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 #1038
ITALY Semi-Postals
1923 "BLP" overprinted in blue, 10c claret, l.h., usual centering and very fresh, small natural inclusion at top, fine, signed E.Diena, etc. (Sass.1, €1,250)
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Catalog #B5
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1039
ITALY Semi-Postals
1923 "BLP" overprinted in black, red or blue, 20c, 25c and 40c, each canceled on piece, fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi (Sass.2,3,4A, €1,160)
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Catalog #B6-8
Catalog Value $523
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1040
ITALY Semi-Postals
1923 "BLP" overprinted in orange, well centered for issue, fine, signed Raybaudi, with his 2003 certificate (Sass.16, €800)
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Catalog #B12c
Catalog Value $540
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1041
ITALY Semi-Postals
1922 "BLP", three different advertising lettersheets, each with 40c franking, plus additional 40c commemorative adhesive, sent to Rome, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B13
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1042
ITALY Semi-Postals
1923 "BLP" overprinted in black, 1 Lire brown & green, h.r., perfectly centered for issue, signed E.Diena (Sass.12, €9,000)
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Catalog #B16
Catalog Value $3,250
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1043
ITALY Semi-Postals
1923 March on Rome set of three, used with additional franking on locally addressed registered cover (6.11.23) Napoli, fine-v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #B17-19
Catalog Value $925
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #1044
ITALY Semi-Postals
1923 1L+1L gray, variety imperf. at right, used, v.f., signed Diena (Sass.149bs, €2,000 for unused)
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Catalog #B19var
Catalog Value €2,000
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #1045
ITALY Semi-Postals
1924 Holy Year, complete set of six, used 25.4.25 on two registered covers from Merano to Poland, with Poznan arrival pmks, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #B20-25
Price Realized
$150.00

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