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 #1439 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND - Covers and Postal History 1830-75 stampless covers, selection of 15 different, with Russian, Austrian and German cancels, used from Lemberg, Krakow, Warszawa, Nieszawy, Przemysl, Rawa Ruska, Gnesen, Michalow, Suwalki, Piotrkow, Slonim, etc., mostly fine-v.f.  | Unsold |
 | Lot #1440 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND - Covers and Postal History 1633-1864 collection of 53 different stampless covers, mostly written up exhibition style on pages, variety of postmarks and markings, with earliest being incoming letter to Archimado Guidoni in Posnania (16.5.1633), others include letters to "his Excellency Monsieur the Count de Dzuli, Grand Equerry to his Majesty the late King of Poland, duke of Lorraine, etc. (1773-1775)"; 1859 embossed cover used in USA to "Warsaw, Wyoming", others include bilingual markings such as Slupce, Wilkowicze, Siedlce, Kielce, Czestochowa, Plock, "Alexota 14 September" (envelope with contents), Brzesc, Suwalki and Lublin, all in red (some used during Napoleonic period), others include blue "Daleszyce", bilingual "Stoczek", embroidered ladies' cover from Lublin, via Warszawa and Berlin to Lauenburg, plus many others. One of the letters was sent 7.10.1864 from Warsaw to Konstanty Gorski, visiting professor of Polish Literature in Brussels. The letter was delivered two days later, having traveled by train and coach via Berlin. A fine group | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1441 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND - Covers and Postal History 1872-1918 collection of 28 covers or cards on pages, mainly "Austria used in Poland" exhibit, with commercial and military mail from Lwow, Krakow, Radom, Piotrkow, Lublin, Zamosc, Szczekociny, etc., some interesting bisects on registered mail in Radon, Krakow issue, including 25/80h to 2kr and four Newspaper stamps used on large piece of registered cover from Krakow to Sosnowiec, also stationery card and 10h Austria Postal remittance card, surcharged 15h and overprinted "Poczta Polska" (Fi.CA3), plus selection of bisects on Austrian stamps, used on pieces | Price Realized $450.00 |
