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 #4409 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1886-95 forerunners, 47 German stamps used on 13 pieces, various combinations, including 2M lilac, 10pf-50pf and others, different cancels, including Tientsin, Shanghai, "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur Shanghai", "Tientsin Kaisserl. Deutsche Postagentur", etc., mostly fine-v.f., signed Wendland O | Unsold |
 | Lot #4410 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1888 (20 Nov) cover from Shanghai to Berlin, franked with single 20pf ultramarine, tied by Shanghai "Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur" cancel, minor cover flaws, still v.f. early forerunner, with arrival pmk  | Unsold |
 | Lot #4411 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1893 (22 Sep) large registered cover (slightly reduced at left) from the Consulate General for Sweden and Norway in Shanghai, franked with 2x50pf Eagle, tied by "Kaiserlich Deutsch Postagentur Shanghai" departure cds, with "Utrikes 2 Nov 93" (Foreign Department) arrival datestamp, also corresponding Stockholm arrival pmk on back, some cover toning, fine forerunner usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #4412 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1895 2M red lilac, four stamps canceled on piece by a perfectly struck central "Tientsin Kaiserl. Deutsche Postagentur 7/1/95" cancel, fine O | Unsold |
 | Lot #4413 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1896 2M dull red lilac, block of six canceled on piece by "Shanghai 26/3/96" cds, lower left stamp with a crayon mark, fine multiple  | Unsold |
 | Lot #4414 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 (21 Mar) large cover from the Consulate General for Sweden and Norway in Shanghai, franked with 3pf (10) and 10pf single, tied by Shanghai Deutsche Post departure cds, with "Utrikes 25 Apr 1900" (Foreign Department) arrival datestamp, also corresponding Consular label on back and Stockholm arrival pmk, some cover toning and tears, otherwise fine usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #4415 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 Foochow Issue, 5pf on 10pf carmine, two different, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Mansfeld, Drahn, Richter, etc., the former with 2001 APS certificate (Mi.7 IB,7II) * Catalog #16,16a Catalog Value €1,500 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #4416 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 Tientsin Issue, 5pf green and 20pf ultramarine, each canceled on piece by Tientsin cds, the latter signed Diena, former with Jaschke-Lantelme certificate, fine-v.f. (Mi.9,11) O Catalog #18,20 Catalog Value €1,650 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #4417 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 3pf-5M, complete set of 14 (type II and III of 5m), many n.h., last two l.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.15-27, II,III) */** Catalog #24-35,36b,36A Catalog Value €1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4418 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 "China" overprints on German Reichspost, 3pf-5M (type I retouched in opaque white), complete set of 13, tied by "Shanghai Deutsche Post a" on registered cover sent on 14 April 1903 to Breslau, fine-v.f., with 24 May 1903 arrival pmk on back. A very attractive cover franked with the complete set (Mi.15-27) Catalog #24-35,36b | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #4419 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 3pf-10pf, 30pf, 50pf and 5M (Type I/IV retouched in opaque white), six different overprinted SPECIMEN, first three without gum, others h.r., fine-v.f. (Mi.24,26,27III) S Catalog #24/36bS Catalog Value €1,950 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4420 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 1m carmine rose, vertical block of eight canceled on piece by "Deutsche Seepost Ost Asiatische Hauptlinie 3/7/05" pmks, some wrinkles and creases, otherwise v.f., signed Dr.Lantelme (Mi.24) Catalog #33 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4421 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 1m and 5m (type I retouched red and white), tied by Tientsin Deutsche Post 1/5/01 cds on piece, signed Wendland, also vertical pair of 3M tied on piece by Shanghai cds, v.f. (Mi.24,26,27III) O Catalog #33,35,36b | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #4422 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 5M green black and brown carmine, Type I retouched, two different used, canceled Shanghai and Peking, one signed Bothe (Mi.27 III,IV) O Catalog Value €1,200 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #4423 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 cover to Germany, franked with 2pf Numeral single, pair and strip of five, all tied by Peking Deutsche Post 14/6/01 cds, with Muskau 29/7/01 arrival pmk on back, fine forerunner cover from German Post Office in Peking | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #4424 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 Boxer Rebellion, two Fieldpost cards to Germany, one from Schanhaikwan (K.D.Feld-Poststation No.8), the other from Kaiping (K.D.Feld-Poststation No.10), with boxed "Ostas.Exped." military cachets, fine-v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #4425 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 Boxer Rebellion, selection of five Fieldpost cards to Germany, one from Tsingtau Kiauchau, others from Peking (K.D.Feld-Poststation No.1), Yangtsun (K.D.Feld-Poststation No.3), Tongku (K.D.Feld-Poststation No.4), another with "Tongku Deutsche Post" cds, some creases and minor card defects, mostly fine-v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #4426 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1902 (16 July) small native cover franked with 3pf-50pf "China", eight different, tied by "Weihsien Deutsche Post" cds, v.f., signed Bothe | Unsold |
 | Lot #4427 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1902 (10 June) 5pf German Offices in China stationery card sent from Hankau, via Imperial Japanese Post Office where additional 4sen and 10sen were added and registered via Hong Kong to Germany, with Bodenteich arrival, all cancels on front of the card, v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #4428 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1905 $1/2 on 1m carmine rose, sheet of 20, folded vertically between stamps, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #43 | Unsold |
