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 #773 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1949 Flag, 20m sky blue, imperforate single, showing adjoining stamps on three sides, n.h., v.f. (Bale $450) ** Catalog #15var | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #774 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1949 Second Coins, 5m violet, imperforate upper right Plate No. Block of four, marginal flaw, stamps n.h., v.f.  **Catalog #18var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #775 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1949 "Lion and Flag" Essay, nineteen perforated singles in different shades including two with silver embossing, fine-v.f., scarce assembly E | Unsold |
 | Lot #776 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1949 "Lion and Flag" Essay, twelve perforated blocks of four in different shades, including one with silver embossing and one with double perforations on top row, fine-v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #777 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1949 Holidays, set of three with Tabs, also Menorah, left sheet margin single with Tab, all n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #28-30,55 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #778 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1950 20pr essay in red, with the same design as 1949 5pr and 1952 35pr, right margin single, n.h., fine and rare (a single pane of 25 was discovered in 1990), with 2014 Tsachor certificate E | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #779 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1950 "Israel name essays", selection of Plate Proofs (3), imperf. trial colors of 25m value (3), plus three imperforate and gummed sheetlets of four, fine. Also included is an imperforate Rishon Le Zion Philatelic Exhibition sheetlet of four E | Unsold |
 | Lot #780 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1950 10pr and 20pr imperf. trial color essay in blue, se-tenant top corner margin horizontal gutter strip of four (pair of each value), also and uncut pane of two blocks of each value, without gum, v.f., rare E | Unsold |
 | Lot #781 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1950 10pr imperf. trial color essay in red, block of four, n.h., some gum disturbances affecting top two stamps, v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #782 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1950 10pr imperf. trial color essay in blue, block of four, large margins all around, disturbed gum, v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #783 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1950 20pr larger format imperf. trial color essay in blue, block of four, sheet margin on all sides n.h., some gum wrinkles, v.f. E | Unsold |
 | Lot #784 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1950 10pr and 20pr imperf. trial color essays in magenta, corner margin singles, without gum, 10r with marginal crease, otherwise v.f. E | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #785 ISRAEL 1949-60 Issues 1957 Independence Day, Bezalel Museum (2) and New Year, "Tabrow" sheetlets of five, imperforate at top, three with sheet numbers, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #127-129var | Price Realized $290.00 |
