1852 Sperati forgery, 6r greenish blue, horizontal pair with black cancel, signed by Sperati with violet handstamp on reverse -
United States & Worldwide Stamps
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps
We are pleased to present our January 14-15 sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
You are invited to browse through this select offering of 1400 lots representing virtually every area of International Philately.
The United States section ranges from Special Printings to better cacheted FDCs. Foreign Countries include Western Europe, with Austria, France and Colonies, and specialized German Area (with excellent Locals and Occupation Issues). Great Britain and British Commonwealth are also well represented. In addition, there are numerous rarities from South America, Asia, including China and Japan, Eastern Europe and Russia. As always there are over 120 large lots and collections, balances of estates and much more.
Lot #1098 - Spain
1854 Sperati forgeries, 5r and 6r, die proofs in black on glazed paper, signed by Sperati with violet handstamp on reverse -
Lot #1099 - Spain
1864 1r brown, never hinged, margins all around, v.f., with handstamp guarantee (Ed 67; catalogue value for hinged) -
Cat. Val. €225
Lot #1100 - Spain
1865 Sperati forgeries, 19c and 1r, die proofs in black on glazed paper, the latter handstamped "Reproduction Interdite" in violet, signed by Sperati with violet handstamp on reverse -
Lot #1101 - Spain
1873 Carlist Issues, 1r blue, margins all around, cancelled by unclear blue pmk on small cover to France (Bayonne), with "Alsasua" (13 June 74) cds on back, fine, -
Cat. Val. €1,725
Lot #1102 - Spain
1873 1r blue, margins all around, cancelled with manuscript "2" and tied by blue pmk on coverfront to France (Bayonne), with "Zarnoza / Correos/ Vizgaya" pmk alongside, fine -
Lot #1103 - Spain
1874 1r violet, horizontal pair, unused with original gum, margins all around, slight marginal toning at left, v.f., with 1977 Exfima cert., -
Cat. Val. €1,020
Lot #1104 - Spain
1874 1r violet, cancelled by blue oval "Lastaola / Correos / Guipuzcoa," margins all around, minor toning, otherwise v.f., with 1977 Exfima cert., -
Lot #1105 - Spain
1874 1r violet, margins all around, tied by grids on other FL to Beasain, with "Azpeitia / Guipuzcoa," (1 Nov) cds alongside, fine, -
Cat. Val. €1,275
Lot #1106 - Spain
1875 50c brown, horizontal pair, cancelled "Estella," margins all around, v.f., with 1977 Exfima cert., -
Cat. Val. €345
Lot #1107 - Spain
1875 Alfonso XII, 2c-10p complete set of 10, unused with original gum, h.r., couple of minor flaws (5c and 25c), mostly fresh, fine and seldom offered complete (Ed.162-171, Euro 4,061) -
Cat. Val. $3,373
Lot #1108 - Spain
1920 UPU, complete set of 13, n.h., usual centering, fresh and fine (Ed.297-309, Euro 1,845) -
Cat. Val. $1,200
Lot #1109 - Spain
1936 Granada, imperforate top sheet margin singles, l.h. in margin, stamps n.h., v.f., signed Galvez, -
Cat. Val. $550
Lot #1110 - Spain
1936 Granada, 30c dark blue, h.r., v.f., signed Galvez, -
Cat. Val. $550
Lot #1111 - Spain
1936 Granada, 30c dark blue, used on mourning cover to Malaga, fine, signed Roig, R.G. Shelley (Ed.801, Euro 230) -
Lot #1112 - Spain
1938 U.S. Constitution, imperforate souvenir sheet, unused without gum, serial number omitted, numbered and signed on back by Arturo Barger (designer) -
Lot #1113 - Spain
1938 U.S. Constitution, imperforate die proof in issued colors, perforated "Maestro Rieusset Barcelona," with positional markings, signed Arturo Barger (designer) -
Lot #1114 - Spain
1938 Submarine Issue, set of six, l.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $560
Lot #1115 - Spain
1938 Submarine Issue, set of six, tied by oval Barcelona pmks on registered FDC (11 August) cover to New York, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk -
Lot #1116 - Spain
1938 Submarine Issue, imperforate vertical pairs, n.h., v.f. (Ed.775-80, Euro 2,560) -
Cat. Val. $2,000
Lot #1117 - Spain
1938 Submarine souvenir sheet of three, n.h., usual spotty gum with some toned spots, v.f. for issue, signed Sanabria (Ed.781, Euro 875) -
Cat. Val. $775
Lot #1118 - Spain
1937 1p blue and orange, center inverted, used with additional franking on registered cover to Urriza (Navarra), v.f., with arrival pmk, signed Roig, with 2007 Comex certificate. A fabulous inverted center rarity on cover, stated to be one of only two (!) known -
Lot #1119 - Spain
1938 Second Anniversary of the Civil War, set of four, used on registered (19 July) and censored cover from Valladolid to Segovia, v.f., with arrival pmk -
Lot #1120 - Spain
1939 Franco adhesives 20c (2), 25c, 40c (3) and 70c, seven stamps, each overprinted in either gold, black, bronze or silver "Malaga Saluda al Conde Ciano 17.7.39" (Malaga welcomes count Ciano), also with symbols of Fascism such as lector, rods, axe, as well as those of the Falange (arrows or thunder), l.h., v.f. -
Lot #1121 - Spain
1939 (17 July) registered cover from Malaga to Lisbon, franked with 4x20c Franco, each overprinted "Malaga Saluda al Conde Ciano 17.7.39," with additional markings on back incl. "Amb.ASC II Cordoba-Malaga" and Lisbon arrival pmks, fine and interesting item -
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