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 #417 FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte 1871 (28 Jan) "Gazette des Absents No.30", with printed "Par Ballon Monte", franked 10c+20c Laure, tied by "2635" numeral cancels, Neuilly-s-Seine departure cds alongside, addressed to London, with 14 Feb Lille transit and London Feb 15 arrival pmks, fine and interesting item, with 2005 Sismondo certificate. This letter was intended to be posted on Ballon Monte, but Paris capitulated on same day (28 Jan 71) and with the resumption of regular postal service, the cover was transported by normal means to England  | Price Realized $260.00 |
