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 #828 ITALY 1862 20c indigo, left margin vertical strip of three, top stamp imperf. on three sides, upper right corner diagonally cut, bottom stamp completely imperforate on all sides, middle stamp imperf. At bottom, l.h., signed Diena, with his 1992 certificate ("Unique") (Sass.2mb, unpriced) * | Unsold |
 | Lot #829 ITALY 1862 10c bistre, used in combination with Sardinia 5c green (Sass.13E), on large part of FL sent from Torino to Gressoney (Jan.1.63), both tied by Torino cds, fine combination franking, signed "Un.Filatelica Naz. Soc. An.Roma", with 2007 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.1)  Catalog #17 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #830 ITALY 1863 15c blue, type I, incomplete impression, "C. - Postale - 15" missing at top, unused with full original gum, small h.r., margins all around, v.f., if not the finest known example of this error, signed Chiavarello, Diena and Sorani, with their individual certificates (Sass.12f, Euro 22,000+) * | Unsold |
 | Lot #831 ITALY 1865 10c bistre, used in combination with Sardinia 5c green (Sass.13E), on small cover sent from Casale to Fobello, both tied by Casale cds, with arrival on reverse, fine and scarce combination franking, with 2007 Raybaudi certificate (Sass.1) Catalog #17 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #832 ITALY 1899 large registered cover, originally from Cleveland to New York City, with 1c U.S. franking at top, sent via Torino, with Italian 25c and 1L, three of each, tied by cds, re-addressed to Berlin, with arrival (15 June) pmk on back, cover creases and folds, some toning, otherwise fine and interesting item | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #833 ITALY 1928 (25 May) large lettersheet "R.N. Citta di Milano - Spedizione Artica", with 11 different stamps, incl. 1.75L brown, 1.25L St. Francis and 1.,25L Special Delivery, each canceled by the special Arctic Expedition 25.5.28 cds, with dateline "Kings Bay 17-8-28", fine and interesting Polar Philately item | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #834 ITALY 1941 Rome-Berlin Axis, Hitler & Mussolini unissued 10c brown, 20c red and 25c green, sheets of 50, n.h., v.f. (see note in Scott) (Sass.457A-C, Euro 21,250)  **Catalog #413-15var | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #835 ITALY 1945 AMG VG, 60c green, vertical strip of four, shifted overprint, diagonal at bottom, also a strip of three, middle stamp with overprint virtually omitted and displaced diagonally to bottom (result of a pre-print crease) (Sass.6gad, Euro 5,000) ** | Unsold |
