1895 (19 Oct) registered cover to Austria, hand-illustrated (with contents), registered from Kobe, franked with 3sen, 8sen and 10sen, tied by cds, with Bologna transit and Graz (27 Nov) arrival pmks, fine and attractive cover
Estimate: $400
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.
Lot #916 - Japan
Lot #917 - Japan
1896 (18 Oct) registered cover from Kobe to London, franked with 2sen red, two different and 5sen violet block of four ("Chinese-Japanese War"), used in combination with 1sen, 3sen, 4sen, 8sen and 20sen, sent via Hong Kong (Oct 20), with London Arrival (22 Nov) in red, some cover wear, otherwise fine and attractive
Estimate: $400
Lot #918 - Japan
1900 3s Wedding of the Crown Prince, sheet margin block of 15, two stamps l.h., balance n.h., one stamp with pencil notation, sensibly folded between the stamps, scarce multiple
Estimate: $1000
Lot #919 - Japan
1935 Mt. Fuji, sheet of twenty, l.h. in margin (stamps n.h.), few usual wrinkles, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $600
Estimate: $200
Lot #920 - Japan
1949 Children's Day, imperf. sheet of ten, n.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $300
Estimate: $150
Lot #921 - Japan
1949 8y Moon and Geese, two sheets of five, n.h., some natural creases, otherwise fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $800
Estimate: $300
Lot #922 - Japan
1949 Postal Week, 8y Moon & Geese, three sheetlets of five, n.h., some marginal toning and inclusions, mostly fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,200
Estimate: $500
Lot #923 - Japan
1950 National Treasure, 50 yen brown, two souv. sheets, l.h. and n.h., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $375
Estimate: $100
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