1770-1800 selection of 55 stampless letters, various early markings, Andalucia, Catalunya, Madrid, Cadiz, Seville, Granada and others including Napoleonic Army, incoming mail to Spain from Italy, Austria and France, mostly fine or better -
Estimate price: $2300-2500
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
Welcome to our June 2014 Sale, with 1667 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
This four-session auction commences with quality United States, with unused examples of Scott's Nos. 2 and 12, both with original gum, Special Printings, inverted Candle and Stock Exchange errors, Zeppelin Plate Blocks, Postage Dues and Revenues. Autographs of Jefferson, Napoleon, Peter the Great, Roosevelt, Marylyn Monroe and others are featured as well.
The foreign section includes China (good selection of Dowagers, ex-Holcombe), Scandinavian countries, with Denmark, Finland and Sweden, France and Colonies, Germany and German Colonies, Great Britain (with another unused 10sh Edward I.R. Official), British North America (Newfoundland with unused De Pinedo, Balbo double impression and Martynside flight covers), British Commonwealth, Baltic Countries, Italy and Italian Colonies, Korea, Poland, Russia (with an exceptional collection of Imperial Postal History offered intact) and Soviet Union, Switzerland and many others.
As always there are over 120 lots of Large Lots and Collections.
The entire sale is online, with additional images added daily and on request.
This is a public auction taking place live at our 57th Street Galleries and online at CherrystoneLIVE. A limited number of printed catalogues are available. Cherrystone Auctions 119 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 [email protected]
Lot #1417 - Spain
Lot #1418 - Spain
1850-51 10r green, 2r red and 6r blue, three different Sperati forgeries, each handstamped on back, v.f. -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #1419 - Spain
1851 5r rose, also 10r green, used, each with ample margins all around, black spider cancellations, the latter with minor toning, otherwise fine, -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #1420 - Spain
1854 2r scarlet, beautiful color, black grid cancellation, fresh and v.f., signed Galvez -
Estimate price: $140-150
Lot #1421 - Spain
1853 5r green, single and horizontal pair, brilliant color, black grid cancels, v.f., signed Galvez -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1422 - Spain
1854 6r dark blue, deep color, black grid cancellations, fresh and v.f. stamp -
Estimate price: $180-200
Lot #1423 - Spain
1854 6r dark blue, top sheet margin example, deep color, black grid cancellations, fresh and v.f., signed Galvez -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #1424 - Spain
1873 1r blue (with Tilde), margins all around, cancelled by blue star in dots and ms "19", v.f., scarce combination usage, with 1977 Exfima cert., -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #1425 - Spain
1873 1r blue (with Tilde), four used examples, each with margins all around, cancels include blue "fleur de lis" and manuscript combination, blue Vergara San Sebastian, ms "19" and Santisteban combination, also Guipuzcoa cds, all with small faults, otherwise fine-v.f., with 1977 Exfima certificates, -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1426 - Spain
1873 1r blue (with Tilde), cancelled by numeral grids pmk on cover (opened for display) to Bayona (Francia), with blue Durango (21 April 1874) departure cds alongside, fine, with arrival pmk on back, -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1427 - Spain
1873 1r blue (with Tilde), margins all around, tied by black rhomboid on coverfront, with "Zumaraga 19 June 74" cds alongside, addressed to Bayona, France, v.f. (catalogue value for used stamp off cover) -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1428 - Spain
1873 1r blue (without Tilde), type I, horizontal pair, margins all around, right stamp with slight vertical crease, otherwise v.f., with 1993 Graus cert., -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1429 - Spain
1873 1r blue (without Tilde), type II, horizontal pair, never hinged, v.f., signed Thiaude, with 1986 Graus cert., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #1430 - Spain
1874 1r violet, horizontal sheet margin strip of four, unused with full original gum, h.r., small thin at left, otherwise v.f., signed Roig etc., with 1977 Exfima cert., -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #1431 - Spain
1874 1r violet, horizontal strip of five, margins all around except for a small nick at lower left, cancelled on piece by black grids and Valcarlos 6 December in blue, middle stamp creased, otherwise v.f., with 2002 Graus cert., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #1432 - Spain
1874 1r violet, vertical block of six, dated 2 November 1874 in manuscript, creases, also small tear at right, fine and impressive multiple, with 1977 Exfima cert., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #1433 - Spain
1874 1r violet, block of four,"Azpeitia Guipuzcoa" cds, also dated "23 December 1874" in manuscript, little discoloration and closed tear at right, otherwise fine, with clear 2000 Comex cert., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #1434 - Spain
1874 1/2r rose, block of six, top stamps type I, bottom stamps type II, full original gum, fresh and v.f., with 1998 Graus cert., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #1435 - Spain
1874 1/2r rose, block of four, top pair type I, bottom stamps type II, cancelled in blue "La Comandancia Del Ejercito Real de Valencia", v.f., with 1998 CEM cert., -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1436 - Spain
1874 1/2r rose, block of four, top pair type I, bottom stamps type II, cancelled in black "La Comandancia Del Ejercito Real de Valencia", v.f., signed Galvez, with 1977 Exfima cert., -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1437 - Spain
1875 50c green, horizontal strip of four, diamond grids pmk, right stamp with tiny flaws, still v.f., with 1977 Exfima cert., -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1438 - Spain
1875 50c green, tied by violet grids on FL to Tolosa, with corresponding Azpeitia departure 17 November arrival pmks on back, fine, signed Roig, -
Estimate price: $190-200
Lot #1439 - Spain
1875 1r brown, two singles and vertical pair (originally a block of four), margins all around, cancelled by blue Fleur de Lis (type 1) on piece, small faults, otherwise fine-v.f., with 1977 Exfima cert., -
Estimate price: $290-300
Lot #1440 - Spain
1875 1r brown, horizontal block of eight, dated 2 Ju 1875 in manuscript, little toning at right, bottom strip creased, otherwise fine, signed Roig (catalogued as two blocks of four) -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #1441 - Spain
1875 1r brown, placed upside down and tied by Pte La Reina pmk on buff cover, v.f., -
Estimate price: $450-500
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