{"id":937,"date":"2012-03-08T14:25:18","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T14:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=937"},"modified":"2012-03-08T14:25:18","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T14:25:18","slug":"cherrystone-u-s-worldwide-february-21-23-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=937","title":{"rendered":"Cherrystone U.S. & Worldwide February 21-23, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cherrystone is another auction house where\u00a0Armenian\u00a0items can be found from time to time. This time six covers were offered. Two registered covers and four money orders. When browsing the pictures I thought, I have seen those already a couple of time. And so I begun investigating. The Cherrystone website has a nice feature. You can browse the offerings of the auctions that were being held during the last years.<\/p>\n

Lets start with the first cover, number 2260.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A pity they show only one side. But here we go. A nice strip of large framed Z on k60k overprints and a bit hard to see large framed Z on a 5 ruble stamp. Some barbarian made a pencil note at the bottom “ARMENIA (SCARCE)”. \u00a0Departure was on the 15. of April, arrival on the 18 of April, three days later.<\/p>\n

If you enter the following search patterns “armenia alexandropol\u00a018.4” in the SEARCH AUCTION LOTS input field and press enter you will get a list of 7 items.<\/p>\n

The first two letters from 2010 auctions show a different but very\u00a0similar\u00a0cover.<\/p>\n

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The most obvious difference: the Tiflis arrival cancel is not on the 5 ruble stamp.<\/p>\n

That leaves four appearances of the same first cover (also subtraction the double without picture). Apparently the cover was on auction and sold on the following auctions:<\/p>\n