1846-1854 three items including FL (Apr 10) Chardon, O. in red, also "Paid X", to Hartford; cover (22 Nov) Yellow Springs O., red "Paid 3"; plus 1852 (ca) buff envelope with "Florida O" July 22 and "Paid 3" handstamps, addressed to Springfield, Mass., some cover wear -
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 #3 - united states 1847 issue
1847 5c red brown, unused with full original gum which is only lightly hinged, full margins all around, fresh, vivid color, tiny corner margin crease at top right, still a completely sound and v.f. stamp, with 2004 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 6,750
Lot #4 - united states 1847 issue
1847 5c orange brown, red grid cancel, full to large margins all around, fresh and v.f. example of this better shade, with 2012 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 900
Lot #5 - united states 1847 issue
1847 10c black, unused without gum, full margins all around, fresh color and sharp impression. A very fine and exceptionally rare unused stamp, especially in sound condition, with a photocopy of a 1992 PFC (this stamp was last sold for $19,000 plus 15% commission in a 2005 Siegel auction) -
Cat. Val. $ 15,000
Lot #6 - united states 1847 issue
1847 10c black, full to clear margins all around, with red grid cancel, used in 1850 on outer FL from Mobile, AL to Philadelphia, with neat Mobile cds, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., with 1981 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 1,350
Lot #7 - united states 1847 issue
1847 10c black, Sperati Forgery, unused and gummed, large margins, v.f. and rare "unused", with 1978 PFC -
Lot #8 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 5c red brown, nearly face free red cancel, nice margins all around, minute marginal wrinkle, still v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 700
Lot #9 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, unused with full original gm, small h.r., margins all around, fine and attractive stamp, with 2014 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 750
Lot #10 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 1c blue, type 1a, horizontal pair, pos.95-96L4, used, usual centering, deep color, few irregular, unpunched perforations at left, fine example of this elusive multiple, with 1967 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 20,000
Lot #11 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 1c blue, type V, block of four, top right stamp n.h., others l.h., perf. separations, fine (catalogue value for hinged), -
Cat. Val. $ 800
Lot #12 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 5c orange brown, type II, unused without gum, beautiful fresh color, tiny perf. tear at upper right, fine appearance, with 2014 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 500
Lot #13 - united states 1857-61 issue
1857 24c gray, unused (regummed), reperforated at left, fine color and appearance, with 2014 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 525
Lot #14 - united states 1861-66 issue
1861 24c gray, unused with full original gum, l.h., well centered for this difficult issue, fresh and fine, with 2014 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 2,900
Lot #15 - united states 1861-66 issue
1861 24c gray, rejoined block of six, original gum, heavy creasing, foxing and other faults, rare multiple, with 2001 PSAG cert. (catalogue value for singles), -
Cat. Val. $ 17,400
Lot #16 - united states 1861-66 issue
1863 (24 Dec) buff cover paying 44c with 2c black, 12c black and 30c orange, used from La Crosse, Wisconsin to Norway, departure pmk alongside, red "Aachen Franco" on front, with red Philadelphia transit, Hamburg (16 Jan 64) in oval, Christiania and Hedemarken, Norway arrival markings, some cover wear, uncommon destination -
Lot #17 - united states 1861-66 issue
1864 (ca) Patriotic illustrated cover addressed to Madison, Ind., endorsed "soldier's letter, Ind. Volunteers", partial "Due 3" charged, minor cover faults; also another cover "Jeff Davis his Marque" corner cachet, with 3c franking, addressed to Mount Vernon, Maine -
Lot #18 - united states 1861-66 issue
1867 (22 Jan) cover from Weaverville, California to Newcastle, New South Wales, paying 33c with 3c and 30c, endorsed "British Mail via Southampton", red New York and London transits, Sydney and Newcastle arrival postmarks, cover defects, especially on back, uncommon destination -
Lot #19 - united states 1861-66 issue
1868 Ticket to the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, 5.0" x 3.0", Washington, D.C., May 18, 1868, signed in print by George T. Brown, Sergeant-at-Arms, and printed on heavy pink stock, "this ticket is for admission to the Senate Gallery during the Impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson." The Southern-born Johnson was brought to trial by a Congress dominated by the "radical" elements of the Republican Party under the...
Lot #20 - united states 1867 grill issue
1867 3c red, F.Grill, imperf. horizontal pair, margins all around, l.h., v.f., with 1971 and 2004 PFCs, -
Cat. Val. $ 1,500
Lot #21 - united states 1875 re-issue of the 1861-66 issue
1875 24c deep violet, well centered with wide margins, small h.r., beautiful color, fresh and v.f., only 346 printed, with 1992 and 2005 PFCs, -
Cat. Val. $ 6,000
Lot #22 - united states 1869 pictorials
1869 15c brown and blue, center inverted, black cancel, fairly well centered, reperforated at bottom, otherwise fine example of this popular invert, with 2014 PFC. Of the 100 issued inverts, three are recorded unused and 96 used (one in the British Library's Tapling collection and one in the New York Public Library's Miller Collection). Only nine are confirmed as sound, this example being much better than most (usually with tears and perfs...
Lot #23 - united states 1869 pictorials
1869 15c, 24c, 30c and 90c, centers inverted, set of four plate proofs on card, large margins all around (30c with sheet margin), beautiful colors, fresh and v.f., only 100 of each printed, -
Cat. Val. $ 16,250
Lot #24 - united states 1870-73 banknote issues
1873 90c rose carmine, large part original gum, bright color, fine, with 1989 PFC stating "previously hinged", -
Cat. Val. $ 2,250
Lot #25 - united states 1875 special printing
1875 2c dark brown, unused without gum as issued, usual scissors separated perforations which are still intact on all four sides, fresh color, v.f. for this difficult issue, of which fewer than 75 are believed to exist, with 1980 and 2006 PFCs, -
Cat. Val. $ 7,750
Lot #26 - united states 1875 special printing
1875 3c blue green, unused without gum as issued, usual scissors separated perforations, beautiful color, v.f. for this, only 40 examples are believed to exist, with 1949, 1969, 1989 and 2008 PFCS, -
Cat. Val. $ 26,000
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