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 #5480 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALY 1862-1938 selection in stock book, with many better items, including 1862 Issue 40c red (2), 80c orange (2), 1877 Surcharges complete, 1879 10c, 20c and 25c, all mint, 1889 5c green, 1901 Emanuel complete, Manzoni, mint (with additional 5L), Risorgimento, Virgil, Alighieri, Football (with air post), Children, Air Post with Balbo Triptychs (2), Express, Postage Dues with 30c buff and magenta, Parcel Post including first set, etc., mostly hinged, some used, few duplicates, occasional flaws, several signed and a few certificates, mostly fine-v.f. lot, great break-up potential, *O Catalog Value $19,000 | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #5481 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALY 1908-44 collection in a SAFE album, various sets, including Manzoni, Filiberto, Dante, Garibaldi, Football and other commemoratives from the 1930s, also Air Post (Scott C27, 48-49, C73-78), many n.h., fine-v.f. */** | Unsold |
