1912-22 5c green, type I, imperf. block of four, top stamps l.h., bottom stamps n.h., margins all around to just clear at lower left, fine-v.f. (Sass.3b)
Cat. Val. €1,100
Estimate: $300
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
We are pleased to kick off the New Year with our January 8-9 sale, with 1,678 lots, including additional offerings of the Heinz Gappe (H.G.I. Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order. Heinz was well known to Aero philatelists, having been active in this field since the 1960s and amassing a wonderful holding of this ever-popular and exciting area. There are selections of attractive United States, rarities from Albania, Austria, France, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Russia, Saar, Scandinavian countries and Switzerland. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, featuring a strong selection of Batum, booklet from India with set of Gandhi stamps overprinted specimen and lots more. As always, our sale includes selections of better South America, with Colombia Air Post, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 100+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, mostly offered intact. 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 #1156 - libya
Lot #1157 - libya
1912-22 5c green, type I, horizontal pair, left stamp with overprint omitted, right stamp with overprint shifted upwards, n.h., tiny toned perf., otherwise v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.3ga)
Cat. Val. €1,800
Estimate: $250
Lot #1158 - libya
1912-22 5c green, type II, horizontal strip of three, left two stamps with overprint omitted, right stamp with overprint shifted upwards, n.h., fine (Sass.3/Iga)
Cat. Val. €11,800
Estimate: $250
Lot #1159 - libya
1924-29 15c brown & orange, central vignette double (!), unused without gum, v.f., signed Oliva, one of only two known unused examples of this variety, listed but unpriced in Sassone
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1160 - libya
1924-40 30c black and black brown, horizontal pair imperf. between, h.r., v.f. (Sass.50t)
Cat. Val. €1,400
Estimate: $250
Cherrystone Auctions, Inc.
Cherrystone Auctions, Inc. holds a major international auction sale every two months, in the heart of New York City, featuring over 2,500 lots including: Important Rarities, Postal History and... Read More