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 #44
United States 1857-61 Issue
1857 5c brown, vertical strip of three, sheet margin at right, scissors cut at left, top stamp with trimmed perforations, on outer FL from New Orleans, used in 1860 to France, with red Boston and boxed "PD", French Le Havre entry pmk tying the top stamps, bottom pair actually uncanceled, except tiny portion of Boston cds on margin only, stamps lifted for inspection (some gum remains) and re-hinged. A fine and unusual cover, with 1972 PFC (an unused single is catalogued $5,500, pair $12,000)
Envelope
Catalog #29
Price Realized
$2,300.00

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