U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 4-5, 2018
Welcome to our December 4-5, 2018 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,550+ lots, this auction features properties of various owners including George V. Shalimoff’s award winning collections of Russia, M.C. Gilhausen’s Germany and Colonies, David Mace’s collections of China, Chinese Provinces as well as Foreign Offices. Our December sale is well represented with solid United States, South America, Asia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth and rest of the world. As always, there are 150+ large lots and collections, many offered intact, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, exotic flight covers, topicals, including a substantial collection of Boy Scouts on Stamps, plus many others. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available upon request.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #4283 CUBA 1832-49 three stampless letters, first with oval "Habana Franco" to Tenerife (Canary Islands), second with red "Esperanza" to Havana, last with oval "Correo Maritimo No.2" from Havana to Logrono, with "Franco" alongside, both in blue  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #4284 CUBA 1855 (28 Mar) FL with contents, from Havana to Boston, with scarce "Charleston S.C. Havana" datestamp in blue, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #4285 CUBA 1914 Map of Cuba 1c-$1 imperforate horizontal pairs, eight different complete as issued, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #253/62var Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #4286 CUBA 1917 1c-$1 complete set of large die trial color proofs, all in full size, printed by Security Bank Note Company (most drastic changes in color approved on the final printing were for 3c, 8c, 50c and $1), v.f., extremely rare set of trial color die proofs P Catalog #264-73TC | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #4287 CUBA 1917 1c-$1 complete set of large die trial color proofs in black, all in full size, printed by Security Bank Note Company, fine-v.f., extremely rare set of large die trial colors P Catalog #264-73TC | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
