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 #401 FRANCE 1843 (28 Dec) FL from Jersey (red 29 December departure cds on back) to Portrieux, with red "Iles-C St.Malo" (Chausey- a group of small islands, islets and rocks off the coast of Normandy, in the English Channel), also additional arrival cds of St.Malo (2 Jan 44) and another 2 June 44 (return trip), charged "6" (decimes), fine and very scarce usage through the small Island Chausey  | Unsold |
 | Lot #402 FRANCE 1849-52 10c Ceres and 10c Republic, used, full to clear margins all around, fine, O Catalog #1,10 Catalog Value $660 | Unsold |
 | Lot #403 FRANCE 1849 10c bister and 25c blue (two, one cut in at bottom, others with margins all around), tied by grids on FL from Paris (20 Oct 51) to New York, with corresponding departure cds alongside, red "PD" and handstamped "20", endorsed "Via Le Havre per Franklin", red "Bureau Maritime Havre" pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine Catalog #1,6 | Unsold |
 | Lot #404 FRANCE 1850-70 five imperf. classics incl. 40c orange, 1fr carmine brown, 1fr "Empire", also 30c and 80c Bordeaux, used, each with full margins, thins and other small faults, fine and presentable group, O Catalog #7,9,21,46,48 Catalog Value $3,935 | Unsold |
 | Lot #405 FRANCE 1850 1fr carmine, four somewhat different shades, used, margins all around, thins and other small flaws, fine appearance O Catalog #9 | Unsold |
 | Lot #406 FRANCE 1853-60 20c Empire, four horizontal pairs, also block of four, one pair "bleu fonce", another Type II, some creases, mostly fine-v.f., signed Calves, block of four signed Diena (YT 14A,14Aam14B, €4,250)  * | Unsold |
 | Lot #407 FRANCE 1865-1878 three FLs from Marseille to Barcelona, first franked with pair of 40c Laureated, with arrival and exchange office pmks, others with single 40c Ceres (defective) and 30c Type Sage franking, last two tied by "Admon de Cambio Barcelona" exchange office pmks, filing folds and minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #408 FRANCE 1876 5c green, imperforate trial color proof, double impression, one inverted, v.f., with 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate P Catalog #78P | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #409 FRANCE 1900-29 Issue complete, with two additional "GC" paper (each with imprint), 2fr gray violet thin, with couple of short perforations, 20fr stained, others fine-v.f., * Catalog #109-132,123b Catalog Value $1,947 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #410 FRANCE 1929 Le Havre, 2fr orange & pale blue, l.h., well centered, v.f., * Catalog #246 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #411 FRANCE 1937 PEXIP souvenir sheet of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #329 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #412 FRANCE 1949 U.P.U., 25fr ultramarine, also 25fr brown & red brown, perforated and gummed trial color proofs, n.h., faint gum toning, otherwise v.f. ** Catalog #636P | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #413 FRANCE 1953 Coat of Arms, 2fr and 3fr two diff. composite signed artist proofs of three, each on thin card, black background, v.f. P Catalog #737-38P | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #414 FRANCE 1957 Leo Lagrange and Stadium (International University Games), 18fr variety "defective impression", two different, also imperf. single (all l.h.) and gummed trial color, plus imperf. deluxe sheet, as well as two different artist (Decaris) signed die proofs, v.f. (Maury 1120a, €600) P Catalog #845var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #415 FRANCE 1981 PhilexFrance, set of two epreuves deluxe, also collective sheet of two with label, v.f. (YT 2141-2142) P Catalog #1741-1742aP Catalog Value €780 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #416 FRANCE 1982 PhilexFrance, set of two epreuves deluxe, plus a collective proof of two, v.f. (YT 2199-2200A) P Catalog #1819-20aP Catalog Value €850 | Price Realized $240.00 |
