1837 (27 Oct) FL addressed to Mrs. D. P. Madison in Washington City, written by her cousin, Edward Coles, postmarked at Philadelphia (Oct 28) and rated 12 1/2c due. On arrival at Washington, the post office crossed out the postage due and delivered the letter free of charge to Dolly Madison, whose free franking privilege allowed her to send and receive mail free of postage. The letter itself, mentions the writer's visit to Washington and...
United States & Worldwide Stamps
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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 #2 - united states stampless covers
1844 (20 Mar) FL from Los Angeles, Alta California (written in English at the "Floreasitas (Estado de Sonora)" and later at Los Angeles), to London, privately carried to Mazatlan, forwarded by "Copmann and Lomero" April 17th and at Guaymas by "Juan A. Robinson", where it entered the Mexican mail with "Franqueado en Guiamas" (postage paid) handstamp, conveyed to the British agency at Veracruz (cds), taken by the "Thames" and arriving in London...
Lot #3 - united states 1847 issue
1847 5c red brown, neat red grid cancel, full margins all around incl. sheet margin at left, parts of adjoining stamps at right and bottom, minute flaws which in no way detract from the stamp's superb appearance, a rare positional piece, -
Estimate price: $350-400
Lot #4 - united states 1847 issue
1847 5c red brown, red cancel, margins in at lower left, creases, fine appearance, -
Estimate price: $120-150
Lot #5 - united states 1847 issue
1847 5c red brown, large margins including part of adjoining stamp at left, cross-hatched pen cancel on FL used in 1851 from Mobile, Alabama to New Orleans, manuscript "Way 1" and red Jan 25 New Orleans arrival pmk, filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover, with 2009 PSE certificate -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #6 - united states 1847 issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, cancelled by red grids and tied by blue Baltimore Jan. 27 departure pmk on coverfront, sent via New York to France, with boxed accountancy and "Ang. Calais" entry pmks, fine -
Estimate price: $900-900
Lot #7 - united states 1847 issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, close but clear at bottom left, fine, tied by red grids cancel on large part of outer FL, used in 1849 from New York to Marion, Alabama, filing fold well away from the stamp, -
Estimate price: $650-700
Lot #8 - united states 1847 issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, tied by light red grid cancel on outer FL to New Orleans, with faint cds alongside, filing folds away from the stamp, fine, -
Estimate price: $650-700
Lot #9 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, bottom margin vertical strip of three, pos.77,87,97R1L, black cds, margins all around, v.f. and attractive multiple, with 2004 PFC, -
Estimate price: $220-250
Lot #10 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 Bald, Cousland & Co., 3c Postage, imperf. essays on bond paper, two different in scarlet and black, v.f. -
Estimate price: $675-700
Lot #11 - united states 1851-57 issue
1853 FL from New York to Tabasco, Mexico, sent via New Orleans, forwarded there August 1st by "J.W. Zacharie & Co." (embossed oval) franked with 4x3c red (overpaid by 2 cents) and continuing on the steamer "Texas" departing August 13th and arriving Veracruz, August 18th, where it was charged 3 reales due for internal postage -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #12 - united states 1851-57 issue
1860 outer FL from Paris to the U.S. Consul in Vera Cruz, sent by unknown means to New Orleans, where it was "Forwarded by E.J. Forstall" (oval handstamp), franked with 3c red on September 1st, carried by the schooner "Potomac", with no charges assessed in Mexico, some cover mending at top, fine -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #13 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 3c orange brown, margins all around, tied by Winchester, CT town cancelled on embossed ladies cover to Amherst, Mass, v.f., with 2009 PFC -
Estimate price: $140-150
Lot #14 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 5c red brown, margins all around, but corners cut to shape, tied by bold New Orleans Aug 26 cds on FL sent in 1856 to France, endorsed "Per British Steamer" and showing part of red Boston Pkt pmk at bottom, sequence of transit and arrival pmks on back, fine -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #15 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 10c green, type II, large margins all around including large portion of adjoining stamp at left, used on piece in combination with 3c red brown, v.f. -
Estimate price: $240-250
Lot #16 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 12c black, horizontal pair, right stamp shifted transfer (1L-2L1), red grid cancels, margins all around, deep color, v.f., with 1978 PFC -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #17 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851-68 Mississippi packet boats, four stampless covers, diff. markings including "Alice Vivian", "Str. Gov. Allen" (3c stationery entire) and steamers "Amanda" & "Dr Batey", mixed condition but good markings, fine-v.f. -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #18 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 1c blue, type I, unused with original gum, bright color, sharp impression, well centered for this issue, fine, with 2002 PFC, -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #19 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 1c blue, 3c dull red, and pair of 10c green, used in 1864 on patriotic cover paying 24c from Wyoming, NY to England, with "19" due and London arrival pmk, both in red, some toning, 1c with small tear at top, otherwise fine and attractive three color combination, with 1996 PFC, ex-Neinken -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #20 - united states 1857-61 issue
1861 Eagle & Shield, multicolored design with slogan on cover to Rushville, N.Y., franked with 1857 3c dull red, tied by Washington, D.C., Sep 3, 1861 cds, with original enclosure on "Secession Rope" caricature letterhead, fine and attractive cover -
Estimate price: $140-150
Lot #21 - united states 1857-61 issue
1861 cover (partly restored on back) from San Francisco, franked with 16 cents U.S. (10c and pair of 3c) overpaying the rate by 6c, to Guadalajara, via a ship of the PMSC line to Acapulco, where 2 reales was charged for internal postage, fine -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #22 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 24c gray lilac, tied by red grids on cover via New York to London, with May 13, 1861 arrival pmk, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine, signed Alcuri, with 1984 Scott Philatelic Co. certificate, -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #23 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 90c blue, black cancel, well centered for this difficult issue, design clear of the perforations on all sides, small faults as often encountered in this high value, very rare genuinely used, with 2004 PFC ("with a tear at left center and small faults"), v.f. appearance, -
Estimate price: $2400-2500
Lot #24 - united states 1857-61 issue
1858 Mississippi boat Bluff City, red straight line "per Bluff City" cancel in red, neatly struck on 3c stationery entire envelope to New Orleans, with black "Steam" and New Orleans May 24 pmks, fine -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #25 - united states 1857-61 issue
1861 outer FL with oval "Wells, Fargo San Francisco May 14" and "Paid" in blue alongside, addressed to the United States Consul in Victoria, Vancouver Island, sent by Capt. George G. Welles of the bark "Emily Banning," filing folds, otherwise fine, scarce Ship Letter -
Estimate price: $450-500
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