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 #1278
RUSSIA
1857 10k brown and blue, horizontal pair, light centrally struck town postmark, margins all around, beautiful colors, fresh and v.f., signed Calves, with 2002 Eichele certificate
O
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #1279
RUSSIA
1858 10k brown & blue, 20k blue and orange and 30k carmine and green, thin paper varieties, three different used, fine-v.f.,
O
Catalog #2-4
Catalog Value $4,375
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #1280
RUSSIA
1858 (12 Nov) outer FL from Kherson to Odessa (Fratelli Rokka correspondence), franked with 10k brown and blue, tied by numeral in dots postmark, with framed datestamp alongside, fresh and fine,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $650
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1281
RUSSIA
1858 (22 May) outer FL from Riga to Libawa, franked with 10k brown and blue, tied by cds (struck twice), some paper erosion at right, nevertheless fine, early usage
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1282
RUSSIA
1858 (22 Aug) FL from St. Petersburg to Saratov, franked with 10k brown and blue, tied by "1" in circle of dots, framed departure datestamp alongside, arrival pmk on front, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1283
RUSSIA
1865 (6 Nov) outer FL from Kerch-Enikolsk to St. Petersburg, franked with 10k brown and blue and 20k orange and blue, tied by cds, with arrival pmk on back, some paper folds, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #8,9
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1284
RUSSIA
1858 20k blue & orange, well centered and fresh, tied by "1" in circle of dots on outer FL from St. Petersburg to Helsingfors, red 22 Mar 1861 departure pmk below, boxed "ANK" arrival on back, fresh and beautiful cover
Envelope
Catalog #9
Unsold
Lot #1285
RUSSIA
1866 1K (two), 5k and 7k, paying 14k on cover used in 1883 from Moscow to Italy, v.f., with transit and Modena arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1286
RUSSIA
1866 1k and 30k paying 31k on registered cover (little reduced at top) used in 1877 from Nolinsk to Vyatka, slightly soiled, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1287
RUSSIA
1866 horizontally laid paper, 1k black & yellow, 4k black & deep green, 5k black & lilac, 10k brown & blue, 20k blue & orange, 30k carmine & green, complete set of five cross-gutter sheets of 100, n.h., mostly well centered, post office fresh, 5k with minor perf. separations at right, fine-v.f. This may be the only set of sheets still intact, incredibly well preserved, with colors as bright and vibrant as on the day they were purchased at the St. Petersburg post office 150 years ago (catalogued as singles, without adding any premium for the blocks and gutter pairs)
Box **
Catalog #19-25
Catalog Value $82,500
Price Realized
$23,000.00

Lot #1288
RUSSIA
1866 5k orange, green, red and violet, four different perforated and gummed trial color proofs on horizontally laid paper, h.r., some irregular perforations, otherwise fine, signed Hovest
*
Catalog #22P
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1289
RUSSIA
1870 three FLs, one to Berlin and franked with 1k, 3k and 10k; the other to Manchester with single 20k franking; last with single 5k tied by red pmk paying local rate in St. Petersburg, fine-v.f. lot
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #1290
RUSSIA
1870 (3 Mar) FL sent unpaid from Kerch-Enikol, via Odessa (10 March) to Genova Italy, with Vienna transit and charged 1L postage due on arrival
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1291
RUSSIA
1881 (30 Oct) 7k stationery entire used from Ekaterinoslav to New Zealand, addressed to "Australia New Zealand Greymouth", eventually arriving in Greymouth, via Brindisi, with Christchurch, Port Chalmers transits, charged "50" in red crayon, overall toning, unusual destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1292
RUSSIA
1889 20k blue & carmine, imperf. bottom sheet margin single, with red letter of "Obrazets" overprint at top, l.h., v.f., signed Maslowski
S
Catalog #43S
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1293
RUSSIA
1889 1k orange, imperf. horizontal pair, with red letter of "Obrazets" overprint, l.h., v.f.
S
Catalog #46S
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1294
RUSSIA
1898 decorative illustrated charity envelope (opened on three sides) issued to benefit the "St. Petersburg Trustee Committee of Sisters of the Red Cross," franked with 1k and 2k adhesives, addressed to Samara, with arrival pmk, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1295
RUSSIA
1902 decorative illustrated charity envelope (opened on three sides) issued to benefit the "Community of St. Eugene," franked with 3k carmine (uncanceled), addressed to Warszawa, v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1296
RUSSIA
1906 decorative illustrated charity envelope issued to benefit the "Marrinskaya Red Cross Society of Kiev," franked with single 1k orange, used locally in Kursk
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1297
RUSSIA
1913 Romanov Tercentenary, die proof of blue center only (Nicholas II), also 35k magenta, die proof of frame only, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1298
RUSSIA
1916 (15 Mar) cover franked on reverse with 10k blue, used from a small village to a prisoner held in the infamous Schlisselburg prison, with large "examined/Schlisselburg Prison" censor cachet and arrival cds, fine-v.f. and scarce incoming prison cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #1299
RUSSIA
1916-17 (ca) 10k dark blue, imperf. Postal Forgery made in Lodz to defraud postal authorities, v.f., rare
*
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1300
RUSSIA
1917 20k blue & carmine, groundwork omitted, center shifted to left, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #126a
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1301
RUSSIA
1917 1r carmine and brown (vertical lozenges of varnish), imperforate sheet of 50 (vertical format with six labels), double background, one inverted and displaced, some creases, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1302
RUSSIA
1917 1r carmine and brown (vertical lozenges of varnish), imperforate sheet of 50 (vertical format with six labels), background inverted, some gum disturbances and marginal creases, v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1303
RUSSIA
1918 1r carmine and brown (horizontal lozenges of varnish), imperforate sheet of 50 (10x5), double background, one inverted and displaced, folded between stamps, hinged in margin, stamps n.h., v.f. and spectacular
Box **
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1304
RUSSIA
1922 inverted surcharges, four different, n.h., signed Rosselevitch, Goznak, etc.,
*
Catalog #216a,218a,220a,225a
Catalog Value $385
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1305
RUSSIA
1922 30r on 50k surcharge inverted, also another variety basic stamp green center and value shifted to top, v.f., signed Rosselevitch
*
Catalog #219a,var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1306
RUSSIA
1922 40r on 15k imperf. vertical pair, top stamp variety missing center, n.h., v.f., signed Rosselevitch. An outstanding showpiece
**
Catalog #227var
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1307
RUSSIA
1923 Red Army Soldier, unissued 20r gray black and 20r violet, both perf., n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #241AE
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1308
RUSSIA
1924 definitives (typographed), 6k light blue, imperf. single with large margins all around, also 6k black (lithographed), perf. and gummed trial color proof, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #281var
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #1309
RUSSIA
1924-25 Definitives (typographed), 1k-50k perf. 12, 16 different, including 4k and 8k (irregular perforations at right, signed Dr.P.Jemchouhin, Kohler), l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #276a-89a
Catalog Value $1,899
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1310
RUSSIA
1924-25 Definitives (typographed), 2k-5r perf. 14 1/2x15, 14 different, including 5k, 14k and 50k, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #277/293
Catalog Value $868
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1311
RUSSIA
1925 Popov, 20k red brown, unissued value, imperforate proof on factory paper, v.f.
P
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1312
RUSSIA
1925 Definitives (watermarked), perf. and imperf. sets (the latter without 18k), mostly l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Catalog #304-25,var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1313
RUSSIA
1925 Definitives (watermarked), complete set of 21, mixed perforations, n.h., fine-v.f. (Zagorsky 76-97)
**
Catalog #304/325
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1314
RUSSIA
1925 Lomonosov, perforated and gummed essays on thick, unwatermarked paper, h.r., v.f..
*
Catalog #326-27E
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1315
RUSSIA
1927 Esperanto, imperforate vertical pair, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #374var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1316
RUSSIA
1929-31 definitives, 2k green, watermarked, misperforated corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #414var
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #1317
RUSSIA
1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition, imperforate souvenir sheet of four, unused without gum as issued, incredibly fresh, with sharp corners, size slightly reduced (167 x 110mm, instead of 169 x 119mm), otherwise v.f., only 475 issued (another 25 were overprinted),
Box (*)
Catalog #485-486var
Catalog Value $19,500
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #1318
RUSSIA
1933 Leningrad Exhibition 30k on 15k black brown, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #487
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1319
RUSSIA
1933 Commissars, 20k violet, variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 347Pc)
**
Catalog #521var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1320
RUSSIA
1934 Lenin Mausoleum, 5k and 10k imperforate vertical pairs, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f.,
*/**
Catalog #524a,525a
Catalog Value $3,450
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1321
RUSSIA
1934 Fedorov and Portraits, n.h., fine-v.f. sets,
**
Catalog #529-32
Catalog Value $632
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1322
RUSSIA
1934 Fedorov, 20k carmine rose and 40k indigo, imperforate vertical or horizontal pairs, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #529a-30a
Catalog Value $2,700
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #1323
RUSSIA
1934 Mendeleyev, blocks of four, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. (Zverev $8,500)
Box **
Catalog #536-539
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1324
RUSSIA
1935 Anti-War Propaganda Issue, set of five, 10k l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f.,
*/**
Catalog #546-50
Catalog Value $1,005
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1325
RUSSIA
1935 Anti-War Propaganda Issue, set of five n.h., post office fresh, v.f.,
**
Catalog #546-50
Catalog Value $1,075
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1326
RUSSIA
1935 Spartacist Games, complete set, n.h., usual wrinkles and gum skips, fine-v.f.,
**
Catalog #559-568
Catalog Value $940
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #1327
RUSSIA
1935 Kalinin, 20k imperf. single, adhesions on gum and on face, otherwise fine (Zagorsky 428Pa)
*
Catalog #576var
Catalog Value $1,500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1328
RUSSIA
1935 Tolstoy, 3k olive black and violet, perf. 11, horizontal pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f.,
*
Catalog #577c
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1329
RUSSIA
1935 Tolstoy, 10k violet black & black brown, vertical block of eight, middle block yielding two vertical pairs imperf. between, canceled Stalino, minor toning, otherwise v.f.,
Box
Catalog #578b
Catalog Value $4,500
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1330
RUSSIA
1935 Portraits, imperforate horizontal pairs, h.r., v.f. set,
*
Catalog #580-82var
Catalog Value $3,600
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1331
RUSSIA
1936-57 selection of 19 different varieties, imperf. at top, right, left or bottom, also 30k "Afon" imperforate vertical pair, plus 1940 Chekhov, 20k variety bottom perfs shifted to top, used or unused (l.h.), fine-v.f. lot
*O
Catalog #585a/1964var
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #1332
RUSSIA
1937 Pushkin, 10k variety imperf. at bottom, l.h., v.f.
*
Catalog #590var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1333
RUSSIA
1937 Pushkin, 40k and 50k green, imperforate and gummed vertical se-tenant pair, trial color proof on watermarked and gummed stamp paper, n.h., v.f.
P
Catalog #592-593P
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1334
RUSSIA
1937 Dzerzhinsky, 10k varieties imperf. at bottom and at right, also 20k variety imperf. at right, used, fine-v.f.
O
Catalog #606,607var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1335
RUSSIA
1937 Dzerzhinsky, 10k varieties imperf. at bottom and at right, also 20k variety imperf. at right, used, fine-v.f.
O
Catalog #606,607var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1336
RUSSIA
1937 Definitives, 40k Lenin, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #619var
Catalog Value $1,200
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1337
RUSSIA
1938 Second Trans-Polar Flight Moscow to San Jacinto, 10k claret (Gromov, Danilin and Yumashev), horizontal pair imperf. between, single punched hole and slight fold between stamps, also faint horizontal mis-registration markings, v.f., rare
O
Catalog #640var
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #1338
RUSSIA
1939 Foundry-man, 15k dark blue, imperforate single, h.r., v.f.,
*
Catalog #713a
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1339
RUSSIA
1939 Pavilions, vertical pair and two "heart" se-tenant blocks of four, fine-v.f.
Box */**
Catalog #796/810
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #1340
RUSSIA
1943 Definitives, 60k brown red, variety imperf. at right, selection of five, including top sheet margin upper right pair, all canceled to order, fine-v.f. (Zagorsky 761Pa, 125,000Rub)
O
Catalog #737var
Unsold
Lot #1341
RUSSIA
1943 Definitives, 60k brown red, variety imperf. at right, two blocks of four, canceled to order, fine-v.f. (Zagorsky 761Pa, 100,000Rub)
Box
Catalog #737var
Unsold
Lot #1342
RUSSIA
1943 Patriotic War, 20k Workers and Soldiers, horizontal pair imperf. between, used, v.f. (Zagorsky 739var)
O
Catalog #873var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1343
RUSSIA
1943 Medals, 1r variety imperf. at right, used, v.f. This variety is only known used (Zagorsky 768Pb)
O
Catalog #897var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1344
RUSSIA
1944 Civil War Heroes, 30k green vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 838var)
**
Catalog #944var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1345
RUSSIA
1945 30k Mechinkov, vertical pair, bottom stamp variety imperf. missing part of design, some gum disturbances, v.f.
*
Catalog #1011var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1346
RUSSIA
1946 30k deep blue, variety imperf. at bottom, n.h., natural gum creases, fine
**
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1347
RUSSIA
1946 30k Parachutist, varieties imperf. at top, bottom, left and right, complete "set" of four, l.h., fine-v.f.
*
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1348
RUSSIA
1946 30k dark green, variety imperf. at top, used, v.f.
O
Catalog #1054var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #1349
RUSSIA
1946 Sanatoria, 45k Novy Afon, variety imperf. at right, also vertical pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 960Pb,Pc, 57,000Rub)
*
Catalog #1055var
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1350
RUSSIA
1946 5k Combine, vertical pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 991Pb)
*
Catalog #1075var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1351
RUSSIA
1946 Five Year Plan, 5k vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f., signed Bileski (Zagorsky 991var)
**
Catalog #1075var
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #1352
RUSSIA
1946 Anniversary of Soviet Postage Stamps, souvenir sheet of four, center shifted, used with full gum (cancelled to order), v.f. A spectacular variety, undoubtedly rare
Box
Catalog #1081a,var
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1353
RUSSIA
1947 800 Years of Moscow, 50k horizontal pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1058Pa, 100,000Rub)
*
Catalog #1129var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1354
RUSSIA
1947 Moscow Anniversary, 50k Lenin Museum, block of four imperforate between, n.h., v.f. A rarity (Zagorsky 1058var)
Box **
Catalog #1129var
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #1355
RUSSIA
1947 Moscow Anniversary, 10k Gorky street, horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1074var)
**
Catalog #1133var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1356
RUSSIA
1947 Moscow Subway, 60k Mayakovski Station, vertical pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1066var)
**
Catalog #1157var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1357
RUSSIA
1947 Sanatoria, 30k Novy Afon, 30k vertical pair imperf. horizontally and horizontal pair imperforate vertically, both n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #1166var
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1358
RUSSIA
1947 Sanatoria, 30k "Kirov" horizontal pair imperf. between and at right, l.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1108Pb, 65,000Rub)
*
Catalog #1168var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1359
RUSSIA
1947 Sanatoria, 30k "Sochi" vertical pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1103Pd, 50,000Rub)
*
Catalog #1169var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1360
RUSSIA
1948 Ostrovski, imperforate sheet margin singles, n.h., each with fold between outer margin and stamp, v.f. (Zagorsky 1168-1170Pa)
**
Catalog #1227-1229var
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1361
RUSSIA
1948 Ostrovski, imperforate sheet corner margin singles, l.h., v.f. set
*
Catalog #1227-29var
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1362
RUSSIA
1948 Ostrovski, imperforate singles, n.h., v.f. set
**
Catalog #1227-29var
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1363
RUSSIA
1948 Ostrovski, imperforate horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1168-1170Pa)
**
Catalog #1227-1229var
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #1364
RUSSIA
1948 Ostrovski, imperforate horizontal pairs, h.r., v.f.
*
Catalog #1227-29var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1365
RUSSIA
1948 Football (Soccer), 30k horizontal pair, imperf between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1221var)
**
Catalog #1255var
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1366
RUSSIA
1949 Stalin souvenir sheet, six copies, white and cream paper varieties, one h.r., others n.h., some usual wrinkles and gum flaws, mostly v.f.,
Box */**
Catalog #1325
Catalog Value $2,700
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1367
RUSSIA
1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperforate souvenir sheet of four, h.r., v.f.,
Box *
Catalog #1327a,var
Catalog Value $975
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #1368
RUSSIA
1950 Skyscrapers, sheet corner margin singles, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #1518-25
Catalog Value $460
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1369
RUSSIA
1964 Tokyo Olympics, three imperforate souvenir sheets in red and green, each with serial number
**
Catalog #2921-26var
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #1370
RUSSIA
1969 Bilibin Fairy Tales, 4k variety imperf. at left, n.h., v.f.
**
Catalog #3738var
Unsold

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