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 #5463 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN COLONIES 1884-1915 unused collection in small stock book, with all areas represented including Offices in China, Morocco and Turkey, Cameroun through Togo, mostly complete sets, with additional shades identified, few "Specimen" overprints, gutter blocks and booklet panes, mostly l.h. (some unused or n.h. noted), few small flaws possible, generally fine and useful lot * | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #5464 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMAN COLONIES 1890-1920 large collection of many hundreds, parallel used and unused singles and sets, extensive Offices in China (there are no Offices in Morocco or Levant), with excellent representation of Boxer Rebellion pmks (Petschili North China), forerunners, overprints and surcharges on 5m values, various types identified, dozens of better cancels on pieces, Kiauchau, with all Yacht values unused (including unwatermarked $2 1/2), also used to $1 1/2, comprehensive German New Guinea, Samoa, Togo, New Britain with many G.R.I. overprints, Caroline Islands, Cameroun, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, German South-West Africa and German East Africa. The collection is replete with forerunners, shades, occasional varieties, stamps canceled on pieces, special pmks, many expert signed, few certificates included. Condition is generally fine or better, with occasional flaws (short perfs, toning, thin spots). An excellent collection of German Colonies, huge catalogue value *O | Price Realized $16,500.00 |
