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 #813 ISRAEL Army Stamps 1948 unissued Israel Army stamps, two different composite photo essays, both with 15m Lion of Judah, 30m Menorah, 45m Sword and Olive Branch designs, but with different 75m (one with Sword and Spade, the other with Spade, Sword and Scroll), all from the estate of the designer O. Wallish, v.f. and rare, each signed Muentz, with his 1982 certificate E | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #814 ISRAEL Army Stamps 1948 Israel Army stamps, composite photo essay of the approved designs, with 10m Ancient Warrior (TSVAO instead of TSVAI spelling error), 15m Menorah, 20m Stockade and Tower and 50m Sword and Olive Branch, plus single photo essay of 15m Sword, Olive Branch and Magen David (rejected design), all from the estate of designer O. Wallish, v.f., signed Muentz with his 1982 certificate for the composite proof and 2013 Tsachor certificate for both E | Unsold |
 | Lot #815 ISRAEL Army Stamps 1948 Israel Army stamps, color trials of the final design by O. Wallish (printed by Levin Epstein in July 1948), five different imperf. composite horizontal strips of four on gummed paper, with 10m (with the TZVAO instead of TZVAI spelling error), 15m, 20m and 50m, each with large margins on three sides, in blue, green, purple, light blue and dark orange, last two with some scattered stains, otherwise v.f. and scarce group, signed Muentz, with 2005 Tsachor certificate P | Unsold |
