1939 25th Anniversary of the Panama Canal, complete set in blocks of four, top stamps hinged, bottom n.h., few thins from hinge removal affecting low values, minor perf. separations, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 648
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Welcome to our September 9-10 sale, with 1228 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.1 and 2, both with original gum, Special Printings, inverted centers 1869 and Pan-Americana, Inverted Jenny, flight covers and more.
The foreign section includes specialized Egypt Zeppelin flight covers, Scandinavian countries, with Denmark, Finland and Sweden, France and Colonies, Germany and German Colonies, Great Britain (with many rarities, all with BPA certificates), British North America (excellent group of postal history ex-Wilkinson), British Commonwealth, Baltic Countries, Italy and Italian Colonies, Korea, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and many others.
As always there are many Large Lots and Collections, with an exceptional selection of Reference material and cover lots.
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Lot #102 - united states possessions canal zone
Lot #103 - united states possessions canal zone flight covers
1925 (29 Dec) registered and flown cover from Cristobal to San Jose, Costa Rica, paying 17c with a combination of 1c, 2c and 5c overprints, fine cover, with arrival postmarks -
Lot #104 - united states possessions canal zone zeppelin flights
1930 (Havana 16 May) card sent via Cristobal to New York, where 65c green Graf Zeppelin adhesive was added for further transmission on the Pan-America flight to Friedrichshafen, v.f. and scarce Canal Zone Zeppelin flight, with appropriate markings (only 11 cards were serviced through Cuba) -
Lot #105 - united states possessions guam
1930 Guard Mail, 2c pair and 4c single, used on separate covers, the former from Piti to Agana, the latter in Agana, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 1,000
Lot #106 - united states possessions hawaii
1859-65 Numerals, 1c black, 2c black, grayish, unused without gum, margins all around, signed Calves, -
Cat. Val. $ 1,550
Lot #107 - united states possessions hawaii
1864-65 Numerals, 1c, 2c blue, also 5c dark blue (laid paper), unused without gum, small thins, last one signed Calves, -
Cat. Val. $ 1,275
Lot #108 - united states possessions hawaii
1893 Provisional Govt. overprinted in red, 6c green, used, large, balanced margins on all four sides, v.f. and unusual stamp -
Lot #109 - autographs of famous people
Astaire, Fred (1899-1987), American Film and Broadway star, signed black and white photo "To Alexa, Sincerely Fred Astaire", v.f. -
Lot #110 - autographs of famous people
"The Quiet Man" (a 1952 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by John Ford. It starred John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen). A small Irish driving license from 1949-50, signed on the final page by several members of the cast of the film, including John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald and three others, inscribed by O'Hara, some creasing and minor stains, still fine and...
Lot #111 - autographs of famous people
1842 Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria (1835–1848), letter addressed to Ferdinand II, King of Sicily, dated 16 May, Vienna, with outer folded letter bearing wax seal on back, fine -
Lot #112 - autographs of famous people
1935 Mussolini, Benito Amilcare Andrea (1883-1945, Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. He ruled constitutionally until 1925, when he dropped all pretense of democracy and set up a legal dictatorship. Known as Il Duce, Mussolini was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism). A partly printed document (immigration matters)...
Lot #113 - autographs of famous people
1935 Hitler, Adolf. Original black and white photograph (125:180mm), with embossed Nazi Party emblem at bottom, signed by Hitler, with "Heinrich Hoffman Photoberichterstatter der Reichsleitung der NSDAP" (Hoffman was the official photographer of NSDAP), hs on back, some peripheral toning, otherwise fine and rare signed photo -
Lot #114 - Afghanistan
1880 (15 Apr) cover franked with India 9x1/2a blue, cancelled by grids and pen, addressed to England, with Kabul departure, Bombay transit and arrival postmarks, fine usage at time of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (fought between England and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. This was the second time British India invaded...
Lot #115 - Afghanistan zeppelin flights
1933 8th SAF, sent registered from Kabul via Peshawar and Friedrichshafen to Lima, Peru, attractive franking, with the appropriate cachet, transit and arrival postmarks, v.f. and rare Zeppelin dispatch from Afghanistan -
Lot #116 - Albania postage dues
1914 two covers to Vlone, one from Fier, franked with pair of 20pa on 10q handstamped "Takse"; the other with 5q on front, handstamped "T" and on back with 5q,10q and 25q, each handstamped in red or blue "T" and "Takse" -
Lot #117 - Albania Postal stationery
1913 20pa rose, unused postal card, v.f., scarce, -
Cat. Val. €1,000
Lot #118 - Andorra (spanish) zeppelin flights
1933 4th SAF to Brazil, attractive franking, with appropriate cachet and arrival postmarks, v.f. -
Lot #119 - Argentina
1858 10c green, ample margins to just in at right, placed upside down on FL, tied by "Franca" and used May 12, 1859 to Rosario, fine -
Lot #120 - Argentina
1858 10c green, diagonal half, used as 5c on outer FL addressed to Salta, stamp barely tied by pen cancel, also two additional bisects, cancelled on pieces by Salta and Cordoba postmarks, fine -
Lot #121 - Argentina
1862 5c rose lilac, margins all around, just tied by ornamental "Salta Franca" postmark on FL used Aug. 13 to Atacama, Calama, filing fold away from the stamp, fresh and v.f., early usage -
Lot #122 - Argentina
1862 10c yellow green, margins all around, tied by oval Correo del Rosario postmark on coverfront addressed to San Luis, with 13 Aug 1863 departure cds alongside. Also included is a faulty folded letter franked with two examples of Rivadavia 5c brown rose, tied by oval postmark and addressed to Mendosa -
Lot #123 - Argentina
1863 5c rose, worn plate, slightly in at left and top, tied by blue "O M" (Officina Maritima) postmark on outer FL to Goya, filing fold away from the stamp, scarce usage (Feb-Nov 1864) -
Lot #124 - Argentina
1864 5c rose red, left sheet margin block of nine, h.r. at top, others n.h., small tear at top of the middle stamp, others v.f. An impressive multiple, -
Cat. Val. $ 2,025
Lot #125 - Argentina
1878 (19 June) FL to Cordoba, franked with two imperforate 5c carmine, used in combination with three 5c vermilion, perf. 12, all cancelled by oval Rosario postmarks, filing fold through the upper right stamp at bottom, otherwise a fine cover, with 1985 Philatelic Foundation Certificate -
Lot #126 - Argentina
1905 naval vessel picture postcard with 14 country franking, all tied by local cds, showing each of the ports visited by the ship and eventually mailed back to Argentina. Several better ports and cds including Madagascar tied by Helville, Nossi Be, Cal Habiz tying Portugal, etc., some toning and wear, remarkable round-the-world card -
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