Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World including the Fred Blau Collection
March 3-4, 2020
We are pleased to announce our March 3-4, 2020 Auction, featuring the Fred Blau collection of Palestine Aerophilately and Military Mail, followed by United States and Possessions, with Dr.Ernesto Arosemena's Canal Zone, continuing with selections from Asia, Western European countries, South and Central America, Middle East, as well as extensive Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Poland with an exceptional collection of World War II Occupation proofs & essays, Russia, Vatican City, etc., and ending as usual with Large Lots and Collections. This is a live public auction taking place in our NYC Galleries as well as on CherrystoneLIVE.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #829 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1880-1934 specialized collection on custom pages, early stamps all identified by plate number, with 1880 1/2p rose, plates 12 and 15, 1p red, 12 different, including better plates such as 174 (£1,400), 181 (£500), 193 (£800), 196 (£700) and 220x2 (£350 each), 1881 "Half-Penny" Surcharges, fifteen different, (including First Surcharge with ten different plates, complete as issued, including Plate 215 (SG £800), 217 (£900) and 218 (£500), Small Surcharge, four different plates (complete as issued with some duplication), 1881 30pa on 1p, fourth different, Queen Victoria watermarked "CC" 1/2p-6pi set of five (£3,755), "1/2" Surcharges, then both sets to 12pi, including additional better shades of 4pi, 1894-96 set to 45pi, 1912 George V to 45pi (plus additional shades), 50th Anniversary of British Rule and 1934 1/2pi-45pi, mixed condition with some earlier stamps with disturbed gum or unused, few minor faults possible though generally fairly fresh and fine-v.f., difficult to duplicate, SG £18,500+ * Catalog #1/135 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #830 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1880 6p olive gray, lettered "T-C", h.r., usual centering, fresh and fine stamp, with 1984 BPA certificate (SG 50) * Catalog #5 Catalog Value £500 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #831 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1880 1sh green, l.h., fresh color, fine, with 1983 Royal certificate (SG 6) * Catalog #6 Catalog Value £850 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #832 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1882 30pa on 1pi rose, h.r., fine, with 1990 PFC (SG 24) * Catalog #17 Catalog Value £1,600 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #833 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1886 1/2 on 1/2pi green, types I and II, h.r., the latter with pencil notation on gum, fine-v.f., with 2012 and 2009 APS certificates respectively (SG 27,29) * Catalog #26,26a Catalog Value £850 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #834 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1903 KEVII, 1/2pi to 45pi, set of ten, plus additional shade of 30pa, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 50-58) * Catalog #38-47 Catalog Value £630 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #835 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1904 KEVII, 1/2pi to 45pi, set of twelve, plus additional (better) shades of 10pa, 30pa and 9pi, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 60-71) * Catalog #48-59 Catalog Value £490 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #836 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1921 George V, 10pa-45pi, set of fifteen, with additional 9pi shade, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 85-99) * Catalog #72-86 Catalog Value £670 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #837 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1921 George V, 10sh green and red, l.h., v.f. (SG 100) * Catalog #87 Catalog Value £400 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #838 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1921 George V, £1 violet and black, h.r., v.f., signed Bloch, with 1970 PFC (SG 110) * Catalog #88 Catalog Value £1,400 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #839 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1924 George V, 1/4pi-£1, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 102-117,118-122) * Catalog #89-108,110 Catalog Value £550 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #840 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1924 George V, £5 black on yellow, bottom plate number single, l.h., fresh and v.f. positional piece (SG 117a) * Catalog #109 Catalog Value £3,750 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #841 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS 1966 definitives, 73 sets mostly in large blocks, n.h., v.f. (SG 283-96)  **Catalog #278-94 Catalog Value £949 | Price Realized $240.00 |
