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 #2
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, unused without gum, margins all around, minute thin and pinhole, bright and fresh color, v.f. appearance,
(*)
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $2,300
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #3
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, beautiful color, margins all around, tied by red grids on FL used Jan 24, 1851 from New York to Wilmington, DE, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #4
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, large margins all around, roughly separated at top and bottom with portions of adjoining stamps showing, canceled by blue grids on FL used in 1849 from Syracuse, N.Y., with departure pmk below, also "5" numeral obliterated by grids at right, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #5
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, tied by red grids, with corresponding Richmond, Va departure cds alongside, on FL addressed to Taylorville, with Oct 9, 1850 arrival docketing, filing fold through the stamp, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #6
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around, fresh and v.f., tied by blue Troy, N.Y. cancel on faulty cover addressed to Washington County, N.Y., with Feb 5, 1849 docketing
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #7
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, margins all around including portions of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, canceled by blue grids, with corresponding Philadelphia departure cds alongside, on cover (with letter of contents) to New York, faint toning, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #8
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, tied by black grids on cover (with letter of contents) used in 1850 from Wilkes Barre to Culpeper County, Va, with perfect departure strike alongside, overall cover toning away from the stamp, fine
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$550.00

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