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 #1106 RUSSIA 1894 (8 Apr) registered cover sent from the court office of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich in St. Petersburg to his wife Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna in Coburg, Germany, with a wax seal reading "Office of the Court of His Imperial Majesty Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich." (Grand Duke Vladimir was a brother of Tsar Alexander III. They were in Coburg for the wedding of Grand Duke Ernst of Hesse and Princess Victoria Melita ("Ducky") of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which took place on 7 April. Ernst was the brother of the future Empress Alexandra of Russia, and Ducky was the granddaughter of both Queen Victoria and Tsar Alexander II. Nicholas and Alexandra became engaged at this event on 8 April), illustrated in Rossica No.177  | Price Realized $95.00 |
