1850 1fr light carmine, horizontal pair, used, large margins all around, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., signed Calves, with his 1985 certificate, -
Cat. Val. $1,850
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 #291 - France
Lot #292 - France
1851 (May) cover paying 1.50fr with 10c, 40c and 1fr (each cut in on one side), cancelled by grids and used from Paris, via Liverpool to United States, with red departure cds and "Paid at Boston" in black, cover with stains and partially mended, still a presentable three color combination
Lot #293 - France
1852 1fr Empire, used, nice color and margins all around, minor thin, v.f. appearance, signed Bloch etc., -
Cat. Val. $3,250
Lot #294 - France
1862 Re-issue, 20c blue h.r., also 20c dark blue, with sheet margin at left, unused without gum, v.f.
Lot #295 - France
1867 (14 Aug) FL from Paris to Valparaiso, paying 60c with imperf. 40c (cut in at left) and perforated 20c Laureated, with departure and red London transit, also Panama (Sep 6), filing folds, otherwise a fine letter to Chile
Lot #296 - France
1869 5fr Napoleon, cancelled large numerals "2188" (Le Mans), good centering and color, signed Von der Weid etc., with 1992 Sorani certificate, -
Cat. Val. $825
Lot #297 - France
1870-71 1c olive, report 3, sheet margin block of 15, n.h. and post office fresh, a v.f. showpiece item, with 1989 Renon cert. (YT 39C; catalogue value for hinged block of 15) -
Cat. Val. €3,000
Lot #298 - France
1900-29 Issue complete, with two additional "GC" paper (each with imprint), 2fr gray violet thin, with couple of short perforations, 20fr stained, others fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,947
Lot #299 - France
1927 Strasbourg souvenir sheet, h.r., stamps n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,000
Lot #300 - France
1927 Strasbourg souvenir sheet, cancelled at top left, stamps n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,000
Lot #301 - France
1929-33 5fr, 10fr and 20fr, the complete group of eight, l.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,875
Lot #302 - France
1937 Pexip, five souvenir sheets, two n.h., others l.h., one with dried gum, away from the stamps, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $2,480
Lot #303 - France
1938 Ader, block of four, n.h., v.f. (YT 398) -
Cat. Val. €720
Lot #304 - France
1949 UPU, imperf. set of three, n.h., v.f. (YT 850-852) -
Cat. Val. €690
Lot #305 - France
1955 Rotary, 30fr specialized group including perf. and imperf. singles, two imperforate and gummed trial color proofs, imperf. deluxe sheet, plus two artist die proofs, one in black, the other in violet, signed by Raoul Serres (artist), v.f. and scarce group
Lot #306 - France
1955 Rotary, 30fr rejected design, five imperforate trial color proofs, also three artist stage die proofs (proposed design for Air Post), two in black, last one in gray blue, v.f. and very rare
Lot #307 - France semi-postals
1917 Orphans, complete set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $2,520
Lot #308 - France semi-postals
1917 Orphans, complete set of eight tied by Philatelic Exposition 4.5.25 cds on back of unaddressed picture postcard, fresh, v.f. (catalogue value for used off cover) -
Cat. Val. $2,354
Lot #309 - France semi-postals
1930-31 Smile of Reims and Allegory, blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (YT 256,269) -
Cat. Val. €2,040
Lot #310 - France semi-postals
1931 surcharge +50 on 1.50fr block of four, upper right stamp with "Caisse" displaced with "C" over the first "t", n.h., fine-v.f., with Renon certificate (YT 277a) -
Cat. Val. €350
Lot #311 - France semi-postals
1937 Samothrace, sheet corner margin blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $520
Lot #312 - France air post
1936 Plane over Paris, complete set, 50fr green, upper right sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,697
Lot #313 - France air post
1936 Plane over Paris, 50fr green, right sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,450
Lot #314 - France air post
1936 Plane over Paris, 50fr green, upper and lower right sheer corner margin singles, n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $2,900
Lot #315 - France air post
1936 50fr Burelage, n.h., also used single, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $2,010
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