1852 2rs blue, Thiele printing, type 1, plate II, pos.53, cancelled "1" in concentric circles, margins all around, good color, v.f., with 1984 Kaiser certificate (Afa 2b) -
Cat. Val. $1,000
United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
We are pleased to present our November 18-19 sale, with 1,533 lots, including the Abraham Siegel 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 attractive United States regular issues and commemoratives, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia.
Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are highlighted by Canada 12p Victoria, as well as unused London-London 25c green & yellow, followed by the only known example on cover.
In addition, there are numerous rarities from Baltic Countries, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia, with seldom seen errors and varieties, gold-standard definitives on cover and Air Post.
As always, Cherrystone auctions include selections of 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.
Lot #246 - Denmark
Lot #247 - Denmark
1852 2rs blue, "1" numeral cancel, margins all around, v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,000
Lot #248 - Denmark
1852 2rs blue, cancelled by pen and "1" in concentric circles, large margins all around, v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,000
Lot #249 - Denmark
1852 2rs blue, Thiele printing, cancelled "1" in concentric circles, margins all around, good color, v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,000
Lot #250 - Denmark
1852 2rs blue, Thiele printing, type 3, plate I, pos.63, cancelled "1" in concentric circles, margins all around, good color, v.f., with 1989 Eric Paaskesen certificate, -
Cat. Val. $1,000
Lot #251 - Denmark
1852 2rs blue, five used singles, different printings, each cancelled "1" in concentric rings, margins all around, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $5,000
Lot #252 - Denmark
1852 2rs blue, eight copies, various printings and postmarks, margins from partially in to ample all around, usually with small faults, fine appearance (catalogued as the cheapest type) -
Cat. Val. $8,000
Lot #253 - Denmark
1851 2rs blue, first printing, cancelled "1" in concentric circles on piece, large margins all around, v.f. (Facit SEK 25,000) -
Cat. Val. $2,400
Lot #254 - Denmark
1870 8s bistre, perforated 12 1/2, block of four, lower right n.h., others h.r., usual rough perforations, fresh and fine block, with 1990 Philatelic Foundation certificate, ex-Gilbert (Facit SEK 18,000) -
Cat. Val. $2,725
Lot #255 - Denmark
1864 16s olive green, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f., signed Diena (Facit SEK 56,000 as singles) -
Cat. Val. $4,800
Lot #256 - Denmark
1912-15 General Post Office, 5k dark red, selection of unused (10) and used (14), fresh, mostly fine or better, -
Cat. Val. $6,700
Lot #257 - Denmark
1912-15 5k dark red, four copies, l.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,700
Lot #258 - Denmark
1912-15 5k dark red, 13 used copies, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $2,275
Lot #259 - Denmark
1927 15o red, drastic perforation shift variety, bottom margin block of four, top stamps hinged, bottom n.h., v.f.
Lot #260 - Denmark
1930 10o bister brown, drastic perforation shift variety, bottom margin plate number block of four, n.h., v.f.
Lot #261 - Denmark
1953-54 Frederik IX, 30o brown red, dried print dramatic perforation shift variety, block of four, n.h., v.f., with 1981 Kaiser cert. (Afa 337b, Facit v359I)
Lot #262 - Denmark
1974-81 Magrethe, 180o slate green, imperf. block of four, n.h., v.f., with 1999 Moller certificate which also shows the entire sheet of which only 28 (!) were imperforate (Afa 647)
Lot #263 - Denmark
1974-81 Magrethe, 180o slate green, upper left corner margin block of six, right stamps imperf. at right and partially imperf. between, n.h., v.f., with 2001 Moller and 2008 Nielsen certificates (only 21 part imperf. varieties exist from the sheet of 100, of which additional 28 stamps were completely imperforate)
Lot #264 - Denmark
2000 60th Birthday of Queen Magrethe, 4k dramatic shift of the perforations variety, bottom plate number block of four, n.h., v.f., with 2008 Nielsen cert.
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