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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #4316
FINLAND
1875 5p red orange, used in 1881 on folded telegram from Kimito to Uleaborg, stamp with irregular perforations, paper folds and tears, otherwise fine domestic printed matter item, with 2009 Jussi Tuori certificate (Specialized Catalogue No 15S Aiz)
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #4317
FINLAND
1875 5p orange, used in 1882 on small cover (with carte de visit) from Helsingfors to Wiborg, with faint ANK 10.10 arrival handstamp, v.f. example of printed matter rate, with 2009 Jussi Tuori certificate (Specialized Catalogue No 23L Bbz)
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #4318
FINLAND
1875 5p reddish orange, used in 1882 on folded Preis-Kurant from Nikolaistad to Uleaborg, with framed "ANK 9.1" alongside, filing fold away from the stamp, fine printed matter item, with 2008 Jussi Tuori certificate
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #4319
FINLAND
1875 25p carmine, used in 1879 on cover from Fredrikshamn, sent via St. Petersburg (3 Dec) to Switzerland, with Lichtensteig (18 Dec) arrival postmark, fine cover, with 2009 Jussi Tuori certificate (Specialized Catalogue No 21S Aaz)
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #4320
FINLAND
1875 25p deep red, used in 1884 on cover from Abo to Stockholm, with departure postmark alongside, backstamped on arrival, insignificant peripheral cover toning, still v.f., with 2009 Jussi Tuori certificate (Specialized Catalogue No 26L Bgz)
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #4321
FINLAND
1875 25p red, used in 1884 on cover from Helsingfors to Stockholm, fine and correct foreign rate to Sweden, with arrival pmk, 2009 Jussi Tuori certificate (Specialized Cat. No 26L Bdz)
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #4322
FINLAND
1875 32p carmine, Copenhagen printing, light postmark, well centered, v.f., with 2009 Jussi Tuori certificate ("a very nice stamp")
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Catalog #16
Catalog Value $425
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #4323
FINLAND
1875 32p carmine, Copenhagen printing, part of framed "Nystad 9.8.1875" postmark, fine, with 2009 Jussi Tuori certificate ("a very nice stamp")
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Catalog #16
Catalog Value $425
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #4324
FINLAND
1882 5p reddish orange, two copies, used with 20p ultramarine on 1884 cover to Stockholm, "fran Finland" ship marking, stamps cancelled by Stockholm 12 10 1884 postmarks, fine cover, with Jussi Tuori certificate (genuine, the correct rate abroad was 25p, so the cover is overpaid by 5p) (Specialized Catalogue No 23L Bdz, 25L Bfz)
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #4325
FINLAND
1882 10p yellow brown, used on outer FL from Ruovesi to Tampere, stamp tied by dated (5.10) Ruovesi in manuscript, with additional departure and arrival docketing, minor toning at bottom left, fine and rare cover, with 2009 Jussi Tuori AIEP certificate (Specialized Catalogue No 23 L Bbz)
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #4326
FINLAND
1885 25p greenish blue, used with 20p dull brown orange on registered cover from "Tavastehus 3.10. 1888" to Wiborg, small piece of backflap missing, otherwise v.f. and attractive cover, with 2009 Jussi Tuori certificate (Specialized Catalogue No 30hy, 31hy)
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #4327
FINLAND
1885 5p green, vertical strip of three, middle stamp "inverted", cancelled Helsingfors Poststation 30.3.1886, well centered, fresh and v.f., signed Mehrtens and Faberge, with 1997 Gummesson and 2016 Cyril Schwenson certificates. A scarce tete-beche variety (Facit 30cv2),
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Catalog #31b
Catalog Value $11,000
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #4328
FINLAND
1890 5m green & rose, 10m brown & rose, bottom sheet margin panes of 25, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #44,45
Catalog Value $2,812
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #4329
FINLAND
1891 Horizontally laid paper, 3.50r black and yellow, error of color (instead of black and gray), canceled 30.1.97, fresh and v.f., with 2017 Cyril Schwenson certificate. A major rarity (Facit 46v)
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Catalog #57a
Catalog Value $17,000
Price Realized
$8,500.00

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