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 #885 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Montenegro 1941 Overprinted and surcharged on stamps of Yugoslavia, 1.50d red, se-tenant vertical strip of four, showing four different proofs of the overprint, including "Montenegro" only, "Montenegro" twice (one Cyrillic) with date, Cyrillic "Montenegro" with "Occupazione Italiana" and Cyrillic "Montenegro" with date, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f. and rare, signed Raybaudi ** | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #886 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Montenegro 1941 unissued 50p orange, n.h., fine, with 1986 Raybaudi certificate (for a block of four from which this single originated) ** Catalog #Sass.14A Catalog Value €3,200 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #887 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Montenegro 1941 unissued 50p orange, left margin block of ten, n.h., fresh and v.f., with 1987 Raybaudi certificate. Only 50 issued, this multiple representing 20% (!) of the available stamps,  **Catalog #Sass.14A Catalog Value €32,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #888 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Montenegro 1941 overprinted on 40d green (n.h.) and 50d grayish blue (l.h.), set of two, v.f. and extremely rare, with 1979 Fiecchi and 1983 Raybaudi certificates, */** Catalog #Sass.PA 8I,8II Catalog Value €125,000 | Price Realized $11,500.00 |
 | Lot #889 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Montenegro 1942 Red Cross, overprinted in black, set of four, n.h., fine-v.f., only 400 printed, with 1990 Diena certificate, ** Catalog #Sass.32-35 Catalog Value €6,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #890 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Montenegro 1942 Red Cross, overprinted in red, set of four, n.h., v.f., only 200 printed, with 1990 Diena certificate, ** Catalog #Sass.36-39 Catalog Value €15,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #891 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Montenegro 1942 1d yellow green, small "Lire" overprint, well centered, n.h., fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, with 1993 Raybaudi certificate, ** Catalog #Sass.48A Catalog Value €42,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #892 ITALIAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Italian Occupation of Montenegro 1943 Commemoratives, Postage and Air Post complete, 16 values, sheets of 50, n.h., fine-v.f. (Sass.60-69,PA26-31) **Catalog #2N33-42,C18-23 Catalog Value €27,500 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
