U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 8-9, 2019
We are pleased to kick off the New Year with our January 8-9 sale, with 1,678 lots, including additional offerings of the Heinz Gappe (H.G.I. Company) inventory of Flight and Zeppelin covers of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order. Heinz was well known to Aero philatelists, having been active in this field since the 1960s and amassing a wonderful holding of this ever-popular and exciting area. There are selections of attractive United States, rarities from Albania, Austria, France, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Russia, Saar, Scandinavian countries and Switzerland. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, featuring a strong selection of Batum, booklet from India with set of Gandhi stamps overprinted specimen and lots more. As always, our sale includes selections of better South America, with Colombia Air Post, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 100+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers, mostly offered intact. This entire sale is online at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. Please check with us often, as additional scans are continuously uploaded. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #261 AUSTRIA 1850 9kr blue (MP IIIb), used on registered FL with 6kr brown (MP III) on back, from Krajova to Baern in Mahren, sent with a special military rate (9kr in Austria, otherwise a 15kr rate applied), with transit of Temesvar and arrival "Baern 15 Dec" applied on reverse and covering 6kr adhesive, also faint Cholera disinfection handstamp, minor wrinkles, fine and rare usage, with 2007 Dr.Ferchenbauer certificate ("RR, ein rel. Prachstsctuck")  | Unsold |
 | Lot #262 AUSTRIA 1850 6k brown and 9kr blue, Machine paper, with additional 6kr on back of outer registered FL used in 1855 from Vienna to Amsterdam, some wear away from the stamps, backstamped on arrival. A fine letter from Austria to Amsterdam, with 2013 Ferchenbauer certificate Catalog #4,5 | Unsold |
 | Lot #263 AUSTRIA 1850 9kr blue, four copies, each with margins all around, tied by framed "Recommandirt" handstamps on backflap of a double rate registered outer FL sent in 1857 from Trieste to Amsterdam, few creases, otherwise fine, with arrival cds. A rare franking to a foreign destination, with 2013 Ferchenbauer certificate Catalog #5 | Unsold |
 | Lot #264 AUSTRIA 1852 (29 Dec) registered cover (with original letter) to Pressburg paying 15kr with single 9kr on front and two copies of 3kr red on reverse, all tied by dated Haczfeld hs, some overall toning, fine Catalog #3,5 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #265 AUSTRIA 1864 3kr green (2), 5kr rose and 15kr yellow brown, used on FL from Vienna to Livorno, with arrival on reverse, fine-v.f. three color franking (Ferchenbauer €650) Catalog #18,19,21 | Unsold |
 | Lot #266 AUSTRIA 1866 FL from Wien to Genova, franked with 2x3kr, 5kr and 15kr, all perf. 9, fine and attractive three color franking, with appropriate transit and arrival markings Catalog #23,24,26 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #267 AUSTRIA 1908-14 1h-35h imperforate horizontal pairs, 11 different, unused without gum, v.f. (*) Catalog #110-120var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #268 AUSTRIA 1916 unexploded but incomplete (one pane of 6x5h green missing) 2kr booklet with three different panes (one pane of 4x5h green with Andrea's cross, panes of 6x10h magenta and 15h rose), separated by glassine interleaves, covers black on buff, stapled at left, fresh, v.f.,  Catalog #Mi.MH2 Catalog Value €2,500 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #269 AUSTRIA 1919 Parliament Building, 4k carmine and black, center inverted, small h.r., v.f. example of this popular rarity, with 1988 PFC * Catalog #222a | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #270 AUSTRIA 1922 Definitives, 2kr, 15kr (3), 25kr, 30kr (2), seven imperforate blocks of four, trial color proofs on gray paper, with or without gum, mostly fine-v.f. (ANK €5,040)  P | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #271 AUSTRIA 1925-32 Landscapes, etc., complete sets n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f. (ANK €1,320) ** Catalog #303-24,326-39 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #272 AUSTRIA 1934 Dollfuss, 24gr imperforate black proof on card, bottom sheet margin example, fresh and v.f., signed Dr.Wallner (ANK 589PUI) P Catalog #374P Catalog Value €500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #273 AUSTRIA 1935 Mother's Day, 24gr die proof in black, v.f. P Catalog #376P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #274 AUSTRIA 1936 10sh Dollfuss, perforated trial color proof in green, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (ANK 588P) P Catalog #380P Catalog Value €5,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #275 AUSTRIA 1945 Hitler overprints complete, 44 different including 1m-5m both thin and thick, also unissued 3pf-12pf, plus 5pf-5m, n.h., mostly with handstamped guarantee marks, fine-v.f. (ANK 660-63,668-96 I,II, catalogued as the least expensive types) ** Catalog #390-93,398-431 Catalog Value €1,916 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #276 AUSTRIA 1945 Graz Issue 1pf-5m complete set of 23, 1m-5m thin overprints, canceled by Graz 21.6.45 pmks on three unaddressed envelopes, fine-v.f., signed Weihs (ANK €3,800) O Catalog #405-27 | Unsold |
 | Lot #277 AUSTRIA 1945 Hitler overprints 1m-5m both thin and thick, also unissued set of four, n.h., mostly with handstamped guarantee marks, fine-v.f. (ANK 693-96 I,II, catalogued as the least expensive types) ** Catalog #424-431 Catalog Value €1,550 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #278 AUSTRIA 1945 Graz Issue 1m green, perf. 14, thick overprint inverted, canceled by Graz 21.6.45 pmk on unaddressed envelope, some toning away from the stamp, fine O Catalog #428var | Unsold |
 | Lot #279 AUSTRIA 1966 120th Anniversary of Animal Protection Society, 1.80s Puppy, left sheet margin single imperf. on three sides, n.h., v.f. (ANK 1238Udr) ** Catalog #763var Catalog Value €5,000 | Unsold |
