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 #5333 SWITZERLAND 1850 Orts Post with black frame around cross, 2 1/2rp black & red, canceled by black grids, top margin added, fresh colors and fine appearance, with 1984 Von der Weid certificate, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #5334 SWITZERLAND 1850 Poste Locale with black frame around cross, 2 1/2rp black & red, position 39, canceled "PP", margins all around, fresh and fine stamp, with 1984 Rellstab certificate (Zu.14I) O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #5335 SWITZERLAND 1850 Rayon I with black frame around cross, 5 Rp black & red, position 40, canceled by black P.P., ample to large margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, with 1984 Rellstab certificate (Zu.15I) O Catalog #5 Catalog Value $1,375 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #5336 SWITZERLAND 1852 Rayon III, 15 Cts vermilion, position 1, canceled by black diamond of bars, large margins all around, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., signed Moser, with 1985 Rellstab certificate (Zu.19) O Catalog #13 Catalog Value $1,150 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #5337 SWITZERLAND 1852 Rayon III, 15 Cts vermilion, canceled by black diamond of bars, three large margins, showing portions of adjoining stamps at sides, ample to faintly touching at bottom, fresh and fine stamp (Zu.19) O Catalog #13 Catalog Value $1,150 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #5338 SWITZERLAND 1852 Rayon III, 15c vermilion, Type I, three ample margins, just touching at right, canceled by lightened black diamond of bars on FL, with blue Waldenburg 8 July cds alongside, stamp apparently creased, fine appearance, with 1986 Rellstab certificate (Zu.19)  Catalog #13 Catalog Value $2,775 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #5339 SWITZERLAND 1854 Sitting Helvetia (Strubel), 5Rp orange brown, with emerald silk threads, black grids cancel, two large margins to just touching at top and bottom, good color, with 1985 von Der Weid certificate, O Catalog #14 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #5340 SWITZERLAND 1854 Sitting Helvetia, 5Rp orange brown, with emerald silk threads, margins all around, tied by black grids on outer FL, with Basel "27 May 55 Nachmittag" (afternoon) departure and arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamp, with tiny marginal nick at right not mentioned on 1972 Nussbaum and 1984 Rellstab certificates. A scarce stamp on cover (Zu.22Aa) Catalog #14 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #5341 SWITZERLAND 1855 1fr lavender, black and yellow silk threads, used, the former with large margins all around, the latter frame-line touched, good colors, minute thin specks, fresh and fine appearance, O Catalog #30,31 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #5342 SWITZERLAND 1900 UPU, Re-engraved 25c blue, h.r., well centered for issue, fresh and fine, with 1985 Rellstab certificate (Zu.79C) * Catalog #103 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #5343 SWITZERLAND 1920 (25 Oct) cover from Geneva to Liege, franked with 10rp and two each 20rp and 40rp, tied by cds, charged 50c postage due on arrival in Belgium (2x10c and 30c), sent back to Geneva, with Swiss 50c due added on arrival (12 Oct), some toning at right, otherwise fine | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #5344 SWITZERLAND 1921 4fr unexploded booklet with surcharged panes, also 1948 two 3fr booklets, fine-v.f. (Zu.19,38)  Catalog Value SFr 680 | Price Realized $190.00 |
