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 #836 ITALY Flight Covers 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic flight cover from Rome to Copenhagen, franked with 5.25+19.75L "I-Long" triptych, appropriate cachet, Registry box, transit and arrival pmks on back, v.f., signed Diena, etc., with 2003 Caffaz certificate (Sass.Euro 4,250)  Catalog #C48 | Unsold |
 | Lot #837 ITALY Flight Covers 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic flight cover from Firenze to Chicago, franked with 5.25+19.75L "I-Ques" triptych, appropriate cachet, Registry label, flown to Reykjavik and from there by ship to New York and Chicago, with eight transit and arrival pmks on back, v.f., signed Bolaffi, etc., with detailed 2018 Longhi certificate. Rare cover, correctly franked for delivery in Europe, but delivered to the United States (Sass.Euro 5,000+ for European destination) Catalog #C48 | Unsold |
 | Lot #838 ITALY Flight Covers 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic flight cover from Rome to Washington, franked with set of two "I-Bani" triptychs, Registry box and "Registered" hs, transit and arrival pmks on back, faint toning, otherwise v.f. and attractive Balbo cover with the set of matching triptychs Catalog #C48-49 | Unsold |
 | Lot #839 ITALY Flight Covers 1934 Rome-Buenos Aires Flight, registered cover franked with 10L overprint and additional franking, flight cachet applied on both sides, with arrival (2 Feb 34) on back, v.f. (Sass.A59, Euro 1,100) | Unsold |
