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 #483 GERMANY 1872 Small Shield, 1/2gr red orange, unused with original gum, l.h., beautiful color, small natural faults ("eine schmale druckstelle"), otherwise v.f., with 2004 Dr.Sommer certificate (Mi.3), * Catalog #3 Catalog Value €1,600 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #484 GERMANY 1872 Small Shield, 5gr bister, h.r., natural inclusion, still fine, with 2002 Dr. Sommer certificate (Mi.6) * Catalog #6 Catalog Value €1,300 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #485 GERMANY 1872 Large Shield, 9kr red brown, n.h., usual small flaws, otherwise fine and rare n.h., with 1995 Dr. Sommer certificate (Mi.27a) ** Catalog #25 Catalog Value €2,500 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #486 GERMANY 1875 5pf "Pfennige" violet, n.h., fine, signed Zenker (Mi.32) ** Catalog #30 Catalog Value €1,100 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #487 GERMANY 1900 2m blue, Type I, line-perf. 11 1/2, perfs slightly corrected at left, l.h., fresh and v.f. example of this rare perforation variety, signed Grobe, with 1998 Zenker and 2003 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.64IB, €2,800) * Catalog #63var | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #488 GERMANY 1900 3m black violet, Type II, line-perf. 11 1/2, l.h., fresh and v.f. example of this rare perforation variety, signed Grobe, with 2003 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.65IIB, €4,800) * Catalog #64var | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #489 GERMANY 1900 5m slate & carmine, Type I (without retouching), h.r., well centered, v.f., with 1994 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate. A rare stamp (Mi.66 I) * Catalog #65 Catalog Value $1,350 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #490 GERMANY 1900 Reichspost, 5m slate & carmine, 22 used copies, various types (unchecked), occasional minor flaws, mostly fine or better (catalogued as the least expensive types) O Catalog #65 Catalog Value $8,800 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #491 GERMANY 1900 Reichspost, 5m slate & carmine, 12 used copies, Types II,III and IV, some signed, occasional minor flaws, mostly fine or better O Catalog #65d,65e,65A | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #492 GERMANY 1900 5m slate & carmine Type I, white only retouched, l.h., perfectly centered, fresh and v.f., signed Jaschke-Lantelme (Mi.66IV, €800) * Catalog #65e Catalog Value $640 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #493 GERMANY 1900 Reichspost, 5m type II, used, fine, with 2012 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.66 II) O Catalog #65A Catalog Value €500 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #494 GERMANY 1905 5pf dark green, double impression, also double impression, one inverted, l.h., v.f. and striking varieties (Mi.85IIaDD) * Catalog #82var Catalog Value €850 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #495 GERMANY 1905 10pf red, double impression, h.r., v.f., signed Jaschke-Lantelme (Mi.86IIaDD) * Catalog #83var Catalog Value €350 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #496 GERMANY 1916 75pf exploded booklet (without staple), contents complete, panes n.h., fine-v.f.,  Catalog #Mi.MH6A Catalog Value €1,800 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #497 GERMANY 1920 watermarked Quatrefoils, 1 1/4M vermilion & magenta, l.h., v.f., signed Buhler, Peschl, etc., with 2009 Dr.Oechsner certificate (Mi.151Y, €600) * Catalog #210 Catalog Value $450 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #498 GERMANY 1923 10Mlrd on 5Mlrd on 2mil m lilac, h.r., v.f., signed Peschl, with 2010 Dr.Oechsner certificate (Mi.332AWaDDf, €600) * Catalog #314c Catalog Value $525 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #499 GERMANY 1930 the iconic "Burg Rheinstein", 1m green, prepared but not issued, with top inscription "Eine Reichsmark" (instead of "Eine Mark"), upper right sheet corner margin copy, unused without gum as issued, n.h., well centered, v.f. example of this legendary stamp, signed Stolow, (*) Catalog #Mi. IX Catalog Value €18,000 | Price Realized $9,500.00 |
 | Lot #500 GERMANY 1934 Colonial Commemoration, set of four sheet corner margin blocks of six, l.h. in margin, stamps n.h., v.f. (Mi.540-543)  **Catalog #432-435 Catalog Value €1,140 | Unsold |
 | Lot #501 GERMANY 1938-1945 selection of 40+ covers or cards, all FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, some duplication, with better items (cat. €500), some cover flaws or stains (not counted in the totals), mostly fine-v.f.,  Catalog #Mi.632/907 Catalog Value €4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #502 GERMANY 1948 Allied Issues, Band and Netz, unissued overprints on 1pf-80pf, 17 different (missing 1pf with band overprint), n.h., fine-v.f., signed S.B., Dr.Dub and others, ** Catalog #Mi.I-IX, I+II Catalog Value €1,800 | Price Realized $450.00 |
