U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 2-3, 2020
Welcome to our June 2-3, 2020, to be held via CherrystoneLIVE. This sale contains 1,215 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with United States and Europe, including Austria, with a fine showing of Rocket Mail and Austrian Levant, France and Colonies, German Area, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, specialized Vatican City and other areas. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with many high values and sets covering all reigns from Aden to Zanzibar. This sale concludes with a good selection of large lots and collections, which range from single country albums to a specialized collections and multi-carton worldwide stocks and cover lots.
This is a public auction, with live Internet bidding (via CherrystoneLIVE at cherrystoneauctions.com). Our usual catalogues have not been printed for this sale, due to completely unreliable postal service (we hope to resume printing catalogues for the future auctions)
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #6990 SWITZERLAND 1850 Poste Locale 2 1/2 Rp black & red, without black frame around cross, type 8, canceled by grids, margins all around, fresh and v.f. example of one of the rarest stamps from classic Switzerland, with 2009 Jean-Claude Marchand and von der Weid certificate ("seltene Marke in schoner und guter Erhaltung" and 2019 opinion stating "minimal thin spot at top" which is really impossible to see) (Zu.14 II, SFr 30,000) O Catalog #4 Catalog Value $27,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #6991 SWITZERLAND 1854 5 Rp brown, unused without gum, ample margins to just touching frame line at right, nice color and fresh, with 2000 von der Weid certificate (Zu.22A, SFr 775) (*) Catalog #15 Catalog Value $625 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #6992 SWITZERLAND 1854 15 Rp carmine rose, used, reasonable margins except just touching at top, good color, fine (Zu.24A, SFr 220) O Catalog #17 Catalog Value $190 | Unsold |
 | Lot #6993 SWITZERLAND 1862 Perforated Issues, 10c blue, on white paper with embossing, l.h., well centered for issue, irregular perforations at top, fresh and fine stamp, with 2000 Renggli opinion (Zu.31a, SFr 650) * Catalog #44 Catalog Value $700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #6994 SWITZERLAND 1862 60c bronze, unused (regummed), slight creases, remarkably fresh without any traces of the usual oxidation, with 2005 Berra-Gautschy certificate ("despite the flaws, superb appearance") (Zu.35, SFr 1,750 plus premium for stamp without any traces of oxidation) (*) Catalog #48 Catalog Value $1,550 | Unsold |
 | Lot #6995 SWITZERLAND 1862-64 Helvetia, 30c vermilion, 40c green, 60c bronze, three different unused (without gum or gum is not original), bright colors, 40c with faint toning, fine and scarce group, (*) Catalog #46,47,48 Catalog Value $5,100 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #6996 SWITZERLAND 1867 30c ultramarine, unused with original gum, l.h., variety showing slightly doubled right frame line, well centered, fine, signed Buhler, with 1998 Guinand opinion (Zu.41c 1.04, SFr 600) * Catalog #56 Catalog Value $620 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #6997 SWITZERLAND 1888 Standing Helvetia, perf. 9 1/2, 20c orange, h.r., well centered for issue, fine and rare stamp, with 2007 Renggli certificate (Zu.66B, SFr 1,250) * Catalog #89 Catalog Value $1,150 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #6998 SWITZERLAND 1888 Standing Helvetia, perf. 9 1/2, 50c blue, h.r., usual centering and irregular perforations, fresh and fine stamp, rare unused, with 2007 Renggli certificate (Zu.70Ba, SFr 1,750) * Catalog #92 Catalog Value $1,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #6999 SWITZERLAND 1888 Standing Helvetia, perf. 9 1/2, 1fr lilac, h.r., well centered for issue, usual perforations, signed Zumstein, v.f., with 1990 Rellstab certificate (Zu.71Ba, SFr 1,250) * Catalog #93 Catalog Value $1,300 | Unsold |
 | Lot #7000 SWITZERLAND 1891 Perf. 11 1/2 x 11, 20c-1fr set of six, l.h. or h.r., last one with slight gum crease, good colors, fine and scarce group (Zu.66C-72C, SFr 4,875) * Catalog #82c-87c Catalog Value $4,270 | Unsold |
 | Lot #7001 SWITZERLAND 1901 Perf. 11 1/2 x 12, 1fr carmine, l.h., beautiful color and fresh, fine and rare stamp, with 1975 Guinand certificate (Zu.75Ea, SFr 600) * Catalog #97a Catalog Value $620 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #7002 SWITZERLAND 1907 imperforate trial color proofs on unwatermarked paper, 25c selection of 10 different blocks of four, fresh and v.f.  PCatalog #120P | Unsold |
 | Lot #7003 SWITZERLAND 1907 30c red brown, perf. 11 1/2, block of six, positions 81-93 from Plate Ie, various retouches, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., with 2004 Guinand certificate. A rare multiple (Zu.96B, SFr 3,900+) **Catalog #121a Catalog Value $3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #7004 SWITZERLAND 1945 Pax, four complete sets, also some additional values, n.h., fine-v.f. ** Catalog #293-305 | Price Realized $350.00 |
