1850 Ceres 10c-1fr trial color essays, selection of 22 different, few minor faults, mostly fine-v.f.
Estimate: $300
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Welcome to our May 7-8 Auction Sale, to be held at Cherrystone's New York City galleries. There are 1,642 lots of rare stamps and postal history of the World, featuring further selections from the David Mace collection and properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. A solid selection of United States is followed by Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Spain and Scandinavian countries. There are strong sections of Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with strength in Queen Victoria, KEVII and George V singles and sets, as well as Japanese Occupation material. There are numerous flight covers of the world, with selections of Zeppelin dispatches. Sections of better South America, Asia and the rest of the world are noteworthy, with an award-winning collection of Corrientes offered intact. The sale concludes with the usual selection of large lots, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers. Live Internet bidding is available through our website www.cherrystoneauctions.com (via CherrystoneLIVE).
Sale Terms
Lot #2321 - France
Lot #2322 - France
1850 Ceres 1fr carmine brown, horizontal strip of four, canceled "868" and showing red arrival markings, cut close to just in (position 3), minor creases, fine appearance, signed Roumet (YT 6, Euro 9,500)
Estimate: $600
Lot #2323 - France
1850 Ceres 1fr carmine brown, unused with some gum, beautiful color and margins all around, small thin, fresh and v.f. appearing example of this beautiful shade, with handstamped guarantee marks on back (YT 6, Euro 8,100), catalogued as unused without gum,
Cat. Val. $5,000
Estimate: $750
Lot #2324 - France
1853 1fr lake, used, margins all around, good color ("carmine fonce"), fine and sound stamp, signed Maury (YT 18b, Euro 5500)
Cat. Val. $2,475
Estimate: $750
Lot #2325 - France
1853 1fr lake, horizontal tete-beche pair Sperati Forgery (unsigned), v.f., scarce
Estimate: $300
Lot #2326 - France
1859 (5 July) cover (with contents) addressed to Paris, with "Cabinet de l'Empereur" hs, also red "Bureau Special de L'Empereur" cds, appropriate transit and arrival pmks, scarce
Estimate: $250
Lot #2327 - France
1862 1fr lake, re-issue, h.r., fresh color, v.f. (YT Euro 2,400)
Cat. Val. $1,500
Estimate: $500
Lot #2328 - France
1862 10c bister, yellowish, good color, small h.r., fine stamp, signed Calves, etc. (YT 21, Euro 2,000)
Cat. Val. $1,350
Estimate: $300
Lot #2329 - France
1862 20c blue, block of four with portions of adjoining stamps at left, h.r., fresh and fine, signed Roumet (YT 22, Euro 1,250)
Cat. Val. $850
Estimate: $200
Lot #2330 - France
1862 40c orange, h.r., fresh and fine stamp, signed Calves, Diena, etc. (YT 23, Euro 1,750)
Cat. Val. $1,200
Estimate: $250
Lot #2331 - France
1862-71 Empire, 5c, 10c overprinted "Specimen", unused without gum, small faults, fine appearance (YT 2-3S)
Cat. Val. €605
Estimate: $150
Lot #2332 - France
1870 Bordeaux Issue, 80c rose, deep carmine rose, two distinct shades, h.r., large to enormous margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Roumet, Brun, etc.,
Cat. Val. $1,325
Estimate: $600
Lot #2333 - France
1871 (Sep) FL from Lyon to Anancy, franked with 5c green and perf. 20c blue, cancelled by large "2145" numerals, tied by Lyon departure; also 1876 cover to Charleville franked with 5c+10c+25c making up an attractive three color combination (5c closed tear), fine
Estimate: $250
Lot #2334 - France
1876 Type Sage, 2c green Type II, block of four, n.h., unusually well centered for issue, v.f. (YT Euro 1,200)
Cat. Val. $700
Estimate: $300
Lot #2335 - France
1877 Type Sage, 25c black on pale rose, lower left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (YT Euro 750)
Cat. Val. $460
Estimate: $150
Lot #2336 - France
1900 Merson, 50c bistre brown & gray, lower left sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet (YT Euro 500)
Cat. Val. $325
Estimate: $150
Lot #2337 - France
1900 Merson, 2fr orange & pale blue, background dramatically shifted to left, upper left sheet corner margin example, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet (Maury Euro 350)
Estimate: $100
Lot #2338 - France
1900 Merson, 3fr bright violet & rose, 3fr violet & blue, blocks of four, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet (YT Euro 920)
Cat. Val. $730
Estimate: $200
Lot #2339 - France
1900 Merson, 5fr full blue & buff, upper left sheet margin horizontal strip of three, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., signed Roumet (Maury Euro 1,350)
Cat. Val. $900
Estimate: $250
Lot #2340 - France
1923 Congres de Bordeaux, single on cover, v.f., signed Roumet,
Cat. Val. $650
Estimate: $200
Lot #2341 - France
1927 Strasbourg, strip from the souvenir sheet, hinged label only, stamps n.h., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $500
Estimate: $150
Lot #2342 - France
1929 Le Havre single franking used together with a corresponding Philatelic Exhibition label on registered cover to Lyon, fine-v.f., signed Roumet,
Cat. Val. $750
Estimate: $200
Lot #2343 - France
1929 10fr dark ultramarine, type III, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet (YT Euro 680)
Cat. Val. $560
Estimate: $150
Lot #2344 - France
1929 Pont du Gard, 20fr orange brown, type I, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., with Roumet certificate (YT 262A, Euro 2,300)
Cat. Val. $2,000
Estimate: $500
Lot #2345 - France
1929 Pont du Gard, 20fr orange brown, type I, lower left sheet corner margin "Coin Date" block of four, n.h., v.f., with Roumet certificate (YT 262, Euro 3,150)
Cat. Val. $2,000
Estimate: $750
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