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 #453 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1930 East-See flight to Finland, cover franked with 2m South America, canceled on board (23.9.30), with appropriate triangular cachet and Helsinki arrival pmk on back  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #454 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1930 Munich-Berlin Hamburg Flight picture postcard (Dr.Hugo Eckener) addressed to Manila, Philippine Islands, franked with 1m, canceled on board, with Straubing (21 June) and "Berlin-Staaken Zeppelintag" pmks, red "Mit Luftpost befordert Hamburg 1" and oval "Mit Luftpost Graf Zeppelin Befordert" cachets, Manila (21 July) arrival pmk, fine and rare "Zeppelin Day" card to uncommon destination | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #455 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1930 South Alpine Flight card addressed to the Philippines, franked with 1m, canceled on board, with Straubing (27 Oct) and Manila (1 Aug) arrival pmks, fine card to uncommon destination | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #456 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1934 First SAF to Brazil, franked with 2m dark blue and 1M Chicago Flight adhesive (C43), used on "D.Europa" Catapult, with corresponding "Deutscher Schleuderflug Dampfer Europa Southampton" cachet, Berlin (26.5.34) and Pernambuco (29.5.34) arrival pmks on back, v.f., scarce combination Zeppelin/Catapult flight (Si.247Bb) | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #457 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1934 (9 June) South America flight from Hamburg, via Friedrichshafen to Rio de Janeiro, franked on back with pair of 2M Castle adhesives, tied by cds, with "Visit Rio" arrival, also "Condor-Zeppelin" response cachet | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #458 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1936 Hindenburg flight cover posted on board during the return from the 9th North America flight, with German and U.S. franking, re-dispatched on the 10th North America Flight, showing 1.10.36 and 6.10.36 departure and two distinct Hindenburg cachets, v.f. and scarce double flight cover (Si.439A,441A) | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #459 GERMANY Zeppelin Flights 1936 Hindenburg flight cover carried on the 7th Return flight from Lakehurst at domestic letter rate, with Airship fee added in Germany, Zeppelin adhesives canceled on board, then dispatched on the 4th SAF with additional German franking canceled on board the Hindenburg enroute to Brazil, v.f., with appropriate cachets and arrival markings (Si.431,432A) | Price Realized $375.00 |
