1871 48m brown (5), 100m blue (2) and 200m vermilion, genuine stamps tied by faked postmarks on native covers, fine and useful group, sold as is -
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Welcome to our September 9-10 sale, with 1228 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
This four-session auction commences with quality United States, with unused examples of Scott's Nos.1 and 2, both with original gum, Special Printings, inverted centers 1869 and Pan-Americana, Inverted Jenny, flight covers and more.
The foreign section includes specialized Egypt Zeppelin flight covers, Scandinavian countries, with Denmark, Finland and Sweden, France and Colonies, Germany and German Colonies, Great Britain (with many rarities, all with BPA certificates), British North America (excellent group of postal history ex-Wilkinson), British Commonwealth, Baltic Countries, Italy and Italian Colonies, Korea, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and many others.
As always there are many Large Lots and Collections, with an exceptional selection of Reference material and cover lots.
Lot #771 - Japan
1884 (10 Jan) lovely hand-painted cover from Yokohama to USA, franked with single 5sen ultramarine, endorsed "per Lily of Peking", San Francisco transit and Danbury, Mass. arrival pmks on back -
Lot #772 - Japan
1905 (25 Nov) picture postcard sent via Hong Kong and Colombo to Mauritius, uncommon destination, with transit and arrival postmarks, also violet handstamp "Service Administrative des Prisonniers de Guerre - Legation de la Republique Francaise Japon" -
Lot #773 - Japan
1914-25 1 1/2s blue, 3s rose (2) booklet panes of six, each with glassine interleaving, also 1937 coil 14s rose lake vertical pair and strip of three, n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 817
Lot #774 - Japan
1919 Restoration of Peace, blocks of four, top pairs h.r., bottom n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 132
Lot #775 - Japan
1935 Mt. Fuji, 1 1/2s rose carmine, upper left sheet corner margin pane of 25, n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 250
Lot #776 - Japan
1935 Mt. Fuji souvenir sheet of 20, l.h. in top margin only, stamps n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 700
Lot #777 - Japan
1935 Mt. Fuji souvenir sheet of 20, l.h. in margin, minute toned specks, otherwise v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 700
Lot #778 - Japan
1935 Mt. Fuji souvenir sheet of 20, h.r. in margin only, stamps n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 700
Lot #779 - Japan
1935 Mt. Fuji souvenir sheet of 20, n.h., marginal wrinkles, otherwise v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 700
Lot #780 - Japan
1935 Mt. Fuji souvenir sheet of 20, n.h., marginal wrinkles, otherwise v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 700
Lot #781 - Japan
1936 Kwangtung, two sets, n.h. except one 3sn l.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 484
Lot #782 - Japan
1940 (Feb) registered and flown cover (opened for display) from Osaka to Washington, D.C., franked with regular issues 2s,4s,6s (two different), 10s and 50s (2), paying 1y28s, with arrival pmk, fine, scarce usage -
Lot #783 - Japan
1940 Daisetsuzan National Park, three souvenir sheets, each with the original folder, n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 1,050
Lot #784 - Japan russo-japanese war
1905 three free-frank covers addressed (two in Russian) to the French Consul in Kobe, Japan, each with departure and arrival postmarks, oval violet censor chops, additional chops on front, two with "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" cachet, fine group of covers sent by Russian Prisoners of War -
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