1875 30c greenish black, unused without gum as issued, fully intact perforations on three sides (scissors separated as always), nicely centered, fresh color, v.f., with 1990 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $14,500
Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Welcome to our September 20-21, 2016 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,254 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including the Passano collection of Latin and South America. There are solid selections of United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Europe with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany & Italy, with their respective Colonies, also Poland, Russia, Spain (including an original new issue holding from 1930s, with popular Columbus and Goya series in sheets), Sweden, Switzerland; also Asia, including a complete collection of PRC. As always, the sale contains 130+ large lots and collections, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, topicals and more. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available.
Please note that this four-session auction (at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day) takes place on Tuesday andWednesday, September 20-21 at our New York 57th Street Auction Galleries and on CherrystoneLive (www.cherrystoneauctions.com/live). Lots will be on view at our galleries on Monday, September 19th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Other viewing times are available by appointment.
Sessions are scheduled as follows:
Lots 1 - 339, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 10:00 AM - United States Stamps - Albania - China - Finland - France & Colonies - Germany & German Area
Lots 340 - 641, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Great Britain - British Commonwealth
Lots 642 - 924, Wednesday, September 21, 20016 - 10:00 AM - Greece - Italy - Japan – Poland - Romania
Lots 925 - 1254, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Russia - Spain - Switzerland - Large Lots and Collections
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Lot #26 - united states 1875 special printing
Lot #27 - united states 1875-79 banknote issues
1879 10c brown, without secret mark, l.h., tiny corner margin crease, otherwise fine, with 1987 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $3,250
Lot #28 - united states 1890-93 issue
1890 cover franked with strip of 3x2c green, underpaying the double weight UPU letter rate to Sweden, stamps tied by Tacoma, Washington duplex cancels, and front shows circled "T" handstamp with manuscript "20" indicating the underpayment in centimes, plus blue manuscript "32" ore total postage due notation. Reverse bears pairs of 1o and 5o, plus single 20o second issue Swedish postage dues (Scott's J12, J14, J17) all tied by Filipstad...
Lot #29 - united states 1890-93 issue
1889 cover franked with two 5c blue Garfield, underpaying the triple weight UPU letter rate to Sweden, stamps tied by "Castle Rock Colorado" duplex cds, with "T/25 centimes" handstamp indicating the underpayment in centimes, plus blue manuscript "40" ore total postage due notation, with two 20ore second issue Swedish Postage Dues (Scott's J17) added on back and tied by Filipstad arrival cds, some toning and cover wear
Lot #30 - united states 1890-93 issue
1893 2c rose, postal forgery (Chicago), centered to bottom, rare
Lot #31 - united states 1893 columbian exposition issue
1893 1c-$5 complete set of 15, all never hinged and post office fresh, well centered, many of the low values exceptionally so, 2c and 30c with sheet margin, fine-v.f., each stamp with 2002-2007 PFC or PSE certificate (1c and 3c, each graded XF 90, 4c graded VF 80J, $5 graded F 70). A good opportunity to obtain the complete set of Columbians, never hinged, with original gum, without any faults which often plague this popular issue (catalogue...
Lot #32 - united states 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition
1898 $1 black, small h.r., well centered, owner's handstamp on reverse, v.f., with 2001 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $1,400
Lot #33 - united states 1908 Coil Stamps
1908 Coils, 1c green, vertical guide line pair, well centered, rich color, n.h., v.f., with 1985 and 1995 Philatelic Foundation certificates, -
Cat. Val. $600
Lot #34 - united states 1917-29 Issues
1919 2c deep rose, combination left sheet margin block of 20, Types I and Ia, misplaced entry resulting in the scarce plate number 10208 block of six, with pos. 95 and 96 Type I, the balance of the stamps in the piece Type Ia, second stamp from the left in the top row (away from the plate block) l.h., balance never hinged, upper left stamp (again away from the plate block) with insignificant gum crease, fine-v.f., a major plate block rarity,...
Lot #35 - united states 1917-29 Issues
1923 Harding 2c imperforate sheet of 100, n.h. but dried gum, natural creases at left, affecting one of the two plate blocks, otherwise v.f.
Lot #36 - united states 1917-29 Issues
1924 Huguenot Walloon, 5c dark blue, top margin Plate No. Block of six, n.h., fine-v.f.
Lot #37 - united states air post
1930 65c green on postcard, with Washington D.C. (April 19) First Day cancel, addressed to Toledo, fine, -
Cat. Val. $1,200
Lot #38 - united states air post
1930 $2.60 blue, well centered and v.f., cancelled (not tied) on Washington D.C. (April 19) FDC addressed to Colorado, with usual cachets, with 1999 AFDCS certificate, -
Cat. Val. $1,200
Lot #39 - united states air post
1933 Century of Progress, 50c green, bottom margin Plate No. Block of six, n.h., natural gum skips, v.f.
Lot #40 - united states air post flight covers
1913 (Sep 3) picture postcard (Aeroplane Flying Over Fair Grounds), boxed St. Paul Minnesota datestamp, addressed to Austin, with Fair Grounds departure message "the only air ships I have seen yet are on this card"
Lot #41 - united states air post flight covers
1933 (15 July), around the world solo flight by Wiley Post, small cacheted cover franked with 8c air mail stamp, addressed to A. Wittnauer Co. of New York, with an additional 8c added on arrival (Aug. 3), signed by Wiley Post, v.f. This American pilot in his plane "Winnie Mae", flew solo around the world, a distance of 15,596 miles in seven days, breaking all records. After the record-setting flight, Post wanted to open his own aeronautical...
Lot #42 - united states air post zeppelin flights
1930 $1.30 brown, used with additional franking on Europe-Pan-America round flight (May 30) to Switzerland, straight-line Lakehurst, N.J. departure and corresponding cachets, fine-v.f., with Friedrichshafen (6.6.30) arrival pmk on back (Si.64B)
Lot #43 - united states air post zeppelin flights
1930 $2.60 blue, v.f., used on 5c stationery entire, Europe-South America round-flight addressed to Switzerland, with Friedrichshafen arrival pmk on back
Lot #44 - united states air post zeppelin flights
1930 $2.60 blue used on flown cover, round-flight Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, cover tear at top, fine-v.f.
Lot #45 - united states postage dues
1894 1c-50c deep claret, set of seven, n.h. and post office fresh, occasional natural gum skips, well centered, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $8,425
Lot #46 - united states postage dues
1894 1c-50c deep claret, set of seven, n.h. and post office fresh, occasional natural gum skips, well centered, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $8,425
Lot #47 - united states parcel post
1913 1c-$1, complete set, mostly l.h., well centered, $1 with natural perf. disc indent, v.f., with 2003 PSE certificates for the 50c and $1, the former graded "XF 90J" and the latter "VF-XF 85", -
Cat. Val. $956
Lot #48 - united states Postal stationery
1880 (ca) Wells Fargo advertising, 3c stationery entire envelope (opened at right) cancelled by blue RPO duplex cancel (possibly Reno & Minden), with Elko, Nevada commission merchant's all-over advertisement plus Wells Fargo frank at left, addressed to San Jose, Calif., fine and attractive Wells Fargo cover with colorful advertisement
Lot #49 - united states Postal stationery
1875 3c green Plimpton postal stationery envelope, with red "Bates & Coates" advertising collar, cancelled by PHILADELPHIA / PA duplex with segmented cork killer, fine, ex-Barkhausen
Lot #50 - united states Postal stationery
1884 2c brown, die 1, a series of five unused envelopes, each showing a different color of "The Mutual Life Ins. Company of New York" advertising collar, fine collection of these colorful advertising envelopes
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