1898 (27 July) cover (opened for display) from La Paz to Concepcion (Chile), franked on both sides with nine copies of 1c rose, cancelled by grids and Valparaiso transit -
Estimate price: $140-150
United States & Worldwide Stamps
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps
We are pleased to present our April 29-30 sale of U.S. & World Rare Stamps and Postal History.
You are invited to browse through this select offering of 1400 lots representing virtually every area of International Philately.
The United States section ranges from Special Printings to better cacheted FDCs. Foreign Countries include Western Europe, with Austria, France and Colonies, and specialized German Area (with excellent Locals and Occupation Issues). Great Britain and British Commonwealth are also well represented. In addition, there are numerous rarities from South America, Asia, including China and Japan, Eastern Europe and Russia. As always there are about 100 large lots and collections, balances of estates and much more.
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Lot #279 - bolivia
Lot #280 - bolivia
1911 "20 Cents/1911" Villa Bella provisional surcharge on 2c green and black, appears unused, fine, signed Herbert Bloch, rare, -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #281 - bolivia
1917 "Correos /10 Cts./1917" on 1c blue, Cobija provisional surcharge in carmine, type I, used, well centered, fresh with strong bright colors of both the stamp and surcharge, portion of the black violet Cobija cds and a similar strike on the reverse as a control, v.f., signed Roig, -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #282 - bolivia air post
1924 10c vermilion & black, center inverted, lower right sheet corner single, hinged in margin only, stamp n.h., v.f., signed Sanabria, with certificate. Only 50 examples of this inverted center were printed (YT 124a, catalogue value for hinged) -
Estimate price: $2400-2500
Lot #283 - bolivia air post
1930 1b red brown and black, gold surcharge inverted, h.r., fine, signed Brun etc., only 25 printed (San.37a) -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #284 - bosnia and herzegovina
1897 (9 Nov) 5k stationery entire, additionally franked with typographed 2k, 3k and 10k, last two perf. 11 1/2, registered from Sarajevo to to Denmark, small cover tears away from the stamps, fine and very rare usage, with Hohsens 9.11.97 arrival pmk -
Estimate price: $1700-2000
Lot #285 - bosnia and herzegovina semi-postals
1915 7h on 5h green perf. 9 1/2, block of four, n.h., v.f. (catalogue value for singles) -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #286 - brazil
1843 30r black, red postmark (dating back from the pre-philatelic period), margins all around, v.f., with Sismondo cert., -
Estimate price: $260-300
Lot #287 - brazil
1844 "Inclinados" 90r black, type II, unused small part original gum, strong color, margins all around, clear doubling of the lower part of the closed loop of the figure "9", fine stamp, with 2004 Brian Moorhouse certificate, -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #288 - brazil
1898 surcharged "700r" in green on 700r yellow, unused without gum, v.f., signed Diena, with 1988 Alex Rendon certificate, -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #289 - brazil
1906-16 unexploded "4$900" booklet, with four panes of 6x200r blue, all adhering to glassine interleaves, toned, otherwise fine intact booklet -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #290 - brazil air post
1927 500r on 10r, also 500r on 50r double surcharge, h.r., fine-v.f., each with a Brain Moorhouse certificate, rare, -
Estimate price: $260-300
Lot #291 - Bulgaria
1882 3s orange and yellow, background inverted, the unique block of four, never hinged, re-joined (in places) vertically and horizontally, each stamp with a handstamped guarantee mark, also pencil signed at lower left, with 1960 R.V. Karaivanoff and 2002 Alex Rendon certificates. A showpiece of Bulgarian and International philately (YT 14a, catalogue value for hinged singles) -
Estimate price: $14000-15000
Lot #292 - Bulgaria
1882 3s orange and yellow, background inverted, used, beautiful color and perfect centering, v.f. example of this splendid rarity, only nine examples recorded, signed Holcombe, with 2002 PFC (YT 14a, Euro 3,500) -
Estimate price: $2800-3000
Lot #293 - Bulgaria
1889-1891 Lion issue, perf. 13 1/4 x 13 1/2, collection on five pages, with 1s (7), 2s (3), 3s (4), 5s (6, including a block of four), 5s color trial in gray, 10s (4), 25s (3), 30s (8 including block of four), 50s (9), 1L (8, including a block of four); also eight different imperforate horizontal pairs, imperf. block of four on thin paper of 10s, plus 50s gray, trial color imperf. block of four (Karaivanoff cert.), varieties noted with 5s...
Lot #294 - Bulgaria
1889-1891 Lion issue, perf. 12 1/2 (printed in Sofia), collection on seven pages, with 1s (10, including a block of four and different papers), 2s (8, including a block of four), 3s (6), 5s (14, including control and date block of four), 10s (7), 15s (15, including a block of four), 25s (9, including a block of four), also the scarcer perf. 10 1/2, 11, 11 1/2 (including 5s error of color in orange, Mi.32F), also shades, varieties and plate...
Lot #295 - Bulgaria
1901 Tsar Ferdinand Issue, collection on 19 exhibition pages, also on cards, with 32+ trial color proofs, some multiple values and spectacular shifts of center (all with Karaivanoff certificates), issued stamps in large panes and blocks from various printings and different types, including large cross gutter panes, many with marginal inscriptions, numerous plate flaws, errors (double impression) and varieties including double and shifted...
Lot #296 - Bulgaria
1901 5s brown and black, imperf. trial color proof, double impression of center, shifted to bottom left, numeral "5" omitted from corners and struck twice in center, v.f., with Karaivanoff cert. -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #297 - Bulgaria
1901 10s orange and blue, imperf. trial color proof, center shifted and printed twice (once in margin), also "100" instead of "10" at top, v.f., with Karaivanoff cert. -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #298 - Bulgaria
1901 50s orange and blue, imperf. trial color proof, center shifted and printed twice (once in margin), also "500" instead of "10" at top, v.f., with Karaivanoff cert. -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #299 - Bulgaria
1909 (July-Sept) overprint, specialized collection written up exhibition style on 16 pages, also stock cards, all different varieties including multiples of 1s lilac showing "1900" and "1999" errors, 5s pair, one stamp without overprint; two singles, plus a block of 10 with inverted overprints, pairs with "1990" and "1999" errors, also "1990" variety overprinted in green, pair and block of eight with red (proof) overprint (with Karaivanoff...
Lot #300 - Bulgaria
1925 15s black and buff (error of color), the unique block of four, re-joined vertically and horizontally, each stamp with a handstamped guarantee mark, with 2002 Alex Rendon certificate. A showpiece of Bulgarian philately (Mi.187a) -
Estimate price: $3000-3000
Lot #301 - Bulgaria
1945 Liberty Loan souvenir sheets, 100 sets, n.h., fine-v.f. (YT Block 2-3) -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #302 - Bulgaria air post
1962 Russian Cosmonauts, Nikolayev and Popovich, 1s and 2s, each missing black variety, blocks of four, cancelled to order, fine-v.f. and rare Space Thematic. Only 100 of each printed, with 1963 Diena certificates -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #303 - Bulgaria bulgaria under the ottoman occupation
1866-75 Duloz issues used in Bulgaria, two exhibition pages with 12 good strikes written up according to Coles and Walker, with Chirpan, Roustchouk, Tornova, Nova Zagora, Filibe, Osmanpazari, Loftcha, Shumna, Varna and Zagra, also a cover from Shumna, franked with two different adhesives, with transit and arrival pmks on back -
Estimate price: $700-750
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