1850 Crimean War, registered cover (opened for display and slightly reduced for presentation purposes), franked with 9kr on front and 6kr (each with margins all around) on back, each canceled by "K.K. Ost.F.P. KRAJOVA/ 4/10" (fieldpost), sent via Hermannstadt to Karlsburg, "3" in red pen indicates charge to the Austrian Post Office for transit from the border to Karlsburg, with transit and arrival pmks, filing folds away from the stamps,...
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
We are pleased to present our November 29-30 sale, with 1,504 lots, including part one of the Heinz Gappe (HGI Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order.
Heinz was well known to Aerophilatelists, having been active in this field since the 1960s and amassed a wonderful holding of this ever-popular and exciting area.
There are selections of attractive United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, with many interesting flight covers.
As always, the sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. The sale concludes with 165+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, including groups of the ex-Gappe stock.
The entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded.
A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
Lot #134 - Austria
1855 outer FL to Pest, franked with Austrian 3k red, six stamps (four singles and horizontal pair), margins all around, except pair cut in at bottom, all tied by five complete "GIURGEVO 13/8" (Muller Nr. 3441a, each 1275 points) cancels, one with "RECOM" (registry) handstamp, with "Alt Orsova" disinfection and Pesth arrival pmks on back, letter has been refolded, with filing folds through two singles, nevertheless fine and quite fresh, rare...
Lot #135 - Austria
1879 (17 Jan) cover franked with pair of 10kr perf. 9 1/2, used from Vienna to Toronto, Canada, also a picture postcard used in 1906 via San Francisco to Papeete, Tahiti, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #136 - Austria
1908-14 1h-35h imperforate horizontal pairs, 11 different, unused without gum, v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #137 - Austria
1916 unexploded but incomplete (one pane of 6x5h green missing) 2kr booklet with three different panes (one pane of 4x5h green with Andrea's cross, panes of 6x10h magenta and 15h rose), separated by glassine interleaves, covers black on buff, stapled at left, fresh, v.f.,
Cat. Val. €2,500
Estimate: $500
Lot #138 - Austria
1919 Parliament Building, 4k carmine and black, center inverted, small h.r., v.f. example of this popular rarity, with 1988 PFC
Estimate: $1500
Lot #139 - Austria
1935 Mother's Day, 24gr die proof in black, v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #140 - Austria
1946 "Niemals Vergessen" (Never Forget), unissued set of two, h.r., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. €2,600
Estimate: $350
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