1918 5k red imperforate sheet of 228 (12x19) printed on a German military map of Riga (O 14.Riga on back), unfolded and fresh, v.f., with gum. A rare sheet
United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
We are pleased to present our November 18-19 sale, with 1,533 lots, including the Abraham Siegel 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 attractive United States regular issues and commemoratives, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia.
Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are highlighted by Canada 12p Victoria, as well as unused London-London 25c green & yellow, followed by the only known example on cover.
In addition, there are numerous rarities from Baltic Countries, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia, with seldom seen errors and varieties, gold-standard definitives on cover and Air Post.
As always, Cherrystone auctions include selections of 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.
Lot #943 - latvia
1919-23 collection of hundreds singles, pair, blocks, few covers etc., varieties of paper etc., including 5k printed on map, perf. and imperf. and two covers, 1919 Sun design, various perforations, pelure paper, laid paper, perf. and imperf., shades, part perf., five covers, also 1921-23 Coat of Arms to 100r, two better covers etc., mostly described and annotated by a knowledgeable collector, fine and interesting lot
Lot #944 - latvia
1930-1940 selection of 15 covers or cards, selected for better franking and destinations, mostly fine-v.f.
Lot #945 - latvia air post
1933 Latvia-Africa Flight, matched set of sheet margin singles, h.r. with faint toning in margin, stamps mostly n.h., v.f., signed, -
Cat. Val. $800
Lot #946 - latvia local issues
1919 Elley, registered cover franked with single 15k and pair of 30k, each handstamped "Postmarka" in violet, date (30.10.19) filled in by pen, as is the registration box and numbers, addressed to Berlin, with "Von Ausland uber Kongsberg" registry label added, filing fold away from the stamps, with arrival pmk. Also included imperf. single of each value, handstamped in red, cancelled on piece
Lot #947 - latvia german occupation - libau
1919 25pf orange & black, yellow, blue overprint inverted, cancelled on piece, v.f., signed Richter etc.
Lot #948 - latvia german occupation - libau
1919 Blue overprint, 50pf purple & black, cancelled on piece, v.f., signed Hoffman-Giesecke, Richter, Kosack etc., -
Cat. Val. $275
Lot #949 - latvia russian occupation
1940 (16 June) picture postcard with Song Festival Latgale in Gaugaupils special postmarks addressed to Riga, v.f. A few hours after this card was posted, the Soviet forces invaded Latvia
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