1923 definitives (typographed), 50k red brown, imperforate proof on glazed card, sheet margin block of four, v.f., rare block, only one sheet of 100 printed, with Mikulski certificate (this block is illustrated on page 123 of Zverev Handbook, value $6,500) -
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United States & Worldwide Stamps
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps
We are pleased to present our November 6-7 sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
You are invited to browse through this select offering of 1627 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 with Poland (highlighted by two examples of 10kr Krakow) and Russia, including the scarce unused 1932 souvenir sheet bearing a three line inscription (one of only 25 printed). As always there are over 130 large lots and collections, balances of estates and much more.
Please note this is a public auction taking place live and over the internet - Wednesday and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day.
All lots are on view November 4-5, or by appointment at our galleries during normal business hours.
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Lot #1303 - Russia
Lot #1304 - Russia
1923 definitives (typographed), 50k brown, imperforate block of four, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., folded between stamps (both vertically and horizontally), nevertheless a v.f. and extremely rare multiple -
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Lot #1305 - Russia
1924 definitives (typographed), 15k lemon, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and well centered, couple of natural paper inclusions, v.f., with 1988 Mikulski certificate ("very good quality, with full original gum, small traces of the hinge"). A wonderful example of this popular rarity, free of any faults which normally plague this difficult stamp, -
Cat. Val. $ 27,500
Lot #1306 - Russia
1926 definitives (watermarked), 8k olive (lithographed), "small head" variety, imperforate bottom sheet margin block of ten with invalidating perforations, n.h., v.f. (Standart 119Pa) -
Cat. Val. $ 3,000
Lot #1307 - Russia
1928 definitives (watermarked) 6k blue special printing, perf. 12:12 1/4, sheetlet of 20 (as opposed to the 1925 issue which was printed in gutter sheets of 100, which can be separated into panes of 25), with margins on all four sides, three stamps l.h. at top, adhesion and small thin affecting the stamp at upper right (also small part of selvage missing), folded vertically between stamps (tiny perf. Separations at bottom margin), natural...
Lot #1308 - Russia
1932 All Soviet Philatelic Exhibition in Moscow, souvenir sheet of four on thick card (size 168:118), with the two line overprint "Lutchemu Udarniku" (To the best shock worker - All Russian Philatelic Society), unused without gum as issued, perfect sharp corners, with imperceptible usual toning, with slight shading at bottom, actually very fine and probably one of the best possible quality in existence (most of the known copies are in poor...
Lot #1309 - Russia
1934 Sverdlov and Nogin, perforated plate proofs in lilac, both on watermarked stamp paper, fine-v.f., only a few exist -
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Lot #1310 - Russia
1935 Moscow Subway and Anti-War sets, h.r., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 975
Lot #1311 - Russia
1935 Anti-War Issue, set of five trial color proofs (ultramarine) on watermarked stamp paper, perf. 11 1/2, fresh and v.f., with gum (which is not original), very rare -
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Lot #1312 - Russia
1935 Moscow Subway, 15k magenta, trial color proof on watermarked stamp paper, perforated horizontally fine, -
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Lot #1313 - Russia
1935 Engels, 20k ultramarine, perforated trial color proof on stamp paper, v.f., rare -
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Lot #1314 - Russia
1935 Spartacist Games, cplt set, h.r., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 435
Lot #1315 - Russia
1935 Spartacist Games, Diving, 2k gray blue and magenta, perforated trial color essay, reduced size and different perforations, v.f., rare -
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Lot #1316 - Russia
1935 Tolstoy, 3k and 20k multicolor plate proofs on stamp paper, v.f., rare -
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Lot #1317 - Russia
1936 Definitives (unwatermarked) 4k lilac, 10k olive, 20k green, imperforate blocks of four, first l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., others l.h., usual gum creases, mostly v.f., ex-Small (Standart 455Pa, 457Pa, 458Pa) (Zverev Handbook 467a,469a,470a, cat. $55,000) -
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Lot #1318 - Russia
1937 definitives (unwatermarked), 5k red brown, lower right sheet corner block of four, n.h., natural gum creases, fine-v.f. -
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Lot #1319 - Russia
1936 Architecture of Moscow, 50k imperforate right sheet margin horizontal pair, stamps n.h. (very lightly hinged in margin), owner's handstamp on reverse, few minor wrinkles, v.f. (Standart 467Pa) -
Cat. Val. $ 8,300
Lot #1320 - Russia
1941 P.Navoi, 1r dark violet, horizontal gutter pair, right stamp additional variety, imperf. at left, n.h., v.f. -
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Lot #1321 - Russia
1944 Heroes of the Civil War, 30k Schors, corner margin block of four, double vertical perforations between stamps, n.h., v.f. -
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Lot #1322 - Russia
1944 Leningrad souvenir sheet of four (140:104), black text (date and two-line inscription) inverted (!), cancelled to order as always, marginal creases, fine and very rare error sheet -
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Lot #1323 - Russia
1946 Sochi, 30k green, variety imperf. at left, also 45k Moscow (Kremlin), variety imperf. at right, used, fine-v.f. (Standart 958Pb,984Pa) -
Cat. Val. €800
Lot #1324 - Russia
1947 Moscow Subway, 60k yellow green, horizontal pair variety imperf. at top, used, v.f. (Standart 1065Pa) -
Cat. Val. €400
Lot #1325 - Russia
1948 Lenin, 30k lilac, 1r blue, imperforate proofs, v.f. -
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Lot #1326 - Russia
1949 Women's Day, 25k blue, variety imperf. at right, used, thin at left and at bottom, fine appearance, unlisted perforation error (Standart 1279var) -
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Lot #1327 - Russia
1957 National Artists, 40k line perf. 12 1/2, horizontal pair, cancelled to order (as always), v.f. (also regular pair), v.f. (Standart 1917A) -
Cat. Val. €1,500
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