1818 outer FL from Dubno to Wilno, with boxed "Dubno" in Cyrillic capital letters, a town handstamp believed to have been used between 1805 and 1820, docketing indicating that this letter was used in 1818, fine
Estimate: $500
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 #1238 - Poland
Lot #1239 - Poland
1859 1 1/2k unused postal stationery entire envelope (99x58mm), red imprint at right, with signatures of Kurmanowicz and Bobinski on the inside, v.f., rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #1240 - Poland
1919 40h olive and 50h green, blocks of four, positions I-4-5,14-15 (bottom stamps n.h.) and I-24-24,34-35 (first three n.h.), each stamp thin "Z" (in "Poczta"), fine-v.f., signed Barzecki, Rachmanow and Dr.Kronenberg, rare multiples (Fi.3,030zl)
Estimate: $500
Lot #1241 - Poland
1919 60h dark blue, two blocks of four, pos. I-21-22,31-34 (all n.h.) and I-24-24,34-35 (first three n.h.), all four thin "Z" (in "Poczta"), fine-v.f., signed Barzecki, Rachmanow and Dr.Kronenberg (Fi.1,450zl)
Estimate: $150
Lot #1242 - Poland
1919 80h orange brown, block of four, pos. I-4-5,14-15 (bottom stamps n.h.), all four thin "Z" (in "Poczta"), also horizontal pair, I-45-46 (left stamp thin "Z", n.h.), plus single I-30 (damaged "A", n.h.), and I-73 (double dot), all signed Mikstein, Dr.Kronenberg, etc. (Fi.1,450zl)
Estimate: $150
Lot #1243 - Poland
1919 1kr carmine, positions I-73 and I-30 (double dot and damaged "A" varieties), h.r., v.f., signed Mikstein, Rachmanow, etc. (Fi.1,000zl)
Estimate: $150
Lot #1244 - Poland
1920 (16 June) cover from Wolyn via Rowno to USA, franked on reverse with single 1M, military censor cachet applied on front, fine and rare usage during the Russo-Polish War of 1920
Estimate: $200
Lot #1245 - Poland
1941 Government in Exile, blocks of six, n.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $210
Estimate: $100
Lot #1246 - Poland
1941 Government in Exile issue, 5gr-1.50zl complete set of eight, sheets of 100, canceled 15.XII.1941 (first day of issue), folded between stamps, fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $3,660
Estimate: $500
Lot #1247 - Poland
1945 1.50zl on 25gr dark carmine, surcharge form II, position 83 and 85, each cancelled on piece by Witkowo cds, v.f., one signed Ryblewski, with individual Dr.Kronenberg certificates (Fi.376b)
Cat. Val. $800
Estimate: $250
Lot #1248 - Poland
1953 Engels, unissued design, perforated and gummed test stamp, block of six, without inscriptions in the bottom tablet, handstamped "printing color proof" on back, creases, otherwise fine-v.f. (Fi. 657, cat. 3,600zl)
Estimate: $250
Lot #1249 - Poland
1960 Centenary of Polish Stamps, specially issued sheetlets of four, n.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $625
Estimate: $250
Lot #1250 - Poland
1965 Orchids, two different, each with value omitted, n.h., v.f. (Fischer Zl 1,500)
Estimate: $250
Lot #1251 - Poland
1966 Football (World Cup), 20z sheet of ten, top row imperf. vertically, n.h., v.f. and rare (Fischer Zl 5,000+)
Estimate: $1000
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