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 #229 AUTOGRAPHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE 1964 ALI, Muhammad, personally hand signed (faint signature which is difficult to verify, hence offered as is) 16x20 photo picturing him standing over The Beatles. (on February 18, 1964, The Beatles were taken to Miami's Fifth Street gym to meet Cassius Clay, who was training for an upcoming fight against heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. This historic photo is a true merging of sports and entertainment icons and an incredible piece to add to your autograph collection. Muhammad Ali is known as one of the best heavyweights in the history of boxing. Ali won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics in Rome in the light heavyweight division. He is the only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion. The 1990 Hall of Fame inductee ended his career with 56 wins out of 61 total fights) | Price Realized $140.00 |
