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 #4085 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 7c black, top plate number single, n.h., with 2017 PSE certificate for a horizontal pair from which this came, graded "VF 80" (SMQ $160 for ordinary single) ** Catalog #407 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4086 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 50c violet, n.h., beautiful color, fresh and fine, with 2018 PFC, ** Catalog #421 Catalog Value $725 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4087 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 50c violet, l.h., well centered, with 2017 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" for a block of four from which this came (SMQ $300) * Catalog #421 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #4088 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 20c ultramarine, left margin plate number block of six, n.h., bright color, fine-v.f., with 2018 PSE certificate,  **Catalog #438 Catalog Value $5,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4089 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 4c brown, horizontal guide line pair, n.h., well centered, with 2017 PFC graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $1,300) ** Catalog #446 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #4090 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, imperforate horizontal joint line pair, without the usual crease, n.h., with 2013 PSE certificate graded "VF 80" (SMQ $1,500) ** Catalog #459 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4091 United States 1914-17 Issues 1917 5c rose, double error in 2c block of twelve, with parts of additional stamps on all sides, n.h., well centered, v.f., with 2018 PFC, **Catalog #467 Catalog Value $2,900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4092 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 10c orange yellow, n.h., well centered, tiny corner perf. crease, otherwise v.f., with 2007 PSE certificate, ** Catalog #472 Catalog Value $230 | Price Realized $110.00 |
 | Lot #4093 United States 1914-17 Issues 1917 $5 light green, left margin single, n.h., v.f., with 2017 PFC, ** Catalog #480 Catalog Value $375 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4094 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 1c green, Boy Scout Private Coil, perforated 14 vertically, well centered, bold "New York N.Y." pre-cancel, v.f., extremely rare perf. 14 "Boy Scout Coil", with 2007 PFC (these privately perforated coils were produced for use on mailings by the Boy Scouts of America and are only known with the New York pre-cancel. Most of the 5-6 examples recorded are off-centered to one side) O Catalog #481var | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #4095 United States 1914-17 Issues 1917 3c violet, horizontal pair, n.h., near perfect centering, with 2007 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $275) ** Catalog #493 | Unsold |
