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

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #949
PERU
1872 incoming mail, cover from the United States to Lima, paying 44c with horizontal pairs of 15c bright orange (152) and 2c red brown (146), also single 10c brown (150), tied by circle of wedges cancels and "Portchester N.Y. Mar 14" cds, red "New York 24 Mar 15" credit datestamp, Lima backstamp, minor flaws, still v.f. and colorful cover paying double the 22c rate by American Packet then British Packet via Colon
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

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