GAGARIN, Yuri (1934-68) Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space. His capsule was launched on April 12, 1961 and orbited the earth once. Signature on envelope, headed Estado do Rio de Janeiro, inside there is an invitation for the cosmonaut to attend an Embassy reception, along with Nikita Khrushchev, 30 July, 1961 -
Estimate price: $230-250
United States & Worldwide Stamps
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Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps
We are pleased to present our March 18-19 sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
You are invited to browse through this select offering of 1600 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 100 large lots and collections, balances of estates and much more.
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Lot #176 - autographs of famous people
Lot #177 - autographs of famous people
GAGARIN, Yuri (1934-68) Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space. His capsule was launched on April 12, 1961 and orbited the earth once. Signature on original black & white photograph showing Gagarin and three other cosmonauts in uniform, v.f. -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #178 - autographs of famous people
HOOVER, Herbert (1874-1964) U.S. President, partly printed letterhead "Herbert Hoover", dated 15 November, 1928 Stanford University, Calif. and signed "Herbert Hoover", addressed to F.S. McCall, fine -
Estimate price: $130-150
Lot #179 - autographs of famous people
HOOVER, Herbert (1874-1964) U.S. President, partly printed letterhead "Herbert Hoover", dated Aug. 21, 1945 Stanford University, Calif. and signed "Herbert Hoover", discussing his proposed obituary and addressed to Wayne T. Cottingham, fine -
Estimate price: $130-150
Lot #180 - autographs of famous people
LINDBERGH, Charles (1902-74) 1926 first flight cover Chicago-St. Louis route, Springfield, home of Abraham Lincoln cachet, addressed to Harry S. New, postmaster general, signed "C.A. Lindbergh", pilot, also W.H. Conkling, postmaster of Springfield, v.f. and attractive Lindbergh cover -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #181 - autographs of famous people
NAPOLEON I (1769-1821) general and emperor of the French. A military document, single page (200:320mm), headed "Du Premier Consul de La Republique Francaise", addressed to the Minister of War, with red "Secret Papier" hs, numbered and signed "Bonaparte", as the First Consul, probably around 1800, countersigned by Gautier, with additional comments, probably by Napoleon in margin, fine and scarce document signed "Bonaparte" -
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Lot #182 - autographs of famous people
SPACE. A special booklet containing 13 color picture postcards of the early Soviet cosmonauts, signed on their photographs by Yuri Gagarin, A.G. Nikolayev, P.R. Popovich, V. Bykovsky, Valentina Tereshkova, V.M. Komarov (died in crash) and P.I. Belayev, others not signed, v.f. and scarce -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #183 - autographs of famous people
SPACE. A large black & white photograph of 10 early Soviet cosmonauts, signed by seven of them incl. Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, etc., rare -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #184 - Afghanistan
1873-74 Shahi value dated 1290, unissued proof in purple, medium laid paper, unused without gum, margins all around, horizontal crease, otherwise fine, scarce, -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #185 - Afghanistan zeppelin flights
1933 4th SAF card from Kabul, addressed to the German Consulate in Pernambuco, with appropriate Berlin connecting cachet and arrival pmk on back, fine and rare dispatch from Afghanistan -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #186 - Argentina
1899 5p orange and black, center inverted, beautiful bright colors, h.r., perfectly centered (rare thus), v.f., with 2004 Philatelic Foundation certificate, -
Estimate price: $1800-2000
Lot #187 - Argentina
1899 5p orange and black, center inverted, centered to top, heavy h.r., fine and rare, only 50 printed, -
Estimate price: $1300-1500
Lot #188 - Argentina
1899 5p orange and black, inverted center, block of ten with selvage at both sides, rich colors, full original gum, six stamps never hinged, with 2002 PFC, a magnificent showpiece item, only 50 (!) printed, this is the largest known multiple of this error which actually represents 20 per cent of the entire known issue (Kneitchel records this unique block of 10 as "Piezas Notables") (YT 128a; catalogue value for hinged singles) -
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Lot #189 - Argentina
1906-1921 commemoratives and other issues to 20p (San Martin), 84 different plate proofs on card, neatly arranged on specially designed presentation pages in album (cover and binding defects) prepared for the Pan-American Congress, some foxing, mostly fine-v.f. -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #190 - Argentina semi-postals
1941 National Anthem souvenir sheets, n.h., v.f. set, -
Estimate price: $140-150
Lot #191 - Argentina air post
1940-55 specialized collection of 108 proofs or imperfs in diff. colors incl. 1948-49 Cartographers Issue, 1949 World Rifle Association, 1951 Five-Year Plan, National Airways, also semi-postal air mails incl. 1950 International Philatelic Exhibition, v.f. and interesting collection, neatly mounted and written up on pages, with issued stamps enclosed for comparison -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #192 - Argentina flight covers
1930 (Jan) flight from Buenos Aires to Toulouse with pilot A. Bruyere and radio officer L. Aubry disappeared over the sea in a violet storm. One bag of mail was recovered on a beach in Spanish Morocco, another washed ashore at Mostaganen, Algeria; cover from the second back, with explanatory label applied on arrival at Marseilles -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #193 - armenia
1920 (13 Feb) registered cover from Alexandropol to Erivan, franked on back with imperf. k.60.k on 1k. (two different, one without periods), and perforated 70k (monogram inverted), with arrival postmark (16 Feb), fine and unusual combination franking, rare commercial usage. An exhibition caliber item -
Estimate price: $4500-5000
Lot #194 - armenia
1920 (19 Apr) registered cover from Yerevan to Tiflis, franked on back with 1r and pair of 3.50r, each with unframed monogram, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and rare, cover, with arrival pmk -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #195 - armenia
1920 (15 Apr) registered cover franked on back with vertical imperforate strip of 5x60k on 1k, surcharge type II, used in combination with 5r perf., all with boxed monogram in black, tied by Alexandropol pmks, sent to Tiflis, with arrival (18.4), fine and rare cover, with postal receipt attached -
Estimate price: $2300-2500
Lot #196 - armenia
1922 (12 Mar) folded document registered from Allaverdy to Erevan, franked with perforated 25r gray, surcharge omitted, tied by "Allaverdy, Tifl." cds, with Erevan (16 Mar) arrival pmk. This is the only known usage on cover of 25r (First Constantinople Issue) without surcharge. The rate at the time was 1,500r, but it was possible for the official Soviet organizations to use the lower 25r rate. Very few used examples of 25r exist (this being...
Lot #197 - armenia
1923 (28 Oct) money order (for 5,4 million rubles), franked with Trans-Caucasian Federated Republics 5x200,000r green, sent from Kamarloo to Yerevan, with arrival pmk alongside, some minor flaws, otherwise fine -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #198 - armenia
1923 (6 Aug) money order (for 2,8 million rubles), franked with 3x100,000 black surcharge on 2,000r, sent from Kamarloo to Yerevan, with 6.8.23 departure and 9.8.23 arrival pmks, fine -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #199 - armenia
1923 (30 Aug) money order (for nearly 16 million rubles), franked with violet 500,000r on 10,000r, sent from Kamarloo to Yerevan, with arrival pmk alongside, minor flaws as always, fine -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #200 - armenia
1923 (31 Aug) money order (for nearly 21,5 million rub), franked with violet 500,000r on 10,000r, sent from Kamarloo to Yerevan, with arrival pmk, minor flaws as always, fine -
Estimate price: $450-500
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