More than 450 lots of Canada also will cross the Eastern auction block. Essays, proofs, classic stamps and modern errors are among the highlights.

The catalog for this Cherrystone auction is titled Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World and offers 1,334 lots, including numerous large lots and collections.

The auction will offer 2,340 lots over the course of three days.

The Dec. 9-13 auction series by David Feldman offers a worldwide selection of stamps, covers and collections in six auction catalogs.

The three-day auction, held in association with Charles F. Shreve, will take place at the Siegel galleries in New York City.

The sale opens with a splendid selection of covers from Baden, the former grand duchy located in southwestern Germany.

The auction will take place at at the Collectors Club in New York City.

The collection, which Cherrystone describes as “compact and powerful,” focuses on pre-World War II issues.

Among the highlights in the 45 lots of the Erivan Switzerland collection is a spectacular 1854 cover sent from Geneva to Paris.

Stamps spanning the globe are the focus of the first day of the sale, with more than 500 lots up for bids.

The auction offers a broad selection of Germany and associated regions, along with many singles and large lots from countries around the world.

The diverse two-day public auction will offer stamps and postal history in single lots, accumulations and collections.

The sale also includes selected worldwide stamps, covers and collections.

The auction features almost 1,000 lots of U.S. and worldwide stamps, covers and collections.

Between Nov. 12 and 16, H.R. Harmer will present a series of general and specialized public auctions.

The public auction is the third in the current series of sales of U.S. material from the Gross collection and will take place at the Collectors Club in New York City.

The famed centerline block of one of the world’s most famous stamp errors sold in a matter of minutes during Spink’s auction in New York.

The wide range of offerings provides opportunities for collectors at all levels, with more than a few surprising rarities in the mix.

Stamp collecting recently made headlines in The New York Post, but the story is not a happy one.

The 77-lot auction does include a full pane of 50 of the 1898 $1 black Trans-Mississippi stamp.