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 #131 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 $5 light green, l.h., well centered with wide margins, natural gum bend, v.f., with 2016 PFC, * Catalog #480 Catalog Value $170 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #132 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 1c green, left plate number block of six, with dramatic shift of the perforations, n.h., fine and striking variety  **Catalog #498 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #133 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c rose, double error in 2c block of twelve, natural straight edge at bottom with parts of adjoining stamps on three sides, n.h., errors fairly well centered, fine-v.f., **Catalog #505 Catalog Value $1,850 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #134 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine, type Va, top margin plate number block of six, monogramed over the plate number, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., **Catalog #528 Catalog Value $300 | Price Realized $90.00 |
 | Lot #135 United States 1917-29 Issues 1919 2c carmine, top plate number block of four, n.h., fresh color, fine, **Catalog #540 Catalog Value $175 | Unsold |
 | Lot #136 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 $2 carmine and black, very lightly hinged, well centered, fresh color, with 2016 PFC graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $150) * Catalog #547 | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #137 United States 1917-29 Issues 1919 $2 carmine and black, left margin block of four with arrow, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., well centered, v.f. (catalogue value for singles) */**Catalog #547 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #138 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 2c carmine, block of 36, imperf. vertically, with misplaced horizontal perforations, hinged or never hinged, few wrinkles affecting bottom stamps, fine-v.f. This pane was discovered in 1925 in San Francisco, with notarized letter from the San Francisco Post Office (catalogue value for 18 horizontal pairs, imperf. vertically) */**Catalog #554a Catalog Value $4,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #139 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 $5 carmine and rose, barest trace of a hinge (appears never hinged), well centered with beautiful color, with 2016 PFC graded "XF-S 95" (SMQ $125) * Catalog #573 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #140 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922-25 $5 carmine and blue, top sheet margin arrow and plate no. block of eight, well centered, n.h., natural gum loss in selvage, few perf. separations at upper left and natural wrinkles, otherwise v.f., **Catalog #573 Catalog Value $2,600 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #141 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 $5 carmine lake and dark blue, top plate number block of eight, n.h., well centered, natural gum crease affecting two stamps, v.f., with 2016 PFC, **Catalog #573a Catalog Value $3,750 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #142 United States 1917-29 Issues 1925 4c yellow brown, plate number block of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #585 Catalog Value $425 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #143 United States 1917-29 Issues 1924 Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary, 5c blue, left margin plate number block of 12, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #616 Catalog Value $540 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #144 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 1 1/2c Harding, lower left plate no. block of four, "without gum breaker ridges" variety, h.r. with natural gum wrinkles, with 2003 PSE certificate (also a matching regular plate block included for comparison) */**Catalog #631var | Price Realized $190.00 |
