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 #1240 Far Eastern Republic 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, overprinted in red "1917 7-XI 1922", 2k-10k imperf. sheets of 25, each showing curved "22" of "1922" (position 24), two partially adhered on French Consulate in Vladivostok affidavits, each with a consular seal on one stamp, 10k also with handstamps on back, all with some toning (these stamps were stored for many years in Shanghai), accompanied by a typewritten and signed statement from the Postal Authorities in Vladivostok confirming that 10,000 sets were overprinted. A unique group,  */**Catalog #62-65,var Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1241 Far Eastern Republic 1922 Fifth Anniversary of the Russian Revolution, overprinted in black instead of red (proof) "1917 7-XI 1922", 2k-10k imperf. blocks of four, n.h. but disturbed gum with some usual toning, still v.f., unique set of proof blocks **Catalog #62-65P | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1242 Far Eastern Republic 1922 4k rose, triple (!) red overprint triple, canceled on piece, little toning, otherwise fine, very rare O Catalog #63var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1243 Far Eastern Republic 1922 5k claret, vertical block of ten, red overprint displaced downwards, lower right stamp with curved "22" of "1922", unused without gum, v.f. (*)Catalog #64,64var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1244 Far Eastern Republic 1922 5k claret, imperf. horizontal block of six, overprint double, n.h., gum toning, otherwise fine, **Catalog #64b Catalog Value $2,100 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1245 Far Eastern Republic 1922 5k claret, vertical block of ten, red overprint double and further displaced downwards, unused without gum, some inconsequential toning, otherwise v.f., probably unique multiple, (*)Catalog #64b Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
