1832 FL from St. Petersburg, sent via Memel to Bordeaux where it was disinfected, with slits, also boxed "Prusse par Forbach" and accountancy mark, address somewhat smeared, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Estimate: $200
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 #3195 - Russia
Lot #3196 - Russia
1849 (16 July) small FL from St. Petersburg to France, attractive illustrated stationery sheet, with boxed two line departure datestamp, sent to Nice, taxed 20 (decimes), with red "T.A.3" and "12 Ago" arrival hs, v.f.
Estimate: $200
Lot #3197 - Russia
1857 10k brown & blue, canceled by pen cross and red postmark, minor surface rubbing, otherwise v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #3198 - Russia
1857 10k brown & blue, margins all around, beautiful colors, tied by oval "Walk" departure pmk on FL to Riga, with additional "Walk.Lif. 18" (Walk, Lifland province, plus first two year numerals) plus "Polucheno 19 May, 1858" arrival pmks on back, addressee's name and address obliterated by pen, v.f., signed Diena
Estimate: $5000
Lot #3199 - Russia
1858 20k blue & orange, unused (regummed), beautiful fresh colors, thin paper, intact perforations, fine example of this scarce unused stamp,
Cat. Val. $4,250
Estimate: $1500
Lot #3200 - Russia
1861 (16 Dec) cover to St. Petersburg, franked with 10k brown & blue (perf. 12 1/2), tied by "603" numeral cancel in rectangle of dots, with corresponding "Myshkin" departure and arrival pmks on back, intact wax seal, fine and very rare usage from Myshkin (Yaroslavl oblast)
Estimate: $500
Lot #3201 - Russia
1866 20k and 30k vertically laid paper, used in 1872 on registered cover from Odessa to Vienna, oval "Frankirovano" in violet, four intact wax seals of the German Consulate in Odessa, 29 May departure and Vienna arrival pmks on back, filing fold and minor staple rust away from the stamps, fine example of quadruple weight, registered letter rate to Austria (40k+10k), with 1993 Mikulski certificate
Estimate: $1200
Lot #3202 - Russia
1871 (25 Sep) cover from Odessa to Switzerland, franked with 1k, 5k and 10k (all horizontally laid paper), tied by cds, with crayon due markings and transit pmks of Wien, Chur and St.Gallen on back, fine cover, signed Mikulski
Estimate: $150
Lot #3203 - Russia
1875 (7 Jan) cover from Simbirsk to Bulle, Switzerland, franked with 1k (vertically laid), 3k (unwatermarked) and 10k (horizontally laid), sent via Moscow, with transit and arrival pmks on back, fresh, v.f. mixed issues, three-color franking, signed Mikulski
Estimate: $250
Lot #3204 - Russia
1875 2k-20k, blocks of four, first one h.r., others n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (catalogued as singles)
Cat. Val. $2,060
Estimate: $1200
Lot #3205 - Russia
1875 7k, 8k, 10k and 20k, four different vertical gutter blocks of four, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f. and beautiful group (catalogued as singles, without premium for gutter pairs or blocks)
Cat. Val. $1,960
Estimate: $1000
Lot #3206 - Russia
1875 8k gray & rose, imperforate single, Riga cds, large margins all around, good colors, some creases and thinned, otherwise fine, signed Roger Calves, etc. A rare stamp, one of only five known imperforate examples,
Cat. Val. $22,500
Estimate: $5000
Lot #3207 - Russia
1884 3.50r gray, horizontally (instead of vertically) laid paper, used, cancelled 1885, well centered but with usual faults (high value stamps were usually affixed to parcels and carelessly removed, becoming damaged in the process), fine appearance, extremely rare, with certificate,
Cat. Val. $15,000
Estimate: $7500
Lot #3208 - Russia
1889 1k-3.50r (horizontally laid paper, posthorns with thunderbolts), 13 different blocks of four (except 1r two horizontal pairs, one stamp defective), l.h. or n.h. (1r and 3.50r n.h.), fine-v.f.
Estimate: $1000
Lot #3209 - Russia
1893 (11 Jan) 7k stationery entire, additionally franked on front with 7k blue and on reverse with 1k yellow and 4k red (another stamp missing), registered from Revel (now Tallinn, Estonia) to Montevideo, Uruguay, fine, with arrival pmk, scarce destination
Estimate: $250
Lot #3210 - Russia
1909 10k dark blue, vertical pair, printed on both sides, v.f. and extremely rare variety
Estimate: $1500
Lot #3211 - Russia
1913 Romanov Centenary Issue, 5r Nicholas II, horizontal pair, also 3r single, used with 14x35k, 10k, 2x1r and 5x7r Arms, also 10k/7k surcharge on both sides of a dispatch card for parcel valued at 90 rubles, from Harbin to Baku, with dispatch pmks and registration label. The charge of 7r, as indicated by crayon at bottom of the form, was paid by the pair of 1r, 14x35k and 10k. The additional charge of 48 rubles and 10k was actually made in...
Lot #3212 - Russia
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 5r black brown (Nicholas II), horizontal block of eight, n.h., couple of natural inclusions on gum, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $640
Estimate: $300
Lot #3213 - Russia
1916 (10 June) cover franked with three uncanceled Romanov stamps sent to Amsterdam, opened by censor and backstamped, with return address showing that this cover was sent by a member of Belgian Armored squadron (Division Belge) serving with the Russian army, v.f. and rare
Estimate: $200
Lot #3214 - Russia
1916 Romanov "money" stamps, 2k unoverprinted with coat of arms on reverse, two sheets of 100, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $7,000
Estimate: $2000
Lot #3215 - Russia
1917 1k-10r imperforate, complete set of 17 different blocks of four, few minor values l.h., balance (including 10k and 10r) n.h., v.f. (Zverev $1,500)
Estimate: $500
Lot #3216 - Russia
1916 5r dark blue, green & pale blue, green groundwork inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Calves (catalogue value for hinged)
Cat. Val. $3,600
Estimate: $2500
Lot #3217 - Russia
1916 5r dark blue, green & pale blue, green groundwork inverted, vertical pair, l.h. at top, bottom stamp n.h., v.f. (Zverev $9,000)
Estimate: $4500
Lot #3218 - Russia
1918 35k blue, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f.,
Cat. Val. $2,250
Estimate: $750
Lot #3219 - Russia
1919 (13 Apr) registered money transfer card from Elets (Orlov gouv.) to Riga, franked on both sides with Imperial 5k, 10k, 3.50r, paying 4,70r (postage, plus 50k insurance and 20k registration) used in combination with 35k and 70k RSFSR Chainbreakers, filing folds away from the stamps, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk on back
Estimate: $1000
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