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 #31
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type I, lightly hinged, bright color, centered slightly to bottom, fresh and fine, scarce unused, with 1985 PFC,
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Catalog #18
Catalog Value $2,100
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #32
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type I, horizontal strip of three, natural straight edge at left, manuscript cancels, tied by faint cds on cover to Springfield, IL, usual minor cover flaws, fine and rare multiple on cover, with 1977 PFC (catalogue value for strip of three off cover),
Envelope
Catalog #18
Catalog Value $2,000
Unsold
Lot #33
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, vertical se-tenant pair with types I+II, unused without gum, excellent color and well centered, v.f. and scarce combination pair, with 1982 PFC (catalogue value for original gum)
(*)
Catalog #18,20
Catalog Value $3,500
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #34
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type III, tied by slightly faded Boston (Feb 19) cds on outer FL to Fairhaven, stamp with blunted perforations and light toning, nevertheless fine and rare stamp on cover, with 2007 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #21
Catalog Value $2,000
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #35
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type IV, black town cancel, relatively well centered for this, bright color, fine, with 2003 PFC,
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Catalog #23
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #36
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type IV, tied by black cancel on FL to Stonerstown, PA, fine, with 2011 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #23
Catalog Value $1,100
Unsold
Lot #37
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, Type IV, tied by blue Louisville cds on locally addressed cover, usual centering, fine, with 1987 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #23
Catalog Value $1,125
Unsold
Lot #38
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, Type Va, two singles (detached pair) pos. 22-23R5, used on small Valentine cover to Ohio, some cover faults, stamps fine, with 2007 Doporto certificate
Envelope
Catalog #24
Unsold
Lot #39
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 3c rose, type I, block of four, unused with full original gum, h.r. at top, bottom stamps never hinged, usual centering and perforations, fresh color, fine and rare multiple, with 1992 and 2004 Philatelic Foundation Certificates (catalogue value for a hinged block),
Box */**
Catalog #25
Catalog Value $15,000
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #40
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 3c dull red, bottom margin block of four, three stamps hinged, one n.h., usual centering, fine (catalogue value for hinged block of four)
Box */**
Catalog #26
Catalog Value $450
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #41
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 3c dull red, type III, pos. 87R15, Double Transfer (Rosettes double and line through "U.S. Postage" and "Three Cents"), used on cover to Boston, tied by faint cds, usual centering, a fine example of this rare stamp, seldom seen on cover, with 1989 APS certificate (catalogue value for used stamp off cover),
Envelope
Catalog #26var
Catalog Value $2,500
Unsold
Lot #42
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 5c brick red, vertical pair and single (straight edge at left), beautiful colors, tied by New Orleans cds on outer FL used in 1859 to France, with red New York Paid and French entry pmks, Paris arrival pmk back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine 15c letter rate to France, with 1985 PFC (catalogued as single and pair off cover)
Envelope
Catalog #27
Catalog Value $5,350
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #43
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 5c brown, type I, unused without gum, small faults, fine appearance,
(*)
Catalog #29
Catalog Value $1,750
Unsold
Lot #44
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 5c brown, vertical strip of three, sheet margin at right, scissors cut at left, top stamp with trimmed perforations, on outer FL from New Orleans, used in 1860 to France, with red Boston and boxed "PD", French Le Havre entry pmk tying the top stamps, bottom pair actually uncanceled, except tiny portion of Boston cds on margin only, stamps lifted for inspection (some gum remains) and re-hinged. A fine and unusual cover, with 1972 PFC (an unused single is catalogued $5,500, pair $12,000)
Envelope
Catalog #29
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #45
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 5c brown, vertical strip of three, tied by New Orleans cds on FL used in 1860 to France, with red Boston transit and Mulhouse arrival pmks, fine (catalogue value $1,250 off cover)
Envelope
Catalog #29
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #46
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type I, unused with full original gum, beautiful color and sharp impression, centered to bottom, with full intact perforations, fine and scarce unused, especially with full original gum, fresh and completely sound. A true classic rarity, with 1973 and 2006 Philatelic Foundation Certificates,
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Catalog #31
Catalog Value $35,000
Price Realized
$9,000.00

Lot #47
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type IV, pos.55L, tied by red grid cancel on outer FL from New York to France, with New York Exchange (Nov. 10) cds, endorsed "Per Steam service", with red framed "Short Paid" handstamp and French entry postmark, with Paris (Nov. 23) transit and Bordeaux (Nov. 24) arrival on reverse, stamp with small corner crease at upper left, still fine, with 1992 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #34
Catalog Value $2,700
Unsold
Lot #48
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 24c gray lilac, l.h., fresh and fine, with 2000 PFC,
*
Catalog #37
Catalog Value $1,450
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #49
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 24c gray lilac, small h.r., nice color and sharp impression, reperforated at right, otherwise fine, with 2016 PFC,
*
Catalog #37
Catalog Value $1,450
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #50
United States 1857-61 Issue
1861 three Civil War Patriotic covers, each franked with 3c, two with "Enforce the Laws" cachets, New York and Aurora cancels, mixed condition
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

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