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 #4 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c red brown, unused without gum, three ample margins, just clear at right, tiny corner marginal crease at right, otherwise fine and affordable example of this scarce unused stamp, with 2020 Crowe certificate, (*) Catalog #12 Catalog Value $11,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #5 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c red brown, used, full margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, v.f., O Catalog #12 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #6 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, horizontal right sheet margin with guide line strip of five, pos. 76-80LI, left stamp type IV, others type II, ample margins, except just touching at bottom, minor pressed-out corner crease (not mentioned on the accompanying certificate), fine combination strip of five, with clear 1984 PFC (catalogued as a combination pair and type II strip of three) O Catalog #14/16 Catalog Value $2,725 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #7 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, types II and III, used, each with full margins all around, v.f., with 1987 and 1988 PFCs, O Catalog #14,15 Catalog Value $295 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #8 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type IV, pos.76L1 (recut at bottom), ample margins, close but clear all around, canceled by black straight line "Paid" handstamp on cover (part of backflap missing) from Dixfield, Maine to California, with corresponding departure (Oct 3) pmk alongside, minor cover wear, fine example of this rare position on cover, with 2004 PSE certificate (catalogue value is without premium for the recut variety),  Catalog #16 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #9 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 12c black, horizontal strip of three, used, margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at left, right stamp with pressed out crease, otherwise v.f., with 1994 PSE certificate (catalogued as a pair and single) O Catalog #17 Catalog Value $860 | Price Realized $300.00 |
