1840 1p black, unused (with some gum), lettered H-B, margins all around except just in at bottom right, good color, faint overall ageing as often, signed Alcuri (SG 2,£12,500)
Cat. Val. $11,000
Estimate: $1000
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).
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Lot #2586 - Great Britain
Lot #2587 - Great Britain
1850 1p brown red, without letters at bottom, part of upper right corner blank, cut close but clear on all sides, fine and scarce Rainbow Trial
Estimate: $500
Lot #2588 - Great Britain
1854--64 2p blue, Perf.16, Bluish paper, lettered D-F, unused, also 1p rose red, Plate 225 (very rare), both unused (regummed over small flaws), fine appearance,
Cat. Val. $7,300
Estimate: $500
Lot #2589 - Great Britain
1867 Queen Victoria 2sh brown, Plate 1, lettered E-A, unused with original gum, h.r., wing margin at left, beautiful fresh color, possible suggestion of a minute perf. thin at top, with 1980 Royal certificate ("very small thin"). A rare unused stamp, ex-Chapin (SG 121, £30,000)
Cat. Val. $27,500
Estimate: $2500
Lot #2590 - Great Britain
1867-83 Queen Victoria 5sh rose white paper, watermarked Anchor, Plate 4, lettered F-A, unused with small faults, fine appearance, with 1988 Royal certificate ("genuine, creased") (SG 134, £35,000)
Cat. Val. $32,500
Estimate: $2500
Lot #2591 - Great Britain
1883 Queen Victoria 2sh6p lilac, Bluish Paper, lettered E-L, h.r., good color, minute thin speck, otherwise fresh and fine stamp, with 2005 Royal certificate (SG 175,£6,750)
Cat. Val. $9,250
Estimate: $1000
Lot #2592 - Great Britain
1884 Queen Victoria 5sh rose Bluish Paper, watermarked Anchor, lettered M-B, unused with small part original gum, well centered, good color, with 2003 Philatelic Expertising (Great Britain) certificate (SG 176, £18,000)
Cat. Val. $18,750
Estimate: $2500
Lot #2593 - Great Britain
1891 £1 green, h.r., natural gum crease at left, very fresh and fine stamp (SG 212, £4,000)
Cat. Val. $4,000
Estimate: $750
Lot #2594 - Great Britain
1915 De La Rue & Company, 10sh deep blue, hinge removed, well centered, v.f. (SG 411, £3,750)
Cat. Val. $3,150
Estimate: $1000
Lot #2595 - Great Britain
1915 Seahorses, £1 blue green, hinge removed, well centered, v.f. (SG 404, £3,500)
Cat. Val. $3,000
Estimate: $1000
Lot #2596 - Great Britain
1921 De La Rue sample designs, two imperf. blocks of six in green and red brown, partly adhering on paper, fine-v.f., rare
Estimate: $1000
Lot #2597 - Great Britain
1936 KEVIII, set of four, panes of 120, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 457-60)
Cat. Val. £ 150
Estimate: $100
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