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 #1129 RUSSIA 1903 (9 Aug) registered autograph cover sent by Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, who was attending the 1903 grand army maneuvers near Pskov, to his former tutor Ferdinand Thormeyer in Carouge, Switzerland. The postmark (only recorded example) reads "Pochtovo-Telegr.Otden/ Glavn.Kvartira" (the final day of the maneuvers). It was applied at the headquarters of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, who commanded the maneuvers. This is the only(!) recorded registered mail from army maneuvers. The envelope has an embossed crown and Michael's cipher and wax seal. Michael was heir to the throne. Illustrated in Rossica No.165  | Price Realized $250.00 |
