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 #4436 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1873 cover from Brussels to Constantinople, with the extremely rare arrival "Kaiserlich Deutsches Postampt 17/11 No.2", minor backflap tears, also "Prusse Est2" transit on back, showing red "WFr 1 1/2" (Groschen) charge markings, fine, with 2007 Dr.Ernst Hollman and 2010 Manfred Wiegand certificates (the former stating "only 7 known" with this arrival pmk)  | Unsold |
 | Lot #4437 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1876 postal card from Berlin to Constantinople, with arrival "Kaiserlich Deutsches Postampt 16 2 IV I" on front, fine and scarce early German Post Office in Constantinople marking, signed Bothe | Unsold |
 | Lot #4438 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1884 1pi on 20pf dark ultramarine, block of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., fine, signed Senf, with 2015 Steuer certificate (Mi.3d)  */**Catalog #3 Catalog Value €960 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #4439 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1900 10pa-25Pia surcharges, complete set of 13 overprinted SPECIMEN, top value type I (IV), l.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.12-23SP) S Catalog #13/24BS Catalog Value €2,610 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4440 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1900 10pa-25Pia surcharges, complete set of 13 overprinted Specimen, top value type I, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., signed Hollman (Mi.12-23SP) S Catalog #13/24S Catalog Value €3,160 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4441 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1900 surcharges on Reichspost, 1 1/4pi (4), 1 1/2pi (3), 2pi, 2 1/2pi (2), 4pi, 5pi, 10pi, 15p and 25pia on 5M type I (III retouched red and white), total of 15 stamps paying 75 1/4Pia on registered cover from Constantinople 29 Mar 1902 to Germany, with Peiss Apr 2 arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine-v.f., signed Diena (Mi.15/23) Catalog #16/24d | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4442 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1900 15Pia on 3M and 25Pia on 5M type I (with red and white retouching), tied by Constantinople 30.3.1902 cds on registered cover (somewhat unfresh) to Germany, fling fold and some tears away from the stamps, fine-v.f., signed Bothe, etc. Catalog #Mi.22II,23III | Unsold |
 | Lot #4443 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1905 25Pia on 5M Deutsches Reich, tied by single Constantinople 1906 pmk on registered cover to Gladbach, with 16 Oct 1906 arrival pmk, fine cover, signed Wendland, Catalog #Mi.35 Catalog Value €1,300 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4444 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1909 (1 Apr) registered cover to Vienna, with 1 1/4pi and 1 1/2pi tied by "Beirut Deutsche Post" departure pmks, with corresponding Registry label, Port Said transit pmk on back, v.f. | Unsold |
