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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #299
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia
1850 5c yellow, horizontal strip of six, ample margins to just close in places, tied by Brescia 29/2 cds on outer FL used in 1856 to Milan, fine and impressive franking, with 1956 Oliva certificate (Sass. €50,000)
Envelope
Catalog #1b
Unsold
Lot #300
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia
1850 10c black, horizontal strip of six, ample margins all around, tied by "Isola della Scala" in cursive on outer FL used in 1853 to Castelfranco, with arrival datestamp on back, stamps listed and replaced, minor faults and repairs, fine appearance, rare franking, with 1979 Diena certificate (Sass. €57,500)
Envelope
Catalog #3
Unsold
Lot #301
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia
1858 15s blue, six copies used in combination with 10s on FL sent in 1861 from Venezia, via Ostende to London, with red "P" and arrival cds alongside, some light staining and filing folds, still a fine and spectacular franking, signed Diena
Envelope
Catalog #11,12
Unsold

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