1849-70 Ceres and Napoleon (Empire) imperforate essays, mostly designed and engraved by Barre, selection of 124, various colors and types, occasional pairs and blocks, also included nine perforated Hulot-designed essays on goldbeaters skin and others, occasional flaws, mostly fine or better -
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.
Lot #245 - France
1853 1fr lake, used, margins all around, beautiful color, v.f., with handstamped guarantee, -
Cat. Val. $ 3,250
Lot #246 - France
1862 25c blue, Re-Issue, bottom sheet margin block of four, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 2,900
Lot #247 - France
1862 Re-Issue, 25c blue, three singles paying 75c rate on registered cover used in 1889 from Paris to Switzerland, Zurich transit and Uznach arrival pmk, cover faults, interesting usage -
Lot #248 - France
1863-70 Rothschild reprints, 1c, 2c, 4c, 10c, 30c and 80c, fine-v.f. (YT 25c/32b) -
Lot #249 - France
1869 5fr gray lilac, unused with full original gum, never hinged, but with minor finger print and gum disturbance, really of no consequence, considering the stamp is well centered and fresh, v.f., signed Calves (YT 33, catalogue value for hinged), -
Cat. Val. €8,250
Lot #250 - France
1870 10c bistre, yellowish, horizontal tete-beche pair, heavy hinge remnant, very fresh and fine (YT 58c), -
Cat. Val. €7,000
Lot #251 - France
1871 10c on 10c brown, vertical pair, well centered, rounded upper left corner, used together with 5c Type Sage on 1893 (11 Aug) cover from Paris to Frauenfeld, Switzerland, fine, with arrival postmark -
Lot #252 - France
1887 Type Sage imperforate, Granet Reprints, selection including 5c dark green, 5c green (blocks of four and six), 10c green, 25c ultramarine, 15c blue (block of four), also imperf. pairs of 20c blue, 20c brown, 25c black on red brown and 1fr bronze green, fine-v.f. (Maury €4,690) -
Lot #253 - France
1977-78 Sabine, imperforate, complete set of 18 horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f. (YT 1962-1979var) -
Cat. Val. €610
Lot #254 - France
1979 selection of 26 different imperf. pairs, including Sabine (set of six), Election to the European Community Assembly, Van Gogh, Telecom 79, Famous Men (three different), Tourism (three different), Airpost, etc., also ten epreuves deluxe including Sabine set of six, n.h., v.f., YT cat. €1,716 (does not include incomplete sets) -
Lot #255 - France
1994 Opening of the Channel Tunnel, two imperforate se-tenant sheets of 36 (18 sets), n.h., v.f. (Maury 2864-77var -
Cat. Val. €3,330
Lot #256 - France
2008 Beijing Olympics, souvenir sheet of ten, black color partly omitted, especially on top ("Beijing" missing), six stamps without face value (€0,55), n.h., v.f., with 2013 Calves et Jacquart certificate ("Piece exceptionnelle et tres rare, authentique et signe"). A beautiful modern rarity, with regular sheet enclosed for comparison (YT Bloc 122var; Maury 4212Aa), -
Cat. Val. €16,000
Lot #257 - France air post
1936 Plane over Pairs complete, also 50fr Burelage, h.r., the latter with faint gum ageing at bottom, nevertheless fresh and v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 1,601
Lot #258 - France air post
1947 500fr UPU, imperf. and gummed sheetlet, n.h., v.f. (YT PA20) -
Cat. Val. €1,100
Lot #259 - France 1870-71 siege of paris - par ballon monte
1870 (9 Dec) "Le General Renault", FL to Dieppe, franked with 20c Ceres, "11" Star cancel and Paris St. Honore cds, endorsed "Par ballon Monte", v.f. -
Lot #260 - France french post offices abroad - japan
1866 (11 May) flimsy cover to the United States, paying 1.60fr with pair of 80c Empire, tied by "5118" large numerals, with Yokohama Bau Francaise cds alongside, Marseille a Lyon transit pmk, red U.S. entry, fine, with 1977 BPA certificate -
Lot #261 - France french post offices abroad - japan
1877 (26 Mar) outer FL to Lyon, paying 1fr with pairs of 10c and 40c Ceres, tied by Yokohama Bau Francaise cds, with Marseille transit and Lyon arrival postmarks, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover, signed Calves -
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