1862 2L bister, unused pane of 42, six stamps creased in the middle, others v.f. (catalogue value for singles without gum) -
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Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Welcome to our May 5-6 Auction Sale, to be held at our New York City galleries.
There are 1,644 lots of rare stamps and postal history from United States and rest of the world, including properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order.
Western European countries include Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Spain and Scandinavia.
Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with strength in Victoria and George V singles and sets.
Also featured are flight covers of the world, with selections of Zeppelin dispatches. Sections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world are also noteworthy.
The sale concludes with 150+ large lots and collections, 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). A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
Preview of lots at our 57th Street galleries by appointment.
Lot #896 - Greece
Lot #897 - Greece
1866 (8 Dec) FL from Paris to Athens, charged 132L on arrival, with 2L, 10L, 40L and 80L, each stamp with margins all around, fine -
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Lot #898 - Greece
1868 Hermes, 80L carmine rose, cleaned Plate, right margin block of 15, never hinged, a remarkably fresh and v.f. block (catalogue value for hinged singles) -
Cat. Val. $2,850
Lot #899 - Greece
1901 (19 Feb) cover from Athens to Jerusalem, franked with perf. 25L, with 12 March "Jerusalem Palestine" arrival cds on back, cover roughly opened with minor tears, otherwise fine -
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Lot #900 - Greece
1906 Olympics, complete set n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,500
Lot #901 - Greece
1933 Democracy, set of three, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,800
Lot #902 - Greece
1945 FDR, 60d horizontal strip of four, considerable shift with "Ellas" at bottom instead of top, black mourning overprint inverted, also imperf. horizontal pair, double impression, plus 200d upper right sheet corner margin block of four, double impression and shift, n.h., v.f. lot -
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Lot #903 - Greece air post
1943 Boreas, North Wind, 25dr and 50dr imperforate pairs, printed on gummed side only, n.h., v.f., rare -
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Lot #904 - Greece postal tax stamps
1943 Child Welfare Fund, 100+50d imperf. block of four, printed only on gummed side, also 200+100d two horizontal imperf. pairs, n.h., v.f. -
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Lot #905 - Greece postal tax semi-postals
1943 Children's Welfare Fund, 25+25d and 200+100d carmine brown, imperf. block of four, double impression with Madonna's image printed over the child's head, n.h., v.f. and spectacular variety -
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Lot #906 - Greece postal tax semi-postals
1943 Children's Welfare Fund, two diff. imperforate blocks of four, each printed on the gummed side only, n.h., v.f., scarce -
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Lot #907 - Greece postal tax semi-postals
1943 Children's Welfare Fund, 100d+50d rose violet, imperforate block of four, double impression, n.h., v.f. -
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