1861 1L chocolate, proof on stamp paper, without figures on back, unused, v.f., signed Diena
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Our first sale of the year will be held on January 13-14th, with 1,500+ lots, including the William Bilden 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 19th Century United States, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, followed by the collection and stock of Ukraine and Carpatho-Ukraine formed by Michael Shulewsky of Trizub Stamp Copmany.
There are also selections of Poland and Russia, 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.
The entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com.
Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request. Preview of lots at our 57th Street galleries by appointment.
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Lot #887 - Greece
1861 10L red orange, without numerals on back, unused with original gum, thin, v.f. appearance
Lot #888 - Greece
1870 (28 Aug) small cover (with contents) from Athens to Trieste, franked with 5L, 10L and 40L, each with margins all around, red "PD" and arrival pmks, cover tears, otherwise fine
Lot #889 - Greece
1872 20L deep blue, bluish, unused with full original gum, margins all around, thin, fine appearance, -
Cat. Val. $1,375
Lot #890 - Greece
1896 Olympics, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,784
Lot #891 - Greece
1900-1901 Surcharges on Olympics stamps, set of five, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, Pfeninnger (Karamitsos 165-169) -
Cat. Val. €2,440
Lot #892 - Greece
1900-1901 surcharges on Olympics stamps, set of five, also two varieties, n.h., some signed Sismondo etc., fine-v.f. (Karamitsos 165-169) -
Cat. Val. €2,500
Lot #893 - Greece
1906 Olympics, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, scarce unhinged, -
Cat. Val. $1,500
Lot #894 - Greece
1906 2dr greenish gray, trial color die proof on card, v.f., with Holcombe cert.
Lot #895 - Greece
1906 2dr silver, trial color die proof on card, printed by Lithography instead of recess printing as the issued stamp, little toning, otherwise v.f., with Holcombe cert.
Lot #896 - Greece
1917 Iris, imperforate horizontal pairs, complete set, also unissued 4d, fine-v.f.
Lot #897 - Greece
1933 50d-100d, set of three, n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,800
Lot #898 - Greece
1947-48 Dodecanese, 20d, 50d, 100d, 250d, 300d, 450d, 600d, 800d, 1,000d and 2,000d, group of 10 different imperforate horizontal pairs, (of the 50d, 300d and 800d only 25 pairs exist), n.h. and post office fresh, v.f.
Lot #899 - Greece
1948 Dodecanese, 600dr imperforate horizontal pair, double impression, one inverted, n.h., v.f. and striking variety
Lot #900 - Greece
1950 UPU, 1,000d Youth of Marathon, background (dates) inverted, n.h., pencil signed on reverse, v.f., rare
Lot #901 - Greece
1953 National Products,1,000d blue and light olive green, 2,000d dark brown and light green, imperf. horizontal pairs, each with green background inverted, l.h. or n.h., v.f., rare
Lot #902 - Greece air post
1954 Nato, set of three blocks of nine, n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $990
Lot #903 - Greece flight covers
1934 (10 Dec) first flight, registered cover from Athens to Darwin, Australia, attractively franked, with appropriate markings including a special label on back; also the return flight from Australia, cover from Mount Isa (11 Dec 34) to Athens, fine-v.f.
Lot #904 - Greece zeppelin flights
1936 Hindenburg flight ( 22 Sep) from Athens, via Frankfurt to New York, franking on both sides, with registry label and bilingual cachets, minor toning, appropriate transit and arrival pmks
Lot #905 - Greece greek post office in turkey
1851 (9 June) FL with a superb strike of the double circle Constantinople, Turkey cds in blue, sent to Syros, where it was rated "60" in red crayon, fumigated by "splitting" in transit, v.f., with Holcombe cert.
Lot #906 - Greece Cavalla
1913 surcharges in red or blue, complete set used, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $905
Lot #907 - Greece Cavalla
1913 surcharges in red or blue, complete set of five, l.h., fine-v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks, -
Cat. Val. $400
Lot #908 - Greece Cavalla
1913 surcharges in red or blue, complete set of five cancelled on pieces, fine-v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks, -
Cat. Val. $245
Lot #909 - Greece north epirus
1941 overprints complete, also inverted 4d, n.h., fine-v.f., last one with handstamped guarantee mark, -
Cat. Val. $421
Lot #910 - Greece north epirus air post
1940 red overprint (Hellenic Administration) set of 10, used on cover from Koritza (31 Mar) to Athens, with 50d green added on back, censor cachet and arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps, scarce on cover
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