1849 10c bistre, margins all around, tied by numeral cancel on outer FL used locally in Bordeaux, oval maritime cachet, departure (23 Dec 52) cds alongside, fine,
Cat. Val. $550
Estimate: $150
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 #358 - France
Lot #359 - France
1849 15c green, three distinct shades, used, each with margins all around, canceled by grids and Paris Star postmarks, good colors, signed Calves, Brun, etc., with certificates (YT 2)
Cat. Val. €3,300
Estimate: $500
Lot #360 - France
1849 15c green, margins all around, nice color, v.f., tied by large star Paris postmark on locally addressed FL, with 1852 arrival pmk, fine cover, with 1992 von Der Weid certificate ("parfait etat") (YT 2)
Cat. Val. $1,550
Estimate: $300
Lot #361 - France
1849 15c dark green, margins all around, beautiful color, v.f., tied by large star Paris postmark on locally addressed FL, with 1852 arrival pmk, minor cover soiling away from the stamp, with 2001 Robineau certificate ("tres belle piece") (YT 2b)
Cat. Val. $1,750
Estimate: $300
Lot #362 - France
1849 1fr brown carmine, margins all around, v.f., tied by diamond grid cancel on cover from Paris to Orleans, 1 March 1849 departure cds alongside, with arrival pmk on back, fine, with 2010 Brun certificate (YT 6B)
Cat. Val. $1,250
Estimate: $500
Lot #363 - France
1852 10c dark bister, used, margins all around, v.f., with 1987 PFC,
Cat. Val. $650
Estimate: $200
Lot #364 - France
1852 25c blue, Re-issue, h.r., v.f., with 1987 PFC,
Cat. Val. $450
Estimate: $150
Lot #365 - France
1853-60 20c blue, right sheet margin horizontal pair with printing line, used, margins all around, v.f., signed Calves, with 2011 Behr certificate (YT 14j)
Cat. Val. €400
Estimate: $100
Lot #366 - France
1863-70 5fr gray lilac, "5" and "F" in light blue, small h.r., toning not mentioned on accompanying certificates, otherwise fine example of this rare stamp, signed Brun, with 1970 von der Weid and 2015 Scheller certificates,
Cat. Val. $8,000
Estimate: $1000
Lot #367 - France
1870-71 2c red brown, horizontal pair, margins all around, h.r., v.f., with 1988 Roumet certificate (catalogue value for singles)
Cat. Val. $550
Estimate: $200
Lot #368 - France
1870-71 2c brown red, block of four, margins all around, l.h., v.f., with 2008 Behr certificate (catalogue value for singles)
Cat. Val. $1,100
Estimate: $300
Lot #369 - France
1870-71 4c gray, block of four, margins all around, small h.r., v.f., signed Brun (catalogue value for singles)
Cat. Val. $1,200
Estimate: $300
Lot #370 - France
1871 20c blue, Report I, position 7, margins all around, tied by large numerals on FL from Quillan (8 Jan) to Chalabre, v.f. and fresh, with arrival postmark on back, ex-Zoumeroff, with 2001 Roumet certificate (Ceres 44c, Maury 44)
Cat. Val. €1,250
Estimate: $500
Lot #371 - France
1870 30c brown, horizontal pair, h.r., very fresh, right stamp with a minute thin speck, v.f., signed Roumet, with 1988 certificate (Ceres 47b)
Cat. Val. $750
Estimate: $150
Lot #372 - France
1870-71 30c brown, block of four, margins all around, small h.r., v.f., (catalogue value for singles)
Cat. Val. $1,500
Estimate: $350
Lot #373 - France
1876-78 40c red, imperf. corner margin horizontal pair, n.h. (l.h. in margin), expert signed in pencil, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $880
Estimate: $250
Lot #374 - France
1900-29 Issue complete, with two additional "GC" paper (each with imprint), 2fr gray violet thin, with couple of short perforations, 20fr stained, others fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,947
Estimate: $200
Lot #375 - France
1900-29 15c orange, imperf. sheet margin blocks of four and six, unused without gum, v.f. (catalogue value for unused without gum)
Cat. Val. $1,400
Estimate: $200
Lot #376 - France
1900-29 45c green and blue, imperforate, h.r., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $300
Estimate: $100
Lot #377 - France
1926-27 55c on 60c light violet, pre-cancelled, bottom sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., signed Calves,
Cat. Val. $240
Estimate: $100
Lot #378 - France
1929 Le Havre Exposition, used, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $600
Estimate: $150
Lot #379 - France
1929-33 10fr Port of La Rochelle and 20fr Pont du Gard, both Type I, n.h., 10fr with natural inclusions, fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $660
Estimate: $150
Lot #380 - France
1942 London Issue, set of six, n.h., v.f. (see note in Scott's following No.503)
Cat. Val. $650
Estimate: $250
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