresh and v.f., signed Calves, etc. (YT 9e, catalogue value for hinged)
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Catalog #10b
Catalog Value €750
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #388
FRANCE
1863-70 Empire, 2c red brown, block of four, top stamps h.r., bottom stamps l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. (YT 26)
Box *
Catalog #30
Catalog Value €875
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #389
FRANCE
1863-70 40c pale orange, 10c bistre yellowish, unused (regummed), well centered, fine-v.f., signed Calves, Brun
(*)
Catalog #35,54
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #390
FRANCE
1863-70 5fr gray lilac, four copies used, various postmarks, including one with large points, tiny perf. flaws, signed Maury, Calves, etc.,
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Catalog #37
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #391
FRANCE
1863-70 5fr Empire, imperf. left margin single, clear margins on other sides, l.h., nice impression, diagonal crease, otherwise v.f. (YT 33c, cat. Euro 11,000)
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Catalog #37var
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #392
FRANCE
1865 (8 Mar) cover attractively franked with 2c (4) and 10c, tied by Paris Star "33", paying 20c from Paris (Gare d'Orleans cds alongside) to Charroux, with transit and arrival pmks, Roumet certificate
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #393
FRANCE
1870 1c olive green, block of 15, h.r. at top, close but clear at left, two stamps with small thin spots, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. An attractive multiple
Box */**
Catalog #38
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #394
FRANCE
1870 5c green, 10c bister, three different shades of each, mostly with gum, h.r., good colors, couple of small thin spots, fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #41,42
Catalog Value $3,250
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #395
FRANCE
1870 80c rose, large margins all around, h.r., v.f., signed Brun, Diena, etc.,
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Catalog #48
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #396
FRANCE
1870 80c rose, pinkish (3), also 80c deep rose carmine, used, fresh and attractive group, v.f., signed Calves, Brun, etc. (Maury 49,49d, Euro 2,200)
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Catalog #48,48d
Catalog Value $1,400
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #397
FRANCE
1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 2c bright brick red ("rouge-brique fonce"), margins all around, unused without gum, v.f., signed Calves (YT 40Bf)
(*)
Catalog #39avar
Catalog Value €2,500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #398
FRANCE
1870-71 20c blue, tied by "30" large numeral due marking on FL from Pierrefort to St. Flour, with 1871 cds, fine and scarce, signed Calves, Maury, etc.
Envelope
Catalog #45
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #399
FRANCE
1870-71 40c orange, block of four, l.h., v.f., signed Miro (YT 48)
Box *
Catalog #59
Catalog Value €2,800
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #400
FRANCE
1872-78 correspondence of 10 FLs from Bordeaux and Paris to Brownsville, Texas, variety of franking, both Ceres and Laureated issues, with rates up to 3fr, also 2.40fr, 2fr, 1.05fr, 50fr, etc., interesting markings, some faults and aging, generally fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #401
FRANCE
1877 1c Prussian Blue, type II, used, fairly well centered for this difficult stamp, with 1980 Royal certificate (YT 84, cat. €6,000)
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Catalog #87
Catalog Value $4,350
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #402
FRANCE
1900 Merson Issue, 2fr orange, variety background shifted to left, upper left sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet, with their 2019 certificate (YT 145d)
**
Catalog #127var
Catalog Value €350
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #403
FRANCE
1912 (June) round-the-world card from Templeuve, via Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland, each country's franking added along the way and canceled appropriately, minor card faults, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #404
FRANCE
1944 15fr Provence, large Artist's model (10x the size of issued stamp) on card, hand-corrected with Chinese ink, v.f., probably unique
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Unsold
Lot #405
FRANCE
1944 Marianne, 2.40fr red, imperf. bottom margin horizontal pair, l.h., v.f., with handstamp guarantee on reverse (YT 693a)
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Catalog #515var
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #406
FRANCE
1949 UPU, 25c imperf. and gummed trial color pair in blue green (right stamp small stain), also perforated 25c ultramarine (Maury 852B, Euro 1,600), n.h., faint toning spots on back, v.f.
P
Catalog #636P
Unsold
Lot #407
FRANCE
2006 Antibes Juan Les Pins, 0.53 Euro, imperforate block of four, face value and inscriptions omitted, n.h., v.f., signed Calves, with 2015 Calves et Jacquart certificate (YT 3940var)
Box **
Catalog #3195var
Price Realized
$450.00

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