1840 1p black, lettered E-A, ample margins, close but clear at left, tied by red MC on FL from Manchester, with 23 May 1840 departure pmk on back, fine early usage
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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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.
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Lot #643 - Great Britain
1840 2p blue, horizontal strip of three, lettered E-F, E-G, E-H, cancelled on piece, margins all around, v.f.
Lot #644 - Great Britain
1841 (Oct 1) FL (satirical broadside "Church of England is the Poor Man's Church"), endorsed "prepaid", with 10 different uncancelled adversity labels affixed on both sides, Bilstone departure and Shrewsbury arrival pmks, ms due markings, some lettersheet separations, fine and extraordinary letter
Lot #645 - Great Britain
1841 2c blue, two horizontal strips of nine, cancelled "498" numerals in oval, margins mostly all around (one stamp just in at left), few creases and other small faults, otherwise fine and impressive multiples
Lot #646 - Great Britain
1848 10d brown, vertical sheet margin pair, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged and post office fresh, usual margins touching at bottom and at left, tiny scissor cut between stamps at left, v.f. and magnificent unused pair, seldom offered, with 1981 Peter Holcombe certificate, catalogue value for two singles (SG 57) -
Cat. Val. £22,000
Lot #647 - Great Britain
1856 (22 Feb) FL from Bishops Castle to Funchal, Madeira, franked with irregular block of three of 6p red violet embossed, used in combination with 4p rose on bluish, with "prepaid" endorsement and "160" charged on arrival in Portugal, stamps cut a little close in places, 4p creased, otherwise fine example of 22 pence rate to Madeira
Lot #648 - Great Britain
1882 £5 orange, left sheet margin example, lettered A-F, never hinged and post office fresh, perfectly white paper (l.h. in margin only), perfect rich color and well centered, v.f., with 1985 Dr. Enzo Diena certificate. A beautiful stamp (SG 137, catalogue value for hinged) -
Cat. Val. £14,000
Lot #649 - Great Britain
1883-84 2sh6p lilac, 5sh rose and 10sh pale ultramarine, set of three, lightly hinged, if at all, fresh, first one signed Diena, v.f. (SG 178,180,183a) -
Cat. Val. £4,200
Lot #650 - Great Britain
1883-84 2sh6p, 5sh and 10sh, h.r., v.f. (SG 178,181,183a) -
Cat. Val. £4,075
Lot #651 - Great Britain
1884 5sh rose, imperforate and gummed imprimatur, minor flaws, fine appearance, scarce (SG 176S), -
Cat. Val. £4,750
Lot #652 - Great Britain
1884 5sh crimson, block of six, Manchester Telegraphs cds, bright color, fresh and v.f., with 2011 Eichele certificate (SG Spec. K12(2); catalogue value for a block of four and two singles), -
Cat. Val. £2,000
Lot #653 - Great Britain
1884 10sh ultramarine, well centered, fresh color, tiny toned spots along the perforations on back only, still v.f. (SG 183) -
Cat. Val. £2,250
Lot #654 - Great Britain
1884 10sh ultramarine, blue paper, imperf. single, close but clear margins all around, h.r., fine example of this rare stamp, with 2006 BPA certificate (SG Spec. K13), -
Cat. Val. £6,250
Lot #655 - Great Britain
1884 £1 brown violet, watermarked Crowns, overprinted Specimen in black, disturbed gum which is toned, otherwise fine (SG 185s), -
Cat. Val. £2,800
Lot #656 - Great Britain
1897 Queen Victoria "60 Years" attractive hand illustrated cover to London, franked with 1/2p and 1p adhesives, some cover wear, otherwise fine
Lot #657 - Great Britain
1902 KEVII, 10sh ultramarine, l.h., post office fresh, v.f. (SG 265) -
Cat. Val. £1,000
Lot #658 - Great Britain
1902-11 £1 green, post office fresh and well centered, h.r., v.f. (SG 266) -
Cat. Val. £2,000
Lot #659 - Great Britain
1909 (23 Sep) cover from Eastbourne to Washington, D.C., "Five Castle Liqueur" advertising, minor toning, fine
Lot #660 - Great Britain
1913 George V (Downey Head) 1p carmine, imperf. block of four, plate proof on white, gummed unwatermarked paper, n.h., v.f. (SG 327) -
Cat. Val. £8,000
Lot #661 - Great Britain
1916 three covers to London, each with stationery cut square franking (two vertical gutter tete-beche pairs), two with triangular "H.M.H.S. 602 Master" censor handstamps, posted from a hospital ship "the Braemar Castle" (sunk in the Aegean on 21 Nov 1916 en route from Salonica to Malta, with wounded onboard), both cancelled Southampton 11 Sep 16, fine-v.f., interesting lot (in 1915 the Plymouth Battalion and the headquarters of the Royal...
Lot #662 - Great Britain
1934 George V, 1 1/2p scarlet, deep gray green and ultramarine, imperf. and gummed trial color proofs on watermarked paper, three diff. blocks of four, v.f., rare (SG 441P) -
Cat. Val. £1,500
Lot #663 - Great Britain officials
1892 I.R. Officials, £1 green, "Account Branch Glasgow" cancel, nice color, fresh and fine, signed Donnini, Diena (SG O16) -
Cat. Val. £2,500
Lot #664 - Great Britain Postal stationery
1840 1d black ("Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade and for the Civilization of Africa, dated 1839"), 2d blue, unused lettersheets, the latter with little toning, still fresh and v.f. (SG ME1,3) -
Cat. Val. £750
Lot #665 - Great Britain Postal stationery
1840 lettersheets 1p, 2p unused, minor wear, some toning on back, otherwise fine
Lot #666 - Great Britain british intervention in north russia
1918 ppc (Archangel) to England, censored "X20" in black, with "Mailed from H.M.Ship Charge to be Raised" boxed hs, with London 10 Sept. 1918 arrival pmk, fine
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