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 #478
GERMAN STATES Brunswick
1852 1sgr lilac rose, horizontal strip of three, large margins all around, with portions of two adjoining stamps at top, tied by two "Braunschweig 29/12 11-11 1/2" double circle cancels in blue on outer Folded Letter used in 1852 from Brunswick to Berlin, with Minden 29/12/Berlin and additional 30/12 arrival pmks on back. The middle stamp has a pressed out vertical crease, otherwise a v.f. cover, with 1990 Maria Brettl certificate ("very rare franking, largest known multiple of this value, only a few exist, this cover being one of the finest known"),
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.1
Catalog Value €12,000
Unsold

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