1897 (13 Sep) cover (opened for display) from Harar, via Djibouti to Paris, mixed franking with 2x1g paying internal postage and 25c for the transmission to France, proper transit and arrival markings, minor cover flaws, still fine
Estimate: $250
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
We are pleased to present our February 28-March 1 2017 sale, with 1,528 lots, including Part III of the Heinz Gappe (H.G.I Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, with many interesting flight covers from the Gappe holdings. In addition, we are featuring an important collection of Russia, especially Air Post, with many rarities, errors and varieties. As always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, including group lots from the ex-Gappe stock. This entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
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Lot #334 - Ethiopia
Lot #335 - Ethiopia
1903 (13 Mar) cover from Harar to Paris, franked with the surcharged set of seven ("Bosta"), used in combination with Obock 25c, canceled 2 May, cover creases and toning, scarce
Estimate: $250
Lot #336 - Ethiopia
1904-6 handstamps and surcharges, five stamps (four diff.) incl. "Malekathe" in violet on 1/2g red, also 5c (blue) on 16c black, "Bosta" in black, plus surcharged "20" on 1/2g green and 2x "05" on 1/2g green, all tied by blue Harar 1907 postmarks on cover, little toning, part of backflap missing, fine
Estimate: $1000
Lot #337 - Ethiopia
1905 (17 Sep) registered cover from Harar, via Addis Ababa and Djibouti to Boston, attractive mixed franking with French Colonial adhesives, proper sequences of transit and arrival pmks, fine cover to uncommon destination, ex-Boksenbom collection
Estimate: $250
Lot #338 - Ethiopia
1907 (10 Nov) picture postcard (Place Menelik in Djibouti), franked with pair of 1/4g surcharges "Dagmawi", used from Addis Ababa, via Djibouti, combination franking with 2x5c Somali Coast, sent to Belgium, with Brussels arrival pmk, fine (mail from second half of 1907 from Addis Ababa is apparently scarce)
Estimate: $250
Lot #339 - Ethiopia
1908 (22 May) picture postcard with mixed franking (Somali Coast), sent from Addis Abeba to France, fine pre-UPU usage
Estimate: $200
Lot #340 - Ethiopia
1911 Dire-Dawa Provisional Surcharges, set of seven, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Brun, with 2000 Raybaudi cert. (YT 93-99)
Cat. Val. €1,400
Estimate: $700
Lot #341 - Ethiopia
1911 Dire-Dawa Issue surcharges, complete set of seven canceled on locally addressed cover, filing folds away from the stamps, fresh, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #342 - Ethiopia
1919-31 varieties, selection including 4g center inverted, three imperforate singles, 1m on 2m strip of five, four stamps variety upright "1", also 1g on 12g double surcharge, block of four, 1/2m on 1m flat "2" (2) in block of four with regular varieties; also Air Post 1931 1g-3t six imperforate singles (missing only 8g), h.r., fine-v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #343 - Ethiopia
1940-46 group of nine covers, mostly commercial usage to USA, England, Cyprus, different markings, one originating from Sudan, flown and censored; another registered to Nairobi, huge franking on both sides, some obvious faults, useful group
Estimate: $500
Lot #344 - Ethiopia
1943 Obelisk Issue, specialized selection with five complete sets of five, including one on large piece, canceled First Day of Issue, also additional singles, showing varieties such as thin "K", small thin "K", different fonts, color shades, l.h., also three unoverprinted strips of three, used, missing bar and other varieties, fine-v.f., cat. $3,000+ as regular stamps
Estimate: $1500
Lot #345 - Ethiopia
1945 Suez Canal Conference, Roosevelt and Haile Selassie, set of five sheetlets of 12, n.h., v.f.
Estimate: $250
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