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
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 | Lot #1378 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN AND BRITISH COLONIES 1840-1960 collection in two Scott Specialty albums, Great Britain 1p black and 2p blue, a range of imperf and perforated Queen Victoria, line-engraved, many higher denomination including 1867 5sh, 1872-80 1sh, 1882-83 5sh & 10sh, 1883-84 2sh 6p, 5sh & 10sh and 1888-91 £1 stamps, KEVII to George VI issues. Commonwealth begins with Australia, 1913 through post-WWII, including 127-129 specimen overprints, Batum, British Solomon Islands, Brunei and Cook Islands with a nice variety of early issues to WWII, Cyprus includes a great range of early line engraved, overprinted stamps followed by general issues, mostly unused through early Elizabeth II period. Fiji leads off with 1871-72 issue stamps through George VI, Gibraltar includes a strong showing of early issues including 1sh overprint, etc. The second album includes a nice range of Labuan, Malta, Nauru, New Guinea and New Hebrides. New South Wales with a few 1850-55 singles, excellent range of 1854-63 issue, then Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia with similar strength in their early issues stamps represented in the collection. New Zealand gets underway with the 1862-1872 Chalon heads, continuing into the 1950s and a solid range of back of book is represented. Niue, Norfolk Island, North Borneo, North West Pacific Islands, Papua, Samoa and Sarawak with decent ranges of their stamps included. Some faults throughout but overall fine-v.f. Closer examination and viewing recommended *O | Unsold |
