1945-50 5sh-£5, seven values (without 2sh6p), £2 l.h., balance n.h., few minor gum bends and pencil notation, fine-v.f. (SG 208-214) -
Cat. Val. £1,295
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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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 #602 - British Commonwealth samoa
Lot #603 - British Commonwealth sierra leone
1912-24 George V, 1/2-£5, complete set, mostly l.h. and well centered, few lower values with slight toning, fine-v.f. and rare complete set, with 1984 Diena cert. (SG 112-130) -
Cat. Val. £4,275
Lot #604 - British Commonwealth sierra leone
1921-24 £2 violet and ultramarine, small h.r., v.f., signed Diena, with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 129) -
Cat. Val. £900
Lot #605 - British Commonwealth sierra leone
1921-27 £5 gray green and orange, l.h., few faint toned spots on gum, still v.f., signed Diena, with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 148) -
Cat. Val. £2,500
Lot #606 - British Commonwealth south africa
1901 cover franked with GB 1p tied by APO cds initially addressed to Colombo, Ceylon (arrival cds), forwarded from there to Egypt with 2c and 4c Egypt dues added and tied on front, boxed “Reexpedie” handstamp and 11 transit markings on back, cover faults, remarkable usage
Lot #607 - British Commonwealth south africa
1901 Boer War, incoming mail from Italy, registered cover from Lucca to Johannesburg with pink OHMS/Opened by Martial Law censor label, tied by scarce large oval Passed by Censor /Jones Lieut. Censor handstamp in violet, fine. A rare item, one of only few recorded usages from Italy
Lot #608 - British Commonwealth south africa
1901 Boer War, incoming mail from Monte Carlo, cover franked with 25c, tied by 1901 cds to Cape Colony with arrival backstamp and large square censor mark on the front, rare incoming main from Monaco
Lot #609 - British Commonwealth south africa
1902 Boer War, incoming mail, Austria 3 color franking on 6 heller perforated postal stationery letter card from Wien (4/17/1902) to Uitenhage, Cape Colony with large censor handstamp from there, also arrival postmark on back
Lot #610 - British Commonwealth south africa
1902 Boer War incoming mail, cover from Denmark, franked with 4o and 8o (2), tied by Kobenhavn Sep 1901 cds to Capetown with small white "Opened by Martial Law" censor label tied by censor triangle handstamp, cover faults, uncommon usage from Denmark -
Lot #611 - British Commonwealth south africa flight covers
1925 (Feb 2) Imperial Airways Survey, Return Flight card from Cape Town to London, addressed to Johannesburg, with special imperforate vignette (red), tied by oval "Special Air Mail London - Cape Town 16-II-25" handstamp, signed by "Allan J Cobham" on back, v.f. -
Lot #612 - British Commonwealth straits settlements
1873 (25 Mar) cover to Italy, franked with 2x24c and 32c (minor flaws), cancelled by grids, with red Singapore Paid cds alongside, sent via Marseille, with Firenze arrival pmk, fine -
Lot #613 - British Commonwealth straits settlements
1886 (18 Oct) cover franked with pair of 4c Victoria, tied by Singapore double circle pmk, with departure cds alongside, addressed to American Bark "Adolph O'Burg" at Calcutta, India, with Bombay transit and arrival pmks -
Lot #614 - British Commonwealth straits settlements
1904-11 Edward, $25 green and black, small h.r., nicely centered, faint internal wrinkle, still v.f. example of this rare stamp, signed Diena, with 2014 BPA cert. (SG 139) -
Cat. Val. £3,000
Lot #615 - British Commonwealth swaziland
1889 10s dull chestnut, unused with large part original gum, well centered, partially reperforated at left, otherwise fine example of this rare stamp, with 2014 BPA certificate, -
Cat. Val. £6,500
Lot #616 - British Commonwealth tasmania
1853 4p orange, Second State, horizontal pair, right stamp with margins just touching at bottom, otherwise full on all other sides, used, fine, with 1954 BPA cert. (SG 8; catalogue value for singles) -
Cat. Val. $ 900
Lot #617 - British Commonwealth togo
1914 3pf brown, cancelled on piece, slightly rounded lower left corner, fine, with Holcombe certificate. A rare stamp, only 25 issued (SG H14), -
Cat. Val. £1,100
Lot #618 - British Commonwealth togo
1920 (18 Aug) small registered cover from Lome to New York, franked with single 20sh purple & black red, various transit and arrival markings, fine, scarce (SG H58) -
Cat. Val. £1,140
Lot #619 - British Commonwealth transvaal
1899 -
Cat. Val. Sweden to Transvaal, with boxed “Stopped by Censor/Return to Sender” handstamp applied on arrival (very early usage of this handstamp in March 1899, possibly earliest known date), also with Non-reclame handstamp and censor label, returned back to Sweden in 1900, rare usage and origin of the scarce handstamp on mail originating in Scandinavia
Lot #620 - British Commonwealth transvaal
1901 Boer War, Prisoner of War mail, two covers to St. Helena, each with censor markings, fine-v.f. -
Lot #621 - British Commonwealth transvaal
1901 ERI 1/2p on 2p surcharge (8), all tied by Johannesburg 13 Aug 1901 cds on registered cover to Spain, with Passed by Censor 1901/Ferguson, Capt. handstamp, scarce commercial registered to Spain
Lot #622 - British Commonwealth transvaal
1901 Boer War, incoming mail from Hungary, postal stationery card tied by Budapest Oct 30 1901 cds to Pretoria with triangle censor on arrival and Pretoria arrival pmks on both sides
Lot #623 - British Commonwealth transvaal
1901 cover franked with 2 1/2p, used from Johannesburg to Libau, Russia, with censor handstamp and arrival pmk on back, cover wear, uncommon destination -
Lot #624 - British Commonwealth transvaal
1902 (2 Mar) APO cover from Elandsfontein to Beirut, Syria, red London transit alongside, minor cover faults, rare Boer War usage to the Middle East
Lot #625 - British Commonwealth transvaal
1902 Boer War, commercial registered cover with VRI 1/2p and 6p sent Aug 1901 from Pretoria to Luxembourg, with Pretoria triangle censorship, various transit and arrival pmks. A rare usage to Luxembourg during the Boer period -
Lot #626 - British Commonwealth transvaal
1902 ERI 1p tied by Germiston cds on cover to Geneva, Switzerland with pink censor label tied by censor triangle and “T/15 centimes” due, Swiss 10c and 20c due stamps applied and tied on arrival on front -
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