1850 1fr brown carmine, neat grids cancels, margins all around, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $800
Estimate: $200
Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
Welcome to our Summer auction to be held on August 6-7 2019 at our New York City galleries and on CherrystoneLive.
There are 1,668 lots of rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order.
We begin with United States, followed by Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and Scandinavian Countries. British Commonwealth is well represented with strength in Victoria and George V singles and sets. Also noteworthy is Colombia with a complete set of the 1920 Scadta vignettes unused and on individual covers. There is also a selection of Ethiopia, additional South and Central America, Asia and rest of the world.
This auction concludes with 100+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers
Sale Terms
Lot #1335 - France
Lot #1336 - France
1862 Reimpression, 10c bistre, bottom sheet margin single, n.h., fresh and v.f., signed Calves, etc. (YT 9e, catalogue value for hinged)
Cat. Val. €750
Estimate: $500
Lot #1337 - France
1863-70 Empire, 2c red brown, block of four, top stamps h.r., bottom stamps l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. (YT 26)
Cat. Val. €875
Estimate: $250
Lot #1338 - France
1863-70 5fr Empire, imperf. left margin single, clear margins on other sides, l.h., nice impression, diagonal crease, otherwise v.f. (YT 33c, cat. Euro 11,000)
Cat. Val. $7,800
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1339 - France
1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 2c bright brick red ("rouge-brique fonce"), margins all around, unused without gum, v.f., signed Calves (YT 40Bf)
Cat. Val. €2,500
Estimate: $500
Lot #1340 - France
1870-71 Ceres, 20c blue, block of four, upper right stamp tete-beche, canceled on piece, few irregular perfs, trimmed perfs at bottom, fine and scarce tete-beche multiple (YT 37c, cat. Euro 2,400 for tete-beche pair, without premium for block)
Cat. Val. $1,450
Estimate: $700
Lot #1341 - France
1870-71 40c orange, block of four, l.h., v.f., signed Miro (YT 48)
Cat. Val. €2,800
Estimate: $750
Lot #1342 - France
1872-78 correspondence of 10 FLs from Bordeaux and Paris to Brownsville, Texas, variety of franking incl. both Ceres and Laureated issues, with rates up to 3fr, also 2.40fr, 2fr, 1.05fr, 50fr, etc., interesting markings, some faults and aging, generally fine
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1343 - France
1875 (22 Aug) FL from Le Havre to Brazos-Santiago, paying 1fr with perf. 30c (2) and 40c, all tied by "6311" large numerals, endorsed "Par Bolivar", with "Batchelor & Co." datestamp and red "P.P.", fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #1344 - France
1877 1c Prussian Blue, type II, used, fairly well centered for this difficult stamp, with 1980 Royal certificate (YT 84, cat. Ä6,000)
Cat. Val. $4,350
Estimate: $2000
Lot #1345 - France
1877 1c Prussian Blue, used, well centered, v.f. for issue, with 1986 Roger Calves certificate (YT 84)
Cat. Val. $4,350
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1346 - France
1877 4c claret, lower left sheet corner margin single, impressive fold-over variety, h.r., scarce
Estimate: $150
Lot #1347 - France
1912 (June) round-the-world card from Templeuve, via Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland, each country's franking added along the way and canceled appropriately, minor card faults, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #1348 - France
1944 R.F. overprints, 11 different used on registered and locally used Bordeaux cover, also four documents, one with 1.50fr handstamped R.F. and signed by the Mayor of Badonviller, another with various handstamps, plus two from the Mayor of Baccarat, regarding surcharged Liberation stamps
Estimate: $250
Lot #1349 - France
1944 Marianne, 2.40fr red, imperf. bottom margin horizontal pair, l.h., v.f., with handstamp guarantee on reverse (YT 693a)
Cat. Val. €1,500
Estimate: $300
Lot #1350 - France
1945 R.R. Foch et de Gaulle overprints, 1c-1.50fr, twelve different, n.h., fine-v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #1351 - France
1945 Libre overprints, 13 mostly different used on three covers with Indre pmks, also "R.F. Paris 122" and others, 16 mostly different, including inverted overprints, used on seven covers or cards, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #1352 - France
1945 R.F. overprints, 21 different used on two Bordeaux covers, one registered with arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $150
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