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 #1632
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1874-1917 advanced collection on pages, with Italian Offices Abroad General Issue (Estero) 1c-2L used and unused singles (cat. $10,000+), also used in Egypt, Tunis, Montevideo, few covers and fronts, Egyptian stamps with Italian Offices cancels, Italian stamps used in Latakia, Smyrna, Dardanelles, Massaua, Susa, La Groletta, Tripoli, Italian Levant, surcharges for Constantinople, with many varieties ("1" inserted manually, double surcharge, "Pipstra" for "Piastra'), second and third printings (20B,D,E,G), multiple used and unused examples, also 1921 issue (21-25) used and unused sets and additional values on pieces and unaddressed cover (cat. $2,000+), Special Delivery, Constantinople Postage Dues, Military mail (10+ covers and cards), Civilian mail franked with Italian stamps used in Constantinople, overprints for Jerusalem, Albania, Janina, Durazzo, Scutari, Valona, Salonika, Smyrna (20+ covers and cards, mostly military), Italian Offices in Crete, La Canea complete, also covers and cards used from Canea, P
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Price Realized
$4,750.00

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