1878 5c orange, four used examples, different postmarks and shade variations, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $1200-1200
United States & Worldwide Stamps
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps
We are pleased to present our April 29-30 sale of U.S. & World Rare Stamps and Postal History.
You are invited to browse through this select offering of 1400 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 and Russia. As always there are about 100 large lots and collections, balances of estates and much more.
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Lot #329 - China
Lot #330 - China
1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, different postmarks (last one blue), usual perforations, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #331 - China
1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, each with a blue postmark, usual perforations, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #332 - China
1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, different postmarks, usual perforations, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #333 - China
1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, different postmarks, usual perforations, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #334 - China
1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, different postmarks, usual perforations, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #335 - China
1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, different postmarks, usual perforations, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #336 - China
1883 1c green, 3c brown red, 5c yellow, set of three used, each with a blue postmark, usual perforations, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #337 - China
1894 (30 Nov) cover franked on reverse with horizontal strip of 3x3c purple (Small Dragon), tied by chops and blue Customs (Chunking) cds, with corresponding Customs Shanghai (Dec 4) pmk alongside, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai to Germany, French 25c type Sage added on front to pay external postage, faint toning, fine usage, with Gudenhagen arrival (8 Jan) on back -
Estimate price: $3250-3500
Lot #338 - China
1894 Dowager, 1c-24c complete, unused with original gum, h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $1800-2000
Lot #339 - China
1894 Dowager, 1c-24c complete, unused with original gum, h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $1800-2000
Lot #340 - China
1894 Dowager, 1c-24c complete, unused with original gum, h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $1800-2000
Lot #341 - China
1894 Dowager, 1c-24c complete, unused with original gum, h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $1800-2000
Lot #342 - China
1897 Dowager surcharges, 1/2c-30c complete, unused with original gum, h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #343 - China
1897 $1 on 3r red, nearly perfect centering, fresh original white gum, h.r., v.f., seldom encountered this nice, -
Estimate price: $4750-5000
Lot #344 - China
1898 (Nov) Shanghai local 1c stationery entire envelope (tear at upper right, opened for display), cancelled Local Post Shanghai in red, franked with additional 1 Candareen. (cancelled by pen cross), sent via the United States Postal Agency Shanghai, where 1c, 2c and 15c (rounded perf. at upper right) U.S. franking was added to pay the required charges via San Francisco (24 Nov) and New York (30 Nov), endorsed "registered" and with...
Lot #345 - China
1900 (8 Dec) 1c Coiling Dragon, cancelled by Tientsin postmark on US stationery card, sent via the Russian Post Office, where 2c "Kitai" was added and tied by red postmark; also another card, this one franked with 1/2c brown, tied by blue Tientsin pmk, sent via the Japanese Post Office where 2x1c brown were cancelled by the I.J.P.O. cancels, each card endorsed "Feldpost" and addressed to Germany, fine -
Estimate price: $140-150
Lot #346 - China
1904 (28 Sep) cover, with four-page letter headed "H.M.S. Fearless" (interesting contents regarding Russo-Japanese War and other disturbances in the area), posted from Hankow, via Shanghai to Chemulpo, Korea, franked with 4c C.I.P. tied by Hankow cds, bearing transit pmks of the I.J.P.O. Shanghai, arriving Chemulpo (17 Oct), fine -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #347 - China
1915 Hall of Classics, $2 blue and black, First Peking Printing, perf. 14, center inverted, a striking example of this rarity which is particularly well centered and with strong colors on fresh paper, with guide line at top, disturbed gum, h.r., slightly shorter perf. at left, very fine gem with great eye appeal and one of the great rarities of Chinese Philately, with 2009 Pascal Scheller certificate. It is believed that only about 30...
Lot #348 - China
1940 $1 Sun Yat-sen, plate proof of frame design on ungummed watermarked paper, top margin pair with part imprint, v.f. -
Estimate price: $130-150
Lot #349 - China
1945 Treaty, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, plus additional master die in black (value tablets blank), each with plate number at top, v.f., possibly unique group of seven die proofs -
Estimate price: $4750-5000
Lot #350 - China
1945 Pres. Lin Sen, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, plus additional two master dies in black and green (vignette only and frame only), each with plate number at top, v.f., possibly unique group of eight die proofs -
Estimate price: $5500-6000
Lot #351 - China
1945 Inauguration of Chiang Kai-shek, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, generally in black, two with flag in color, plus an additional master die in black (value tablets blank), each with plate number at top or bottom, fine-v.f., unique group of seven die proofs -
Estimate price: $4500-5000
Lot #352 - China
1947 Chinese Postal Administration, three master dies in black or green, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, each with plate number at top, v.f., unique -
Estimate price: $2300-2500
Lot #353 - China
1947 Chinese Postal Administration, $20 black, $50 ultramarine, unissued values, engraver's sample die proofs on cards, each with plate number at top, v.f., unique -
Estimate price: $2300-2500
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