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 #1007
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 half of 4b used as 2b on FL from Montalboddo to Belvedere, with neat framed Montalboddo cancel, fine and rare, signed Diena (Sass. €4,000),
Envelope
Catalog #5d
Catalog Value $2,250
Unsold
Lot #1008
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 50b dull blue, used in combination with 7b and 8b on outer FL used in 1861 from Rome to Napoli, endorsed "Via di Mare", with Roma departure cds, charged "56" (decimes), oval red "Piroscafi Postali Francesi" and Napoli arrival datestamps, mostly intact wax seals, fine three-color combination franking, with violet handstamped guarantee, also signed Diena (Sass. 8-10)
Envelope
Catalog #8,9,10
Catalog Value €13,000
Unsold
Lot #1009
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 1sc rose, unused without gum, full to clear margins all around, fine, with 2008 Dr.Avi certificate (catalogued as unused without gum)
(*)
Catalog #11
Catalog Value $950
Unsold
Lot #1010
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1852 1sc rose, used, margins all around, very faint thin spot, otherwise v.f., with clear 1988 Vespermann certificate,
O
Catalog #11
Catalog Value $3,250
Unsold
Lot #1011
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1868 3c black on lilac gray, with gutter line ("con l'interspazio") at right, small h.r., a fine example of this rarity, with 1969 Diena and 2009 Sorani certificates (Sass.23/II, €22,000)
*
Catalog #20a, var
Catalog Value $10,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #1012
ITALIAN STATES Roman States
1868 40c black on orange, "arancio" shade, without period after "40", block of four, h.r., minute toned spot on gum, still fine example of this rare shade in a block of four, with clear 1976 and 2001 Diena certificates (Sass.29h; catalogue value for singles)
Box *
Catalog #24var
Catalog Value €18,000
Price Realized
$1,400.00

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