1847 (1 July) FL from an English merchant in Veracruz to London, forwarded through New Orleans where it received blue July 18 pmk and "Paid" hs, interesting contents explain that contact with Mexico City is completely cut off and supplying American troops provides most of the local business, oval forwarding agent's and arrival pmks, fine example of non-military mail during U.S. occupation of Veracruz -
Estimate price: $130-150
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
Welcome to our June 2014 Sale, with 1667 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
This four-session auction commences with quality United States, with unused examples of Scott's Nos. 2 and 12, both with original gum, Special Printings, inverted Candle and Stock Exchange errors, Zeppelin Plate Blocks, Postage Dues and Revenues. Autographs of Jefferson, Napoleon, Peter the Great, Roosevelt, Marylyn Monroe and others are featured as well.
The foreign section includes China (good selection of Dowagers, ex-Holcombe), Scandinavian countries, with Denmark, Finland and Sweden, France and Colonies, Germany and German Colonies, Great Britain (with another unused 10sh Edward I.R. Official), British North America (Newfoundland with unused De Pinedo, Balbo double impression and Martynside flight covers), British Commonwealth, Baltic Countries, Italy and Italian Colonies, Korea, Poland, Russia (with an exceptional collection of Imperial Postal History offered intact) and Soviet Union, Switzerland and many others.
As always there are over 120 lots of Large Lots and Collections.
The entire sale is online, with additional images added daily and on request.
This is a public auction taking place live at our 57th Street Galleries and online at CherrystoneLIVE. A limited number of printed catalogues are available. Cherrystone Auctions 119 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 [email protected]
Lot #1168 - Mexico
Lot #1169 - Mexico
1847 (22 Dec) FL from Sparta, Ga, via New Orleans, with blue "Free" hs, directed to the war zone, from a physician to a commanding officer, certifying that serious illness will prevent a soldier from returning to duty when his furlough ends, fine war-zone letter, received 15th January 1848 -
Estimate price: $220-250
Lot #1170 - Mexico
1856 2r emerald (Mexico), first plate printing, with re-entry of the value tablet in upper margin variety, used, v.f., with 1987 MEPSI cert. -
Estimate price: $170-200
Lot #1171 - Mexico
1856 4r red (Guadalajara), tied by boxed "Franqueado en Tepic" in red on outer FL used in 1858 to Guadalajara, fine (YT 4) -
Estimate price: $220-250
Lot #1172 - Mexico
1856 4r red, lower left quarter used in 1859 as 1r on FL from Fresnillo (May 19) to Zacatecas, unusually fresh and v.f., with 1979 Mepsi cert., ex-Strieker (YT 4c) -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1173 - Mexico
1861 1r black, green, 2r black, pink (Guadalajara) tied on FL to Guanajuato, with oval forwarding agent's (Westendarp & Co) hs in violet, dated 28.4.64, v.f. This letter was sent prepaid, with "Franqueado en Colima" hs at top, also charged "3" on back. The forwarding agent added 3r franking in Colima to ensure delivery -
Estimate price: $220-250
Lot #1174 - Mexico
1861 1r and 2r (S.L.Potosi) used March 29, 1864 to Guanajuato, interesting contents in English written during the early stages of French Occupation. The writer mentions that the advance of Juarez Forces under General Ortega as far as Salinas del Pinon Blanco (50 km N.W. of S.L.P) have broken communications with Zacatecas and Monterey (to the North). Meanwhile, French Forces have begun to advance against Ortega, who subsequently withdrew....
Lot #1175 - Mexico
1861 1r black, green (Mexico) double impression (two separate strikes by the plate), tied by oval Stagecoach office postmark on large part of a FL from Puebla to Mexico City, fine -
Estimate price: $220-250
Lot #1176 - Mexico
1861 1r black, green, horizontal strip of three (Tampico), used, printed on both sides (in reverse on back), pre-print paper fold (plis d'acordeon), fine -
Estimate price: $220-250
Lot #1177 - Mexico
1861 2r black, pink (Mexico), used July 10, 1863 on outer FL to Guanajuato. At the time of this letter, Conservatives (Monarchists) ruled Mexico City, while the Liberals under Juarez controlled Guanajuato. The mail went through, but the addressee was obliged to pay 2 reales upon delivery, as noted by the large "2" handstamp beneath address. A fine example of "Through the Lines" (Stamp not recognized), with postage collected on both ends. In...
Lot #1178 - Mexico
1914 unexploded "Un Peso" booklet with panes of 1d, 2d and 5c handstamped in violet, black on white covers, stapled at left, fine-v.f. (Rogers 5) -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #1179 - Mexico
1934 University, complete to 5p only, three "sets", l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1180 - Mexico
1934 University, 10p brown and violet unwatermarked, n.h., v.f. and rare, signed Stolow, -
Estimate price: $2400-2500
Lot #1181 - Mexico air post
1935 Amelia Earhart, 20c lake, upper right corner margin block of four, nicely centered, n.h., fresh and v.f., signed Kessler, with additional handstamp on reverse, one of only four known blocks (catalogue value for singles) -
Estimate price: $18000-20000
Lot #1182 - Mexico air post
1939 Sarabia, flight cover from Mexico City to New York, additionally franked with 20c, all tied by "Servicio Aereo Mexico D.F. 23.May.39" cds, with violet flight cachet, registration pmks and New York arrival on reverse, fine (Sanabria 151) -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #1183 - Mexico postal tax stamps
1929 unexploded 10c booklets, four different, covers black on red, stapled at top, with three "Anunciadora Mexicana" (various internal advertising panes) and "Gasolina Corona Roja", fine-v.f. -
Estimate price: $290-300
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