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 #1139 RUSSIA 1905 (25 Sep) postcard sent from St. Petersburg to Ivanovo-Voznesensk by a crew member on the imperial yacht "Strela" owned by Grand Duke Alexey Alexandrovich, the head of the Russian Navy. With handstamps reading "Yacht Strela". The message reads, "From the day you receive this postcard, write to me at the old address: Petersburg, Guards equipage, 2nd engine company, Petersburg Guards Garrison." The Guards equipage served as crews on imperial yachts. The "Strela" was built in 1891 and was used for trips to Peterhof, Kronstadt and Revel  | Price Realized $190.00 |
