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 #950 POLAND 1801 cover addressed in Polish to a junior officer in Kiev, showing on back a straight-line "Zhitomir" in Cyrillic (used only 1799-1801), nearly intact wax seal, minor age stain at top, rare cover from Zhitomir (a city in Ukraine, but with considerable Polish population)  | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #951 POLAND 1860 (4 Sep) cover franked with Russia 10k brown & blue (perf. 12 1/2), tied by a well struck "134" numeral in rectangle of dots, with corresponding ROWNO departure pmk on back, addressed to a Countess Choloniewska in Janow (via Berdyczew), overall toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #952 POLAND 1860 10k rose & blue, unused with gum (which is not original), delicate pastel color, intact perforations, minute toned specks, fine, (*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $2,400 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #953 POLAND 1860 10k rose & blue, used, two distinct shades, each canceled by a different "1" Warsaw numeral pmk in concentric circles and squares, the latter with curled bottom, nice colors, fine O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #954 POLAND 1860 10k rose & blue, used, two distinct shades, each canceled by a "1" with curled bottom Warszawa pmk, nice colors, one with a horizontal crease, otherwise fine O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #955 POLAND 1860 10k rose & blue, used, two distinct shades, canceled "1" and "295" in concentric circles, minute flaws, also a single with trimmed perforations O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #956 POLAND 1860 10k rose & blue, canceled "97" (Zamosc), nice pastel colors, usual perforations, fine and rare stamp O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #957 POLAND 1860 10k light blue & rose, added blue frame for inner oval, canceled "1" in concentric rings, exceptionally well centered for issue, tiny toned speck at bottom right, fine example of this variety, with 1999 Mikulski certificate, O Catalog #1c Catalog Value $1,400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #958 POLAND 1860 10k rose and light blue, canceled "1" in concentric rings, exceptional centering for issue, nice colors, variety showing outer line completely missing, also defective inner frame and partly omitted numeral at bottom left, signed Wiatrowski (Fi.1a) O Catalog #1var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #959 POLAND 1863 Russia 10k stationery entire envelope, embossed indicia on back, canceled by "135" in rectangle of dots, with corresponding "Starokonstantinov" departure pmk on front, addressed to Warszawa, with red arrival and "3/P" (3:00PM) on back, wax seal removed, overall toning, rare usage from Starokonstantynow | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #960 POLAND 1865 Russia 10k brown & blue (unwatermarked), tied by "16" in concentric circles on large part of outer FL from Ruda Gozowska to Warszawa, with bilingual departure handstamp alongside, faint arrival markings in red, fine appearance | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #961 POLAND 1870 Russian 10k stationery entire envelope with indicia at left, canceled "162" in concentric rings and addressed to Helsingfors, Finland, with boxed "ANK 18/1" arrival alongside, fine usage from Radomsk to Finland | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #962 POLAND 1871 Russia 10k brown & blue (horizontally laid paper) tied by "1071" numerals in truncated triangle of dots on outer FL from Tomaszow to Warszawa, with merchant's departure datestamp and Warszawa (8 Dec) arrival markings, rare usage from Tomaszow | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #963 POLAND 1871 Russia 10k brown & blue (horizontally laid paper) tied by "1115" numerals in truncated triangle of dots on cover from Khmelnik, via Kielce, Lublin and Piaski to Suchodaly, with departure and arrival datestamps in Cyrillic letters on back, overall toning, scarce triangular cancel from present-day Ukrainian village to Poland | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #964 POLAND 1871 (11 June) outer FL to London, franked with Russia 1k, 5k and 20k (horizontally laid paper), tied by "1034" numerals in truncated triangle of dots, with corresponding "Ozorkow-Kalish" two-line departure datestamp in Cyrillic, merchant's oval in blue, red "Franco Aus Russland" and arrival pmks, filing fold through the middle stamp, still a fine cover from Ozorkow to England, showing rare pre-philatelic markings | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #965 POLAND 1872 (27 Nov) FL (written entirely in Yiddish), franked with Russia 10k brown & blue (horizontally laid paper), tied by "1097" numeral in truncated triangle of dots, corresponding "Szydlowiec" two-line departure datestamp in Cyrillic (struck twice on back), Warszawa arrival on front, rare | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #966 POLAND 1874 Russia 10k stationery, small entire envelope (slightly reduced at top) with additional 3k franking, canceled "1043" numerals in truncated triangle of dots, addressed to France, with boxed "St. (station) UNEYEV" (Uniejow), with Kalisz transit, Postal Car and French arrival pmks, rare usage of the "1043" numeral cancel from Uniejow | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #967 POLAND 1875 10k stationery entire envelope with indicia at right, canceled by "1173" numerals in truncated triangle of dots, sent to St. Petersburg, with Chorzele April 12 1875 departure datestamp struck twice on back, also St. Petersburg arrival (19 Apr), filing folds and some toning, rare cancel and undoubtedly extremely rare usage from Chorzele (a town near the Orzyc River in Przasnysz County, in the Province of Masovia) | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #968 POLAND 1875 (13 Dec) registered cover franked with Russia 1k, 10k and 20k (horizontally laid paper), tied by "1017" numerals in truncated triangles, with corresponding "Jablonie gouv. Warszawa" departure datestamps in Cyrillic on back, with Warszawa arrival pmk, also in Cyrillic at top, cover is missing the backflap, otherwise fine and splendid cover from Post Station Jablonie, ex-Faberge collection, with 1998 Mikulski certificate | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #969 POLAND 1905 cover to Vienna, franked with Russia 3k and 7k, used in combination with Austrian 25h Franz Josef (showing signs of being previously used), all tied by Cyrillic "Warszawa Exp. No.3", filing fold away from the stamps, fine and truly remarkable example of postal fraud, where a previously used Austrian stamp was used in place of short-paid 4k, with Wien arrival (18.10.05), signed Rachmanow | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #970 POLAND 1916 unissued "Gen-Gouv. Warschau" overprint on 3pf Germania, h.r. at top, v.f., extremely rare, signed Schmutz * | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #971 POLAND 1918 20pf ultramarine, canceled on piece by "Sosnowice 20.2.19" cds, well centered, fresh and v.f., signed Schmutz ("ultramaryna 12a"), with 1989 Jungjohann certificate (Fi.12aa, Zl 10,000) O Catalog #21a Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #972 POLAND 1919 3h bright violet, I-45, thin "Z" variety, l.h., v.f., signed Rachmanow, Dr.Kronenberg, Bloch, etc. * Catalog #41var | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #973 POLAND 1919 10h magenta, I-36, n.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, etc. (Fi.33, 4,400zl) ** Catalog #44 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #974 POLAND 1919 10h magenta, I-15, thin "Z" variety, h.r., v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg (Fi.33, 2,500zl) * Catalog #44var | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #975 POLAND 1919 10h magenta, form I-40, canceled on piece, v.f., signed Taipale, etc., with 1999 Dr.Kronenberg certificate, O Catalog #44 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #976 POLAND 1919 90h red violet, I-37, h.r., well centered, v.f., signed J.Barry, Dr.Kronenberg and Mikulski, * Catalog #50 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #977 POLAND 1919 90h red violet, h.r., well centered, v.f., signed Mikulski, * Catalog #50 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #978 POLAND 1919 1kr carmine, form I, thin "Z' variety, also form IIB, h.r., the latter dried gum, otherwise v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg, etc. (Fi.45,45I,II, 1,140zl) * Catalog #51,51var | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #979 POLAND 1919 10kr deep violet, form IVB, position 14, barest trace of a light hinge mark, well centered, fresh, v.f., signed Mikstein, Mikulski, etc. A perfect example of this popular Polish rarity, * Catalog #55 Catalog Value $14,000 | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
 | Lot #980 POLAND 1919 10kr deep violet, form IVB, position 17, canceled on small piece by bilingual "Krakow 1a 12.1.19" cds, v.f., signed Rachmanow, Koopman, etc., with 1999 Dr.Kronenberg certificate, O Catalog #55 Catalog Value $13,000 | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #981 POLAND 1919 15h dull red, I-58, also thin "Z" variety, I-24, h.r., signed Dr.Kronenberg, the latter slightly creased, with additional L.Schmutz signature (Fi.35, 610zl) * Catalog #56,56var | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #982 POLAND 1919 20h dark green, 30h dull violet, form II, positions 82 and 59 respectively, used, the latter on piece, signed Mikstein, etc., with 1997 Dr.Kronenberg certificate (for 30h), O Catalog #57,59 Catalog Value $560 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #983 POLAND 1919 20h dark green, I-69, n.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, Dr.Kronenberg, etc. (Fi.36, 3,200zl) ** Catalog #57 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #984 POLAND 1919 25h blue, IIB-68, h.r., well centered, slightly glazed gum, still v.f., signed Mikstein, Bloch, Landre, etc. (Fi.37II,6,200zl) * Catalog #58 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #985 POLAND 1919 25h blue, form II-B-62, canceled on piece by "Biala 14.II.19" pmk, well centered, v.f., signed Mikstein, also Mikulski, with his 1989 certificate, O Catalog #58 Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #986 POLAND 1919 30h violet, IIB-65, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski, etc. (Fi.39a, 8,000zl) ** Catalog #59 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #987 POLAND 1919 Gniezno surcharges, set of two, h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., signed Jungjohann and Dr.Kronenberg, * Catalog #77-78 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #988 POLAND 1921 Constitution, 4m carmine rose (error), h.r., slightly disturbed gum, otherwise fine, signed Schmutz ("karminowy") * Catalog #158a Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #989 POLAND 1924 Arms of Poland, imperforate singles 1gr-15gr, 25gr-40gr, ten different without the usual printer's obliterations, unused without gum, v.f., each signed Schmutz (Fi. 4,450zl) (*) Catalog #215/225var | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #990 POLAND 1924 Arms of Poland, imperforate singles 2gr, 5gr, 15gr and 50gr, four different, with the usual printer's obliterations, unused without gum, v.f., each signed Schmutz (Fi.800zl) (*) Catalog #215/225var | Unsold |
 | Lot #991 POLAND 1927 Frederic Chopin, 40gr deep ultramarine, imperforate single, large margins all around, unused without gum, v.f., signed Schmutz (Fi.225P1,1,500zl) (*) Catalog #243var | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #992 POLAND 1927 Congress of Military Medicine set of three, imperforate singles, n.h., v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks (Fi.230-32nz, 15,000zl) ** Catalog #246-48var | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #993 POLAND 1927 Julius Slowacki, 20gr rose, imperforate single, n.h., v.f., signed Gryzewski (Fi.233nz,1,800zl) ** Catalog #249var | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #994 POLAND 1927 Pilsudski, 20gr magenta, Moscicki, 20gr red, imperforate singles, n.h., v.f., the former signed Rachmanow (Fi.226,227nz, 2,150zl) ** Catalog #249var | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #995 POLAND 1928 Henryk Sienkiewicz, 15gr ultramarine, vertical gutter pair, n.h., also used single with crossed bars cancel, signed Schmutz (Fi.1,650zl) ** Catalog #257 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #996 POLAND 1928 25gr red brown, Vienna forgery, block of six imperf. vertically, n.h., v.f.  **Catalog #260var | Unsold |
 | Lot #997 POLAND 1944 "Wodzowie" (Leaders), set of three top sheet margin, corner blocks of 10, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg (Fi.5,500zl) (*)Catalog #341-43 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #998 POLAND 1944 "Wodzowie" (Leaders) imperforate proof sheetlet of three in dark blue, v.f., scarce P Catalog #341-43P | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #999 POLAND 1944 25gr red, line-perf. 11, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (Fi.1,700zl) (*) Catalog #341var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1000 POLAND 1945 5zl on 25gr overprinted "22.I.1863", sheet of 30, unused without gum as issued, l.h. in margin, stamps n.h., v.f., scarce multiple (catalogued as the least expensive color variety) (Fi.347a,5,400zl) (*)Catalog #362 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1001 POLAND 1945 Lodz Issue, 1zl dark blue, 5zl red, imperforate singles, large margins, n.h., v.f. (Fi.358P1, 360P1) ** | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1002 POLAND 1947 "Swiat Pracy" (World of Labor) booklet with four imperforate deluxe sheets, v.f., rare (Fi.9,000zl) P Catalog #413-16P | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1003 POLAND 1960 Olympics, imperforate top sheet corner margin se-tenant block of four, without embossing, unused without gum as issued, v.f., signed Laszkiewicz (Fi. 2,200zl) (*)Catalog #917aP | Unsold |
 | Lot #1004 POLAND 1960 Centenary of the first Polish Stamp, sheetlets of four, with matching Serial Numbers, n.h., v.f. (Fi.2,200zl) **Catalog #909-13 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1005 POLAND 1978 First Polish Astronaut, Z.Jankowski, prepared but not issued sheetlet of eight, n.h., v.f. (Fi.6,200zl as singles) ** | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
