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 #8612 HUNGARY 1871 25k bright violet, green Agram cancel, well centered for issue, fine, also four unused stationery cut squares (minor flaws) O Catalog #6a Catalog Value $300 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #8613 HUNGARY 1891 Numerals in Black, 2k red violet and 5k rose, imperforate horizontal pairs, h.r., the latter cut close but clear at right, fine-v.f. * | Unsold |
 | Lot #8614 HUNGARY 1891 Numerals in Black, 5k rose, three interesting varieties, one with numeral printed on both sides, displaced to bottom as a result of a pre-print crease, the other with numeral only, last one used, numeral doubled, minor flaws, scarce group *O | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #8615 HUNGARY 1891-1924 3f orange, horizontal pair imperf. between, also 600k horizontal pair, left stamp with "800" variety, l.h., fine-v.f. * Catalog #49var,393a | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #8616 HUNGARY 1900 24k violet brown & red, perf. 12x11 1/2, h.r., fine. A rare stamp, * Catalog #44b Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #8617 HUNGARY 1900 2kr gray blue, h.r., well centered, small thin, v.f. appearance, * Catalog #64 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $100.00 |
 | Lot #8618 HUNGARY 1913-16 Turul and Franz Josef, 1f-5k imperforate horizontal pairs, complete as issued, 19 different (60f green was not issued imperf.), also additional 1k carmine red hinge remnants, v.f., very rare set of imperforate pairs, * Catalog #84-96,98-103var Catalog Value $2,400 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #8619 HUNGARY 1916 Coronation of King Charles IV and Queen Zita, 10f violet and 15f red imperforate horizontal gutter tete-beche block of four, folded between stamps which are l.h. at top, bottom pairs n.h., v.f.  *Catalog #104-105var | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #8620 HUNGARY 1918-19 selection of six different, inverted overprints and surcharges, also two additional 1921 overprints on 15f and 50f, minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f., interesting group * Catalog #156/172var,4N1/5var | Unsold |
 | Lot #8621 HUNGARY 1923 5,000k dark green and pale blue, Madonna and Child, center inverted, very well centered and fresh, lifted for inspection and hinged on small piece (with Budapest 85 number) clear January 22, 1925 postmark, minor wrinkles at right and bottom markings, v.f. One sheet of 100 with inverted center was found in a tobacco store, used by an insurance agency in Budapest in January 1925. According to legend, about 80 pieces were sold before the error was discovered, many postally used at Post Office 85, with remainder turned over to the National Postal Museum. A rarity from Hungary, One of the premier Inverted Centers of 20th century Europe, with at least 38 tied up in museums, many with quality problems (especially among the used examples), leaving very few opportunities for a collector to obtain one of these beautiful rarities in sound condition (Mi.379I, €15,000) O Catalog #386a Catalog Value $12,000 | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
 | Lot #8622 HUNGARY 1925 Jokai, 2000k horizontal pair, variety imperf. at bottom, h.r., perf. separations, rare * Catalog #401var | Price Realized $150.00 |
