1862 10c bistre, yellowish, good color, single short perf. at left, otherwise fresh and fine,
Cat. Val. $1,350
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 February 28-March 1 2017 sale, with 1,528 lots, including Part III of the Heinz Gappe (H.G.I Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, with many interesting flight covers from the Gappe holdings. In addition, we are featuring an important collection of Russia, especially Air Post, with many rarities, errors and varieties. As always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, including group lots from the ex-Gappe stock. This 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 #356 - France
Lot #357 - France
1863 Napoleon, imperf. trial colors 4c green and 30c rose, v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #358 - France
1906 unexploded 2f.05 booklet with 40x5c Type Blanc, little toning, with pen marking on front crossing out "05", fine and rare booklet,
Cat. Val. €2,000
Estimate: $500
Lot #359 - France
1929 "Type Semeuse Camee", unexploded 3fr booklet with 20x15c red brown, "Laboratoires O.Rolland", n.h., minor gum offsets, v.f.,
Cat. Val. €400
Estimate: $150
Lot #360 - France
1929 "Type Semeuse Camee", unexploded 3fr booklet with 20x15c red brown, "Laboratoires O.Rolland", n.h., minor gum offsets, v.f.,
Cat. Val. €400
Estimate: $150
Lot #361 - France
1929 "Type Semeuse Camee", unexploded 3fr booklet with 20x15c red brown, "Laboratoires O.Rolland", n.h., minor gum offsets, v.f.,
Cat. Val. €400
Estimate: $150
Lot #362 - France
1949 Franco-American Friendship, selection of eight items including two composite dies of three in black, one with black surround, showing different stages of completion ("epreuves de decomposition"), three artist signed die proofs (various colors), imperf. deluxe sheet, printer's trial color die proof, plus a finished design proof on plastic film, v.f. and unique lot (Maury 840)
Estimate: $500
Lot #363 - France
1949 Franco-American Friendship, imperf. single, also perforated variety, uncolored in blue only (red color omitted), n.h., tiny perf. stain at bottom, signed Behr (Maury 840A,a)
Cat. Val. €1,625
Estimate: $250
Lot #364 - France
1949 C.I.T.T., perforated sheetlet of four, regummed, v.f., only 15 printed (YT 844-847)
Cat. Val. €1,800
Estimate: $500
Lot #365 - France
1951 Poets, perforated and gummed sheetlet of three, n.h., disturbed gum and some creasing at upper left, small stain at right, otherwise fine, only 16 printed (YT 908-910)
Cat. Val. €1,425
Estimate: $300
Lot #366 - France
1956 Great Achievements, perforated and gummed sheetlet of three, n.h., v.f., only 22 printed (YT 1078-1080)
Cat. Val. €1,200
Estimate: $500
Lot #367 - France
1957 Famous Men, six different (missing 12fr) printer's inspection die proofs in sepia, v.f., only four (!) of each produced
Estimate: $500
Lot #368 - France
1961 20c Marianne de Cocteau, imperf. sheet margin pair, red color shifted, leaving the left stamp in blue only, n.h., v.f.
Estimate: $500
Lot #369 - France
1993 Louvre Bicentennial, se-tenant horizontal pair, signed artist die proof, also signed artist die proof of the label, both in brown, v.f. and rare
Estimate: $150
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