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 #677 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, plate 2, lettered M-D, unused without gum, bright, intense color, margins all around, minute corner crease at upper right, nevertheless v.f., with 2014 BPA certificate (SG 2) (*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value £12,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #678 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, Plate 6, lettered D-D, unused (regummed), deep color, margins all around, pressed out crease, v.f. appearance, with 2008 Brandon certificate (SG Spec.AS41) (*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value £13,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #679 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, plate 2, lettered S-C, black Maltese Cross cancelation, the center of which is "clogged and debris-filled", v.f., with 2014 BPA certificate (SG 2) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #680 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, Plate 4, horizontal pair, lettered H-A/H-B, full to clear margins all around, tied by red Maltese Cross cancels on outer FL from Liverpool to Manchester, few cover faults, stamps fine, with 2013 Brandon certificate (SG Spec. AS23; catalogue value for pair off cover)  Catalog #1 Catalog Value £1,250 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #681 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, Plate 11, lettered "J-C", margins all around, used on FL to Canterbury, light Maltese Cross cancel, with Canterbury (May 26, 1841) arrival on reverse, v.f. example of this rare plate, with 2007 Royal certificate, stating "despite lack of tie, is genuine" (SG 2) Catalog #1 Catalog Value £16,000 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #682 GREAT BRITAIN 1841 2d blue, plate 3, lettered S-J, shifted transfer, unused with original gum, margins all around, with 2014 BPA certificate stating "treated to reduce sulphurisation", really a harsh statement since the color is quite nice, v.f. appearance (SG Spec.ES11c) * Catalog #4 Catalog Value £9,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #683 GREAT BRITAIN 1841 2p pale blue, block of four lettered G-H, H-G, unused with original gum, h.r. at top, margins all around, imperceptible thinning at top, vertical and horizontal creases affecting all stamps, good color and fine appearance, rare multiple, SG £42,000  *Catalog #4 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #684 GREAT BRITAIN 1848 10d brown, vertical sheet margin pair, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged and post office fresh, usual margins touching at bottom and at left, tiny scissors cut between stamps at left, v.f. and magnificent unused pair, seldom offered, with 1981 Peter Holcombe certificate, catalogue value for two singles (SG 57) * Catalog #6 Catalog Value £23,000 | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
 | Lot #685 GREAT BRITAIN 1856 (22 Feb) FL from Bishops Castle to Funchal, Madeira, franked with irregular block of three of 6p red violet embossed, used in combination with 4p rose on bluish, with "prepaid" endorsement and "160" charged on arrival in Portugal, stamps cut a little close in places, 4p creased, otherwise fine example of 22 pence rate to Madeira | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #686 GREAT BRITAIN 1878 £1 brown lilac, plate 1, lettered "F-A", watermarked Maltese Cross, used, small faults, fine appearance (SG 129) O Catalog #75 Catalog Value £4,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #687 GREAT BRITAIN 1882 5sh rose, plate 4, bluish paper, watermarked Anchor, used, well centered, small faults, v.f. appearance (SG 130) O Catalog #90 Catalog Value £4,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #688 GREAT BRITAIN 1882 £5 orange, left sheet margin example, lettered A-F, never hinged and post office fresh, perfectly white paper (l.h. in margin only), perfect rich color and well centered, v.f., with 1985 Dr. Enzo Diena certificate. A beautiful stamp (SG 137, catalogue value for hinged) ** Catalog #93 Catalog Value £14,500 | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
 | Lot #689 GREAT BRITAIN 1883-84 2sh6p, 5sh and 10sh, h.r., v.f. (SG 178,181,183a) * Catalog #96,108,109 Catalog Value £4,075 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #690 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, well centered, fresh color, tiny toned spots along the perforations on back only, still v.f. (SG 183) * Catalog #109 Catalog Value £2,250 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #691 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 Victoria, £1 brown violet, watermarked Crowns, used, small faults, fine appearance (SG 185) O Catalog #110 Catalog Value £3,000 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #692 GREAT BRITAIN 1913 George V (Downey Head) 1p carmine, imperf. block of four, plate proof on white, gummed unwatermarked paper, n.h., v.f. (SG 327) PCatalog #152P Catalog Value £8,000 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #693 GREAT BRITAIN 1919 Seahorses, Bradbury, Wilkinson Printing, 10sh blue, two distinct shades, l.h., one thin, otherwise v.f. (SG 417) * Catalog #181 Catalog Value £950 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #694 GREAT BRITAIN 1923 1p blue "Air Mail" trial essay, block of four, canceled London 1923 on cover addressed to Jersey; also 1937 cover with green adhesive, addressed to Canada | Unsold |
 | Lot #695 GREAT BRITAIN 1929 £1 black, h.r., faint toned spot on gum, otherwise v.f. (SG 438) * Catalog #209 Catalog Value £750 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #696 GREAT BRITAIN 1934 George V, 1 1/2p scarlet, deep gray green and ultramarine, imperf. and gummed trial color proofs on watermarked paper, three diff. blocks of four, v.f., rare (SG 441P) PCatalog #212P Catalog Value £1,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #697 GREAT BRITAIN 1956 Jubilee Jamboree set of three, each perforated "B P" (Baden Powell), n.h., fine-v.f. S Catalog #334-36var | Price Realized $140.00 |
