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 #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 |
