1854-1856 two letters to New York, first outer FL from Bogota, with "Encaminada por Pedro Macia Cartagena" in black, also red "T. R. Cowan, Navy Bay Chagres" (rare); second complete FL with contents from Barranquilla to New York, with red "Forwarded Ramon Leon Sanchez Cartagena" in oval, also "Received and Forwarded Druce, Eckhart Cartagena" in black on reverse, Steamship 20 on arrival, fine pair of double forwarded letters
Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Welcome to our September 20-21, 2016 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,254 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including the Passano collection of Latin and South America. There are solid selections of United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Europe with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany & Italy, with their respective Colonies, also Poland, Russia, Spain (including an original new issue holding from 1930s, with popular Columbus and Goya series in sheets), Sweden, Switzerland; also Asia, including a complete collection of PRC. As always, the sale contains 130+ large lots and collections, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, topicals and more. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available.
Please note that this four-session auction (at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day) takes place on Tuesday andWednesday, September 20-21 at our New York 57th Street Auction Galleries and on CherrystoneLive (www.cherrystoneauctions.com/live). Lots will be on view at our galleries on Monday, September 19th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Other viewing times are available by appointment.
Sessions are scheduled as follows:
Lots 1 - 339, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 10:00 AM - United States Stamps - Albania - China - Finland - France & Colonies - Germany & German Area
Lots 340 - 641, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Great Britain - British Commonwealth
Lots 642 - 924, Wednesday, September 21, 20016 - 10:00 AM - Greece - Italy - Japan – Poland - Romania
Lots 925 - 1254, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 1:00 PM - Russia - Spain - Switzerland - Large Lots and Collections
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Lot #130 - Colombia
1935 Barranquilla Games, complete sheet margin singles set of 16, never hinged and post office fresh, fine-v.f., scarce in this beautiful condition (catalogued as hinged) -
Cat. Val. $1,350
Lot #131 - Colombia air post
1919 First Experimental Air Mail Flight, Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia to Barranquilla by American aviator William Knox Martin, June 18, 1919. On this occasion, 200 copies of 2centavos stamps were overprinted at Barranquilla Printing Office. This was executed in horizontal strips of ten, which were severed with a guillotine knife, causing horizontal perforations to have a "cut" appearance. Of the total stamps issued, 160 were used on covers...
Lot #132 - Colombia air post
1920 Woman & Boy Watching, 10c multicolored, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., signed Herbert Block, with 1957 Friedl certificate. A beautiful stamp, perfect condition, -
Cat. Val. $3,000
Lot #133 - Colombia air post
1920 Tilted Plane, 10c multicolored, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f., with 1969 Philatelic Foundation certificate, -
Cat. Val. $4,600
Lot #134 - Colombia air post
1920 Flier in Plane, 10c multicolored, unused without gum as issued, h.r., v.f., signed Herbert Bloch, with 1957 Friedl certificate, -
Cat. Val. $3,500
Lot #135 - Colombia air post
1920 Lighthouse, 10c multicolored, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f., with 1969 Philatelic Foundation Certificate, -
Cat. Val. $3,000
Lot #136 - Colombia air post
1920 Plane at Rest, 10c multicolored, unused without gum as issued, l.h., v.f., with 1969 Philatelic Foundation Certificate, -
Cat. Val. $3,500
Lot #137 - Colombia air post
1921 Valor 10 Centavos, surcharge in blue on 50c green, n.h., usual perforations, fresh and fine stamp, seldom offered in this exceptional quality, signed Champion, -
Cat. Val. $1,250
Lot #138 - Colombia air post
1922 Provisional Handstamped surcharges "30 Cent" in violet on 10c yellow, unused with full original gum, l.h., fine, signed Champion, Herbert Bloch. This rare provisional surcharge was issued in Bogota on May 5, 1922, due to a sudden shortage of the 30c value. The original stamp was already demonetized and while 200 surcharged provisionals were issued, only a few mint copies were sold (YT PA26) -
Cat. Val. $850
Lot #139 - Colombia consular air post - i (italy)
1929 (3 June) cover (slightly reduced at left) franked with 20c (3), 30c overprinted "I", used in combination with 4x2c carmine, flown from Barranquilla to Bogota, arriving on 5th June, minor cover wear, fine
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