1847 10c black, right diagonal half used as 5c on small piece, red grid cancel, margins all around, v.f. and scarce usage, with 1927 and 2006 PFCs, ex-Westhaven (catalogue value $12,500 for a bisect on cover)
United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Nov 18, 2014 America/New_York
Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Tuesday Nov 18, 2014 10:00 to Wednesday Nov 19, 2014 15:00 America/New_York
Last date for bids:
Tuesday Nov 18, 2014 09:00 Europe/London
We are pleased to present our November 18-19 sale, with 1,533 lots, including the Abraham Siegel stock of postal history of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order.
There are selections of attractive United States regular issues and commemoratives, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia.
Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are highlighted by Canada 12p Victoria, as well as unused London-London 25c green & yellow, followed by the only known example on cover.
In addition, there are numerous rarities from Baltic Countries, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia, with seldom seen errors and varieties, gold-standard definitives on cover and Air Post.
As always, Cherrystone auctions include selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world.
The sale concludes with 140+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
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Lot #2 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 1c blue, type II, pos.81R1E, huge margins all around including large part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by black New York cds on outer FL addressed to PA, v.f., with 1997 Holcombe and 1999 APS certificates
Lot #3 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 3c orange brown, type II, unused without gum, margins just in at bottom, small corner crease and light toned spots, otherwise fine, with 2012 Weiss certificate, -
Cat. Val. $1,250
Lot #4 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 3c orange brown, margins all around, tied by Winchester, CT town cancelled on embossed ladies cover to Amherst, Mass, v.f., with 2009 PFC
Lot #5 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 5c brown, horizontal strip of three, margins all around, barely touching at left, cancelled by light New Orleans Apr.2, 1857 cds on piece, fresh and fine strip, -
Cat. Val. $3,750
Lot #6 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 10c green, type II, unused with large part original gum, margins all around, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., scarce unused, especially with original gum, with 1975 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $5,000
Lot #7 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 10c green, type III, small h.r., margins just in at top, nice color, few small toned spots, otherwise fine, with 1997 PSE cert., -
Cat. Val. $5,000
Lot #8 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 1c blue, type I, lightly hinged, bright color, centered slightly to bottom, fresh and fine, scarce unused, with 1985 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $2,100
Lot #9 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 1c blue, vertical se-tenant pair with types I+II, unused without gum, excellent color and well centered, v.f. and scarce combination pair, with 1982 PFC (catalogue value for original gum) -
Cat. Val. $3,500
Lot #10 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 1c blue, type III, part black cds, well centered for this, with design clear of the perforations on all sides, deep rich color, fresh and fine, scarce stamp, with 2006 PSE cert., -
Cat. Val. $2,000
Lot #11 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 10c green, type I, unused with full original gum, beautiful color and sharp impression, centered to bottom, with full intact perforations, fine and scarce unused, especially with full original gum, fresh and completely sound. A true classic rarity, with 1973 and 2006 PFCs, -
Cat. Val. $35,000
Lot #12 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 10c green, type I, neat town pmk, well centered, fresh and v.f., with 1999 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $1,250
Lot #13 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 24c gray lilac, l.h., fresh and fine, with 2000 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $1,400
Lot #14 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 90c blue, unused without gum, fresh color, fine, -
Cat. Val. $1,100
Lot #15 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 90c blue, black cancel, usual margins, sealed internal tear, otherwise fine and rare used stamp, with 1995 PSE cert., -
Cat. Val. $11,000
Lot #16 - united states 1857-61 issue
1861 Eagle & Shield, multicolored design with slogan on cover to Rushville, N.Y., franked with 1857 3c dull red, tied by Washington, D.C., Sep 3, 1861 cds, with original enclosure on "Secession Rope" caricature letterhead, fine and attractive cover
Lot #17 - united states 1861-66 issue
1861 90c blue, unused with slightly disturbed original gum (from hinge removal), well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 1997 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $3,250
Lot #18 - united states 1861-66 issue
1861 Washington, five different die essays, including three different with vignette only (in gray olive, lilac and red violet), one with vignette and blank frames in lilac and one with "U.S. Postage" at top in red violet, few wrinkles, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $525
Lot #19 - united states 1867 grill issue
1867 3c rose, A.Grill, usual centering, clearly defined grill, unused with original gum, h.r., horizontal crease, fine appearance of this scarce stamp, with 1967 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $8,500
Lot #20 - united states 1867 grill issue
1867 2c black, E.Grill, horizontal strip of four, three left stamps n.h., right stamp l.h., usual centering, slight overall toning, perf. faults and third stamp with a tear, otherwise fine and rare multiple, with 2012 PSE cert. (catalogue value for hinged pairs, without premium for n.h.) -
Cat. Val. $7,500
Lot #21 - united states 1867 grill issue
1867 12c black, E.Grill, unused with original gum, h.r., deep rich color, three wide margins, centered to top, fresh and fine, scarce original gum example, with 1993 PSE certificate, -
Cat. Val. $4,750
Lot #22 - united states 1867 grill issue
1867 24c gray lilac, F.Grill, unused with original gum, h.r., usual centering, deep rich color and sharp impression, fine example of this rare mint stamp, with 2002 PSE cert., -
Cat. Val. $8,500
Lot #23 - united states 1867 grill issue
1867 24c gray lilac, F.Grill, right sheet margin block of four, unused with fresh original gum, rich color and sharp impression, stamps centered to upper right, hinge reinforcement in margin, scarce multiple, with 1993 PFC, ex-Ishikawa, -
Cat. Val. $45,000
Lot #24 - united states 1869 pictorials
1869 15c brown and blue, type II, beautiful color, small part original gum (as a result of heavy hinge remnants), fine, with 2003 PSE cert., -
Cat. Val. $3,250
Lot #25 - united states 1869 pictorials
1869 15c brown and blue, type II, center inverted, lightly cancelled, centered to bottom, two small tears at right, otherwise fine example of this popular rarity, with 1965 PFC. Of the 100 issued inverts, three are recorded unused and 96 used (one in the British Library's Tapling collection and one in the New York Public Library's Miller Collection). Only nine are confirmed as sound, this example being much better than most (usually with...
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