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 #62 United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 3c red and 2c black (two), tied by black Buffalo wedge cancels on 3c stationery entire envelope sent via Bremen to Hanover, red New York Paid All Direct transit & framed "Hamburg Franco" 1868 entry datestamp, arrival pmk on back, fine and attractive  Catalog #87,94 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #63 United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 12c black, E.Grill, h.r., deep rich color, three wide margins, centered to top, fresh and fine, scarce original gum example, with 1993 PSE certificate, * Catalog #90 Catalog Value $4,750 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #64 United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 12c black, E.Grill, unused, h.r., fairly well centered for this tough issue, some facial stains and several short perfs, otherwise fine, with 2013 Weiss certificate, * Catalog #90 Catalog Value $4,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #65 United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 12c black, E.Grill, blue cork cancel, well centered, with 2016 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $400) O Catalog #90 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #66 United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 2c black, F.Grill, "Split Grill" variety, tied by blue cancel on FL from Charlottesville, Va to Richmond, corresponding departure cds alongside, fine and rare variety on cover, with 1983 PFC Catalog #97var | Unsold |
 | Lot #67 United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 15c black, F.Grill, unused without gum, nicely centered, small tear and light diagonal crease, v.f. appearance, with 2016 PFC (catalogued as unused without gum), (*) Catalog #98 Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #68 United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 24c gray lilac, F.Grill, h.r., usual centering, deep rich color and sharp impression, fine example of this rare mint stamp, with 2002 PSE certificate, * Catalog #99 Catalog Value $8,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #69 United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 24c gray lilac, F.Grill, disturbed part original gum, fresh color, diagonal crease, fine appearance, with photocopy of a 2003 PFC for a block of four from which this originated, * Catalog #99 Catalog Value $8,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #70 United States 1867 Grill Issue 1867 24c gray lilac, F.Grill, right sheet margin block of four, fresh original gum, rich color and sharp impression, stamps centered to upper right, hinge reinforcement in margin, scarce multiple, with 1993 PFC, ex-Ishikawa,  *Catalog #99 Catalog Value $45,000 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
