1865-68 five FLs with different franking, two used locally to Manzanillo and Havana, others to Spain, various postmarks including Matanzas, Bayamo and Havana, mostly fine
Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Welcome to our September 9-10 Auction Sale, to be held at our New York City galleries.
There are 1,625 lots of rare stamps and postal history from the United States and the rest of the world, including properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. Western European countries include Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, German Area, Italy and Colonies, Scandinavia and Switzerland. Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with strength in Victoria, KEVII and George V singles and sets. There are also noteworthy sections of South America, Asia, Russia and rest of the world.
The sale concludes with 120+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to specialized United States Ship Mail covers collection, as well as multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
Live Internet bidding is available through our website www.cherrystoneauctions.com (via CherrystoneLIVE). A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request
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Lot #245 - Cuba Cuba
1867 large part of cover addressed to Montevideo, franked with Great Britain 4p vermilion (block of six and three singles), used in combination with 2p blue, cancelled and tied by "C 58" obliterators, Matanzas merchant's datestamp, Havana Jan. 9, 67 departure, red London transit, filing fold and other defects, nevertheless impressive
Lot #246 - Cuba CUBA Air Post
1951 souvenir sheets, 10 sets, n.h., some slight gum toning, otherwise v.f., -
Cat. Val. $2,975
Lot #247 - Cuba CUBA Air Post
1951 souvenir sheets, perf. only, 100 copies, n.h., some slight gum toning, otherwise v.f., -
Cat. Val. $7,250
Lot #248 - Cuba CUBA Air Post
1951 Antonio Guiteras Holmes, large imperf. souvenir sheet of six in green (175x215mm), each stamp with security punch and overprinted "Specimen" in red, handstamped "Valor 60 Centavos" on back, n.h., v.f.
Lot #249 - Cuba CUBA Flight Covers
1928 selection of 15 different first flights, with experimental flights between Cuba and Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rica, United States (Key West), included are "Avion Santa Maria", "Primer Viaje Aereo Cuba, Haiti, Santo Domingo, Pto Rico Aeroplano Santa Maria" cachets, also oval "Primer Correo Aereo Santiago Habana", "West Indian Aerial Express", "Spirit of San Louis" and others, four are signed by B.L. Rowe (pilot), mostly fine-v.f...
Lot #250 - Cuba CUBA Zeppelin Flights
1930 First South America dispatch, illustrated (rare) Roessler cover franked on back with 5c and 10c Cuban adhesives, addressed to Gustav Kauder, N.Y. Times correspondent on board the Zeppelin, with U.S. franking on front, Havana arrival, slight overall toning, otherwise fine
Lot #251 - Cuba CUBA Catapult Flights
1932 selection of six legal size 5c stationery entires, all additionally franked with Cuban and U.S. adhesives, carried on SS Europa (2) and SS Bremen (4), registered and flown from Pueblo Nuevo, addressed to Germany, Finland, Austria and Scotland, with different green, violet or red "D Bremen-Southampton" or "D Europa-Southampton Deutscher Schleuderflug" cachets, all returned to sender, with arrival, Havana, Miami and New York transit...
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