1861 10L red orange, without control figures on back, unused with gum, margins all around, faint translucency at top margin, v.f. -
Estimate price: $450-500
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.
Lot #864 - Greece
Lot #865 - Greece
1861 10L red orange, without control figures on back, unused without gum, large margins all around, v.f. (Karamitsos 4Ba, Euro 1,100) -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #866 - Greece
1861 10L red orange on blue, large margins all around, fresh and exceptional stamp, appears unused, signed Brun, Roumet etc., -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #867 - Greece
1861 5L yellow green and 5L green, greenish, horizontal strips of three and four respectively, margins all around, minute flaws, otherwise v.f. -
Estimate price: $325-350
Lot #868 - Greece
1861 5L green, double "5" on back, one inverted, sold as is -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #869 - Greece
1861 5L yellow green, plate flaw resulting in "missing ear" variety, also 5L deep green, each unused part original gum, margins all around, fine-v.f. -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #870 - Greece
1861-62 40L red violet, pale blue, unused with full original gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f., rare, -
Estimate price: $2300-2500
Lot #871 - Greece
1861 40L red violet, two distinct shades, used, margins all around, v.f., one signed Calves, -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #872 - Greece
1861 20L blue, control figures "80" on back, used, three large margins, touching frame line at bottom, rare stamp, signed Calves, -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #873 - Greece
1862 40L lilac brown, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around, fine, -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #874 - Greece
1866 (18 May) FL sent unpaid from Constantinople to Cephalonia where it was charged 115L with the addition of 5L, 10L, 20L and 80L Large Hermes Heads, each canc. by "110" numerals, first two with margins cutting in at sides, neat Constantinople departure on front, with arrival 22 March, 1866 Cephalonia on back, fine four color franking from Turkey to Greece -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #875 - Greece
1868 outer FL sent unpaid from Messina to Patrasso, charged 90 Lepta with the addition of 10L and 80L, each with full margins, overlapped and tied by cds on arrival, endorsed "col Vapore Francese," 1871 Athens transit and Patrai arrival pmks -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #876 - Greece
1868 40L violet and blue, "20" on back corrected to "40", used, margins all around, good color, fine and very rare stamp, signed Holcombe, -
Estimate price: $700-750
Lot #877 - Greece
1870 1L purple brown, used and unused pairs, the latter with original gum, margins all around, fine-v.f. -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #878 - Greece
1872 10L red orange, control figures "10" double on back, used, margins all around, fresh, v.f., -
Estimate price: $325-350
Lot #879 - Greece
1872 20L ultramarine, control figures "02" inverted on back, used, margins all around, fresh, v.f., -
Estimate price: $280-300
Lot #880 - Greece
1880 20L deep carmine, right sheet margin single, h.r., minor wrinkles, v.f. -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #881 - Greece
1902 Hermes, 50L black, double impression, imperf. block of 10, plate proof on card, v.f., rare -
Estimate price: $1400-1500
Lot #882 - Greece
1908 (29 June) cover from Chios to Mansura, Egypt, franked on back with Ottoman, block of 4x10pa green, cancelled by central Chio cds, with Alexandria transit and arrival pmks, filing folds through the stamps, with some toning, fine usage -
Estimate price: $190-200
Lot #883 - Greece
1921 three different Bradbury Wilkinson photo proofs, unaccepted designs, card mounted and dated, v.f. -
Estimate price: $290-300
Lot #884 - Greece
1923 Lord Byron, four different Bradbury Wilkinson photo proofs, unaccepted designs, card mounted and dated, v.f. -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #885 - Greece
1924 Lord Byron, three different Bradbury Wilkinson photo proofs, card mounted and dated, v.f. -
Estimate price: $450-500
Lot #886 - Greece
1927 1d blue and bistre brown, variety frame double, n.h., fine, with 2005 Sismondo certificate (Karamitsos 474d) -
Estimate price: $230-250
Lot #887 - Greece
1929 selection of nine different Bradbury Wilkinson photo proofs, card mounted and dated, fine -
Estimate price: $900-1000
Lot #888 - Greece
1930 8d black, Bradbury Wilkinson photo proof, card mounted and dated, v.f. -
Estimate price: $140-150
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