1888 Small Dragon, 1c green, plate flaw variety showing cracked frame at left, blue cancel, v.f., rare
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Our first sale of the year will be held on January 13-14th, with 1,500+ lots, including the William Bilden stock of postal history of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order.
There are selections of 19th Century United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, followed by the collection and stock of Ukraine and Carpatho-Ukraine formed by Michael Shulewsky of Trizub Stamp Copmany.
There are also selections of Poland and Russia, better South America, Asia and rest of the world.
The sale concludes with 140+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
The entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com.
Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request. Preview of lots at our 57th Street galleries by appointment.
Lot #400 - China
1898 (1 Dec) cover from Amoy to USA, franked with 1/2c (2), 1c, 2c (2) and 4c Colling Dragon, tied by large Dollar chops, paying 10c from Amoy, via Hong Kong where 10c Victoria was added, with San Francisco arrival pmks on back, little toning, fine cover
Lot #401 - China
1898 (Nov) Shanghai local 1c stationery entire envelope (tear at upper right, opened for display), cancelled Local Post Shanghai in red, franked with additional 1 Candareen (cancelled by pen cross), sent via the United States Postal Agency Shanghai, where 1c, 2c and 15c (rounded perf. At upper right) U.S. franking was added to pay the required charges via San Francisco (24 Nov) and New York (30 Nov), endorsed "registered" and with...
Lot #402 - China
1902 (4 Mar) 1c stationery card, additionally franked with pair of 1/2c, 1c and 2c Coiling Dragon CIP, tied by Kiaochow departure pmks, via the German post office in Tsingtau, with 5pf Yacht tied by cds, sent to Germany, with arrival pmk
Lot #403 - China
1905 (4 Aug) cover with contents (HMS Ship "Teal" at Chenling, Tung Tung Lake), franked with two 2c Coiling Dragon, tied by Yochow cds, sent via Shanghai, with I.J.P.O transit pmk on front, additional Shanghai and Chemulpo, I.J.P.O. arrival pmks, fine
Lot #404 - China
1912 Dr. Sun Yat-sen, 1c-$5, complete set, h.r. (16c unused), few usual toned spots, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,492
Lot #405 - China
1912 President Shih-Kai, 1c-$5, complete set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,067
Lot #406 - China
1941 1/2c-50c overprinted Specimen, 11 different, each with security punch, n.h., v.f.
Lot #407 - China
1941 1/2c-50c overprinted Specimen, 11 different, each with security punch, n.h., v.f.
Lot #408 - China
1941 1/2c-50c overprinted Specimen, 11 different blocks of four, each stamp with security punch, n.h., v.f.
Lot #409 - China
1952 Flying Geese, $10-$50, set of three, without gum as issued (n.h.), $10 with irregular perfs, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $3,150
Lot #410 - China sinkiang air post
1932-33 5c claret, 10c dark blue, 15c deep blue and 30c brown violet, set of four, h.r., fine-v.f. and rare as only a few complete sets exist, signed Brun, etc., -
Cat. Val. $5,200
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