U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
July 7-8, 2020
Our July 7-8, 2020 auction will be held on CherrystoneLIVE. The sale contains 940 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with extensive United States, European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, German Area, Hungary, Italy and Colonies, Switzerland and other areas. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature many high values and sets covering all reigns. This sale concludes with a good selection of large lots and collections, which range from single country albums to specialized collections and multi-carton worldwide stocks and cover lots. Please note our usual catalogues have not been printed for this sale, due to the current unreliability of the postal service (we hope to resume printing catalogues for the future auctions)
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #8517 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, Plate 8, lettered S-K, unused with some gum, mostly covered by adhesions, margins all around, just touching at upper right corner, fine appearing example of unused Penny Black, with 2020 Sismondo certificate ("impossible to say if there are any faults hidden by the extensive adhesions. A very scarce mint stamp") (SG Specialized AS46,£16,000) (*) Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #8518 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, lettered H-J, watermark inverted, red MC cancel, large margins all around, excellent color and impression, tiny thin, still v.f., scarce variety O Catalog #1var | Unsold |
 | Lot #8519 GREAT BRITAIN 1858 (1 Sep) cover to Costa Rica, franked with pair of 1sh green, used in combination with 1p red and 2p blue, each canceled by "43" town diamond, sent via "Grey Town" steamship to San Jose, arrival docketing (Oct 5, 58) and Stoke-Newington undated departure pmk on back, also red Crowned-circle datestamp, small stain (disinfection?), fine three color franking to Costa Rica  Catalog #20,21,28c | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #8520 GREAT BRITAIN 1858 (16 Apr) cover to Costa Rica, franked with pair of 1sh green on azure paper (SG 73a), used in combination with 1p red and 2p blue, each canceled by "50" town diamond, sent via "Grey Town" steamship to San Jose, arrival docketing (May 23, 58) and Stoke-Newington undated departure pmk on back, also red Crowned-circle datestamp, small stain (disinfection?), fine and very rare usage of 1sh blue paper on cover Catalog #20,21,28c | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #8521 GREAT BRITAIN 1878 £1 slate gray, Plate 1, lettered C-C, imperforate color trial, overprinted "Specimen" (type 9), Ty. 9, plate 1, h.r., v.f., rare (SG £2,700+) P Catalog #75P | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #8522 GREAT BRITAIN 1882 £5 pale dull orange, bluish paper, lettered A-J, overprinted Specimen, h.r., well centered, good color, v.f., with 2013 Sismondo certificate (SG £3,000) S Catalog #93aS | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #8523 GREAT BRITAIN 1967 Queen Elizabeth value omitted, two different perforated panes of 25, in gray and orange red, n.h., v.f.  ** | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #8524 GREAT BRITAIN 1967 Queen Elizabeth value omitted, two different perforated panes of 20, in gray and orange red, n.h., v.f. ** | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #8525 GREAT BRITAIN 1967 Queen Elizabeth value omitted, two different values, pairs and blocks of six of each, n.h., v.f. ** | Price Realized $150.00 |
