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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #5497
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA
1857-1991 advanced collection formed by George Shalimoff, virtually complete in eight large Scott's albums, starting with volume I which contains Imperial Russia, including No.1 (small faults, with Sismondo certificate stating "unused", but sold on its own merits), also five additional used examples, various pmks, one with pen cancel, 1858 10k (No.2, 20 used examples, including one with rare "1" experimental small numeral cancel), also 20k and 30k (3,4) used, Third Issue (5-10) unused, also dozens of numeral dot cancels, including 30k, St. Petersburg local (No.11) unused block of four, also four used singles (various dates), 1865 1k, 3k, 20k and 30k unused (12,13,17-18), also dozens of used color varieties, interesting pmks, canceled on pieces, used in Poland, etc., 1868-79 1k-30k unused (19-30), plus some pairs and larger multiples, also vertically laid paper, numerous examples used (19c/28a), from there unused, with 1883-84 Posthorns without Thunderbolts (31-40), numerous shades, also used, as well as unuse
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Price Realized
$18,500.00

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