1857 10k brown & blue, thick paper, framed Revel datestamp, margins all around, v.f.
Estimate: $250
U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Welcome to our Summer 2021 Sale of U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, taking place August 10-11, 2021, at our Teaneck galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. Our 1,372 lot sale begins with a solid section of United states including many rarities and graded items. The Foreign section includes Austria, with local issues, France, Germany and Italy, with their Colonies, specialized Liechtenstein, outstanding Poland, with exceptional Krakow overprints, Russia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, as well as South and Central American countries. In addition, this sale includes a strong selection of 150+ large lots and collections, ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.
Sale Terms
Lot #1102 - Russia
Lot #1103 - Russia
1857 10k brown & blue, three singles, one with portion of adjoining stamp at left, but cut in at right, canceled on piece by Odessa datestamp, other canceled "354" (Olgopol) in rectangle of dots; last one with straight line and manuscript cancels, creases and other minor flaws, otherwise fine
Estimate: $500
Lot #1104 - Russia
1857 10k brown & blue, canceled by "6" (Narva) in rectangle of dots, also another with boxed "Odessa" datestamps, each with margins all around, minute flaws, fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,700
Estimate: $400
Lot #1105 - Russia
1857 10k brown & blue, large and even margins all around, canceled on piece, fresh and v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #1106 - Russia
1857 10k brown & blue, large and even margins all around, fresh color, v.f., signed Matl, with his 1973 certificate
Estimate: $250
Lot #1107 - Russia
1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, well centered, canceled on piece by "6" in oval of dots cancel of border post office in Odessa, stamps lifted for inspection and replaced, v.f., with 1994 Mikulski certificate
Estimate: $250
Lot #1108 - Russia
1858 20k dark blue & orange, thick paper, well centered, canceled by round dots postmark, deep and vivid colors, v.f., with 2000 Eichele certificate,
Cat. Val. $1,700
Estimate: $500
Lot #1109 - Russia
1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, well centered, canceled by "1" in oval of dots postmark of St. Petersburg, signed Mikulski, with his 1989 certificate,
Cat. Val. $1,700
Estimate: $500
Lot #1110 - Russia
1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, canceled "443" in rectangle of dots postmark of Berdiansk, watermark "3" significantly shifted to top, fresh colors and fine, with 2013 Hovest certificate,
Cat. Val. $2,500
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1111 - Russia
1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, town cancel 23 Nov 1870, well centered, brilliant colors, v.f., signed Buhler, with his 1988 certificate,
Cat. Val. $2,500
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1112 - Russia
1866 30k carmine & green, block of four, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,100
Estimate: $500
Lot #1113 - Russia
1883 14k blue & rose, horizontally laid paper, Center Inverted, light and unobtrusive "Tarasha" cds, corner perforation crease at lower left, with handstamp on back, 1929 Royal and 2018 Buchsbayew certificates,
Cat. Val. $6,250
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1114 - Russia
1922 20r on 15k imperforate, lithographed surcharge, position 34, l.h., v.f., with handstamped guarantee, 1994 Mikulski certificate,
Cat. Val. $9,500
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1115 - Russia
1924 Lenin, 20k red & black, Type I (20x25mm), n.h., v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #1116 - Russia
1926 Definitives (watermarked), 18k violet, imperforate block of four, margins all around, n.h., fresh and v.f. A rarity, one of only three recorded imperf. blocks
Estimate: $20000
Lot #1117 - Russia
1928 100th Anniversary of birth of Leo Tolstoy (stamps were never issued), 10k, 14k, 18k (two) and 28k black, perforated photo essays, five different, each mounted on card, four with values confirmed in red ink, two showing corrections in Chinese ink, 28k with corner fault, otherwise fine-v.f., probably unique, with 2019 Liapine certificates
Estimate: $25000
Lot #1118 - Russia
1933 Order of the Red Banner, 20k black, red & yellow green, perf. 9 1/2, n.h., v.f., signed Diena, with his 1991 certificate. A rare stamp,
Cat. Val. $8,000
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1119 - Russia
1939 30k on 4k claret (unwatermarked), top sheet margin horizontal strip of three, n.h., fine, with 1995 Dieter Wassman certificate,
Cat. Val. $1,575
Estimate: $500
Lot #1120 - Russia
1941 Be a Hero, 30k line perf. 12 1/2, tight sheet margin copy, n.h. v.f.,
Estimate: $2000
Lot #1121 - Russia
1941 Navoi, 1r lilac, horizontal gutter pair used with additional franking on registered cover (5.3.45) from Leningrad to England, some cover wear, otherwise fine usage
Estimate: $1000
Lot #1122 - Russia
1943 Teheran Conference, 3r red color (flags) double, block of four, canceled to order as always, v.f., rare, if not the only known block of four of this error (only one sheet printed)
Estimate: $2500
Lot #1123 - Russia
1946 25th Anniversary of the Soviet Postage Stamps, 15k souvenir sheet of four, red color double (!), l.h. at top margin, insignificant natural gum wrinkles, v.f. and extremely rare (a similar sheet was last sold at our 2010 sale for $14,500 hammer)
Estimate: $7500
Lot #1124 - Russia
1958 Mendeleyev Congress, 40k Butlerov and 1957 40k Mendeleyev commemorative, both with the special unissued overprint, n.h., v.f., the latter signed Mikulski. The Congress was canceled and stamps not issued
Estimate: $1500
Lot #1125 - Russia
1958 Mendeleyev Congress, 40k Butlerov with the special unissued overprint, n.h., v.f. The Congress was canceled and stamp not issued
Estimate: $500
Lot #1126 - Russia
1958 Airliner and Globe, 40k without inscriptions (black and red omitted), upper left sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f. Only a single sheet of 100 was discovered in the Orenburg Post Office
Estimate: $3000
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