1922 1/2p-10p, also 2sh6p and 5sh Seahorses, all ten handstamped "Colonias" in purple by the Portuguese Post Office in Goa (Portuguese India), unused without gum, fine-v.f. One of only three "sets" issued to the participating UPU countries (where they were pasted in ledgers kept by postmasters)
Estimate: $500
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.
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Lot #690 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
Lot #691 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 1/2p green, variety "missing overprint", vertical sheet margin pair, overprint virtually omitted at top, unused without gum as always, fine, only one sheet known, less than 10 pairs exist (MW T1d, £1,300)
Estimate: $400
Lot #692 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 1/2p green, variety "missing overprint", bottom sheet margin block of four, overprint shifted to bottom and complete in the bottom selvage, unused without gum as always, some toning, rare (one sheet is to have been overprinted with a dramatic downward shift, leaving the top row unoverprinted and the bottom printed in margin. All copies were stained, possibly because of oil spilled on the stamps while in transit)
Estimate: $1000
Lot #693 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 2p orange, Die II, overprint inverted, three singles, l.h., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. £1,200
Estimate: $300
Lot #694 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 10sh dull gray blue, variety Major Retouch of Plate 5A (R.2/1), bright color and fresh, h.r., v.f., with 1987 MacDonnell Whyte certificate (MW T41b, £9,000)
Estimate: $2000
Lot #695 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 1/2p green, block of six, middle right stamp without accent in "Saorstat" variety, hinged at top and bottom, variety n.h., v.f. and rare (catalogue value for hinged)
Cat. Val. £1,400
Estimate: $500
Lot #696 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 1p scarlet, sheet margin block of eight, upper left stamp with reversed "Q" for "O" variety, h.r., other stamps hinged or n.h., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. £375
Estimate: $150
Lot #697 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922-23 Seahorses, 2sh6p-10sh, set of three, each used on piece, 2sh6p with sheet margin at right, fine-v.f. (SG 64-66)
Cat. Val. £580
Estimate: $200
Lot #698 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 4p gray green, breaks under "four" variety, two singles, h.r., also used block of four, upper right stamp with same breaks under "four" variety, fine-v.f. (MW T53b, £630)
Estimate: $150
Lot #699 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 1sh bistre brown, vertical pair, bottom stamp variety "accent inserted by hand", h.r. at top, error n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged)
Cat. Val. £700
Estimate: $250
Lot #700 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 2sh6p chocolate brown, horizontal pair, right stamp without accent, h.r., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. £498
Estimate: $150
Lot #701 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 2sh6p chocolate brown, horizontal pair, right stamp with accent reversed, h.r., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. £748
Estimate: $300
Lot #702 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 2sh6p chocolate brown, Plate 3a, upper left corner sheet margin horizontal pair, right stamp with Major re-entry, n.h. (hinged in selvage), v.f. and rare (MW T59a, £1,300 for hinged)
Cat. Val. £1,248
Estimate: $500
Lot #703 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 2sh6p chocolate brown, Plate 3a, block of four, upper right stamp with Major re-entry, used, fine-v.f. and rare (MW T59a, £1,500)
Cat. Val. £1,610
Estimate: $350
Lot #704 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 5sh rose carmine, top margin vertical strip of three, bottom stamp without accent, middle stamp n.h., other two including the error h.r., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. £770
Estimate: $250
Lot #705 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 5sh rose carmine, right margin horizontal pair, right stamp with accent reversed, h.r., v.f.,
Cat. Val. £985
Estimate: $350
Lot #706 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1922 10sh blue, without accent variety, unused (regummed), v.f.,
Cat. Val. £3,000
Estimate: $500
Lot #707 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1925 Seahorses, four sets of three, two 2sh6p l.h., balance n.h., one set creased, still fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $2,730
Estimate: $750
Lot #708 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1925 5sh rose carmine, two singles, each Plate 3A (Dublin Castle), one showing "inner frame notch" (R.3/3), the other "inverted T" in bottom frame (R.2/1), h.r., v.f., rare (MW T67a,T67b, £1,525)
Estimate: $500
Lot #709 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1925 10sh gray blue, Plate 2a, Runnals Re-entry (R.6/1), h.r., fine (MW T68, £3,250)
Estimate: $750
Lot #710 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1927 2sh6p chocolate brown, lower left sheet corner margin block of four, top right stamp Flat accent on "a" (R.9/2), l.h., bottom stamps n.h., v.f., with 1990 BPA certificate,
Cat. Val. £700
Estimate: $250
Lot #711 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1927 2sh6p chocolate brown, horizontal pair, used, right stamp Flat accent on "a" (R.9/2), cancelled 6 July 1929, pinhole, otherwise fine,
Cat. Val. £710
Estimate: $150
Lot #712 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1927 2sh6p chocolate brown, no accent over "a" (variety caused by degradation of the cliche at R.2/2), l.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. £450
Estimate: $150
Lot #713 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1927 10sh greenish blue, canceled on piece by Dublin November 5, 1929, also 10sh gray blue, canceled January 18, 1929, both v.f.,
Cat. Val. £450
Estimate: $250
Lot #714 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND
1927 10sh dull gray blue, bottom sheet margin vertical pair, top stamp circumflex accent (R.9/2), l.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. £1,190
Estimate: $300
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