1885 Government re-issues, perf. 13, complete set of 16, with 3s green, 4s blue, 6s lilac, 8s orange and 24s orange red, set of five, plus 5o-50o set of six, also the Lion and Arms 3o, 17o and 20o set of three, plus City Postage set of two, n.h., natural spotty gum in places, fresh colors, usual centering, fine or better (Facit SEK 42,000) -
Cat. Val. $4,455
Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
Welcome to our August 9-10, 2016 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
With 1,655 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, with additional material from the estate of Robert L. Markovits, as well as numerous consignments entrusted to us during the New York Word Stamp Show. There are solid selections of United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, South America with Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico; Europe with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany & Italy, with their respective Colonies, also Poland, Russia, Spain and Switzerland; Middle East with extensive Iran; rarities from China and Thailand highlight the numerous lots of Asian material. As always, the sale contains 175+ large lots and collections, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and more. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available.
Please note that this four-session auction (at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day) takes place on Tuesday andWednesday, August 9-10 at our New York 57th Street Auction Galleries and on CherrystoneLive (www.cherrystoneauctions.com/live). Lots will be on view at our galleries on Monday August 8, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.
Lots 1-431, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - 10:00 AM - United States Stamps - Albania - China - Finland
Lots 432-834, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - 1:00 PM - France & Colonies - German Area - Great Britain - British Commonwealth
Lots 835-1194, Wednesday, August 10, 20016 - 10:00 AM - Greece - Iran - Italy - Japan – Poland - Romania
Lots 1195-1655, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Russia - Switzerland - Large Lots and Collections
Cherrystone Auctions 119 West 57th Street. New York. NY 10019 USA.
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Lot #1388 - Sweden
Lot #1389 - Sweden
1918 55o pale blue and 80o black, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered (especially 80o), natural gum wrinkle, v.f. (Facit 92,94, SEK 40,000) -
Cat. Val. $4,200
Lot #1390 - Sweden
1921 Coils, 10or green, horizontal tete-beche line pair, l.h., fresh and fine, rare (Facit 144V3) -
Cat. Val. $1,650
Lot #1391 - Sweden
1924 UPU, 5o-5kr used, neat postmarks, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $855
Lot #1392 - Sweden local issues
1857 (16 Dec) FL franked with two 1sk (3o) black singles, tied by starburst postmarks, locally addressed in Stockholm, with boxed "Lokalbref 16/12/57" arrival datestamp, fresh and fine
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