1926-27 10c-20c Maps, set of three Washington D.C. FDCs, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 255
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.
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Lot #77 - united states air post
Lot #78 - united states air post
1930 Zeppelin, 65c-$2.60, set of three on separate Washington D.C. (Apr.19) FDCs, one addressed to E.C.Worden, each with "San Diego 1915" and "International Philatelic Exhibition 1926" labels, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 3,500
Lot #79 - united states air post
1930 Zeppelin, set of three, each well centered and used in combination with Century of Progress 50c block of four, on 1933 Zeppelin flight cover (Century of Progress cachet on back) from Akron (28 Oct) to Paris, v.f., with Friedrichshafen transit and Paris arrival postmarks -
Lot #80 - united states air post
1930 65c green on postcard, with Washington D.C. (April 19) First Day cancel, addressed to Toledo, fine, -
Cat. Val. $ 1,200
Lot #81 - united states air post
1930 $1.30 brown, n.h., well centered, v.f., with 2002 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 650
Lot #82 - united states air post
1930 $2.60 blue, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 975
Lot #83 - united states air post
1930 $2.60 blue, well centered and v.f., cancelled (not tied) on Washington D.C. (April 19) FDC addressed to Colorado, with usual cachets, with 1999 AFDCS certificate, -
Cat. Val. $ 1,200
Lot #84 - united states air post
1938 6c dark blue and carmine, vertical guide line pair imperf. horizontally, barest trace of a hinge, light vertical crease, otherwise v.f., signed Kessler, etc., -
Cat. Val. $ 300
Lot #85 - united states air post
1949 6c Wright Brothers, Dorothy Knapp hand painted cacheted and unaddressed FDC, v.f. -
Lot #86 - united states air post
1978 31c Wright Brothers, transitional block of six, left vertical pair with black, yellow, magenta, blue and brown omitted, n.h., v.f. and rare, with 2014 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 2,250
Lot #87 - united states air post flight covers
1913 (Sep 3) picture postcard (Aeroplane Flying Over Fair Grounds), boxed St. Paul Minnesota datestamp, addressed to Austin, with Fair Grounds departure message "the only air ships I have seen yet are on this card" -
Lot #88 - united states air post flight covers
1933 (15 July), around the world solo flight by Wiley Post, small cacheted cover franked with 8c air mail stamp, addressed to A. Wittnauer Co. of New York, with an additional 8c added on arrival (Aug. 3), signed by Wiley Post, v.f. This American pilot in his plane "Winnie Mae", flew solo around the world, a distance of 15,596 miles in seven days, breaking all records. After the record-setting flight, Post wanted to open his own aeronautical...
Lot #89 - united states air post flight covers
1938 (July 10) Howard Hughes Record Around the World Flight, specially prepared legal sized cover. This flight was the aviation epic of the year. Howard Hughes and a crew flew a Lockheed 14 and the flight took 91 hours, with stops in Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakutsk, Fairbanks (Minn.) and back to New York. A specially prepared legal sized airmail cover, franked with U.S., French and Russian adhesives and signed by the entire crew and Hughes, v.f...
Lot #90 - united states air post rocket mail
1936 specially prepared booklet ("First International Rocket Air Mail") with two sheetlets of four, two singles and two covers (USA to Mexico and Mexico to USA), v.f. -
Lot #91 - united states air post apollo 15 - moon cover
1971 cacheted cover cancelled Kennedy Space Center July 26, signed by David Scott, Alfred M. Worden and John Irwin at bottom left, with USS Okinawa Aug.7 return pmk. Also "This envelope was carried to the Moon Aboard the Apollo 15, No.114 of 300 to the Lunar Surface in L.M. "Falcon" (Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program, the fourth to land on the Moon, and the eighth successful manned mission. It was the first of what...
Lot #92 - united states offices in china united states used in japan
1870 (8 Dec) cover from Yokohama, Japan to Cadiz, Ohio, franked with single 10c brown, cancelled by segmented cork, with corresponding Yokohama Japan cds alongside, San Francisco Jan 16 transit, minor backflap faults, otherwise fine -
Lot #93 - united states parcel post
1913 3c carmine and 10c carmine rose, both well centered, n.h., with graded "VF-XF 85" and "XF 90" 2014 PFCs (SMQ $265) -
Lot #94 - united states parcel post
1913 20c carmine rose, used with additional 4c franking on 1915 registered cover from East Orange to Berne, Switzerland, two Roessler labels on back, with transit and arrival (14 July) postmarks, fine, -
Cat. Val. $ 850
Lot #95 - united states locals
1844 (4 Sep) FL franked with 3c black on blue, margins all around, red City Despatch Post cds, fine -
Lot #96 - united states Postal stationery
1920 1c on 2c red on cream, unused postal card, v.f., with 2014 Philatelic Foundation certificate ("with a light pencil erasure across approximately 3/4 the length of the card, just below the instructions bar and indicia"). A very rare surcharge, which was applied after the repeal of the 1c War Tax on first class mail and left a surplus of 2c cards, -
Cat. Val. $ 4,250
Lot #97 - confederate states of america
1861 10c dark blue, bottom sheet margin single, tied by Tudor Hall, Va postmark on cover addressed to Edgefield C.H., S.C., penciled "plate position 43 - Hoyer" on back, minor cover wear, stamp v.f. -
Lot #98 - confederate states of america
1863 20c green, diagonal bisect used as 10c on cover (slightly reduced at right), top portion of the bisect torn and re-affixed, otherwise fine and scarce usage, with 2014 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 2,000
Lot #99 - confederate states of america
1865 (9 Jan) Adams Express Company Western Division Soldier's Package envelope, with "Forwarded by the Adams Express Co. from Stevenson, Ala." black on yellow label, partial wax seals on back, some faults and wear, scarce -
Lot #100 - united states possessions canal zone
1912 2c vermilion and black, overprint reading down, center inverted, h.r., some usual toning, fine, -
Cat. Val. $ 650
Lot #101 - united states possessions canal zone
1920s-30s booklet covers (front and back) four different, also front only (25c), fine-v.f. -
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