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 #503
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner Operas, complete set of nine, used in 1934 (13 May) on two "Bremen-New York" Catapult covers, each with a violet cachet, addressed to New York, also with "Oberschlesien Vergesst es nie" Upper Silesia, never forget propaganda labels on reverse, some staining at right and on back, otherwise fine-v.f. and unusual pair of covers
Envelope
Catalog #B49-57
Unsold
Lot #504
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner Operas, complete set of nine, used on registered cover from Bochum (12.12.33) to Hallerstadt, with Special Delivery and arrival pmks
Envelope
Catalog #B49-57
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #505
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner Operas, complete set of nine, used on registered cover from Hofgeismar (20.12.33) to Zeitz, v.f., with arrival pmk on back
Envelope
Catalog #B49-57
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #506
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner Operas, complete set of nine, used on locally addressed Munich cover (4.11.33), filing folds away from the stamps, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B49-57
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #507
GERMANY Semi-Postals
1933 Wagner Operas, five different, including the high values, used in 1934 on Richard Wagner commemorative picture postcard from Leipzig, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B53-57
Price Realized
$140.00

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