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 #8004 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c dark brown, two copies, each pen canceled, margins all around, minor thin spots, fine appearance O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #8005 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c red brown, black grid cancel, large margins all around, with 2019 PSAG certificate graded "90" (SMQ $625) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #8006 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c red brown, full to large margins all around, tied by red grid cancel on FL from New York to Bordeaux, France, endorsed "per Steamer Niagara", boxed "Colonies & C.Art.13" handstamp, Calais transit, charged "15c" on arrival, with London transit and Bordeaux arrivals on reverse, filing fold through the stamp, otherwise a v.f. letter to France, with 1997 van der Linden and 1998 Holcombe certificates,  Catalog #1 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #8007 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c dark brown, trial color proof on bond paper, with cross-hatchings, v.f., P Catalog #2TC1b Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #8008 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, unused with disturbed original gum, full to large margins all around, sharp impression, a rare sound unused example in exceptional condition, with 2017 PFC and 2018 PSE certificate, the latter graded "VF-XF 85", one of only three with this grade in the SMQ Population report, with only two graded higher. The 10c 1847 is one of the most difficult stamps to obtain in completely sound, original gum condition, with full margins all around (SMQ $60,000) * Catalog #2 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8009 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, margins all around, fine, tied by blue grid cancel on FL used in 1847 from Baltimore, Md to Cattaraugus County, New York, addressed to Reverend Asher Wright, Cattaraugus Reservation (Reverend Asher Wright worked for 43 years among the Seneca, on the Cattaraugus Reservation), fine 1847 usage to a very unusual destination Catalog #2 | Price Realized $900.00 |
