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 #8011 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type I, pos. 7R1E, black cancel, margins full at sides with parts of adjoining stamps, to just barely touching at upper and lower right, fresh color, with 2017 PSE certificate graded "VF 80", one of only two known in this grade (the published census compiled by Jerome S. Wagshal contains at least 98 unduplicated records of Scott No.5. There are probably no more than ten examples existing outside of the Wagshal census population, including the example offered in this auction. Therefore, U.S. Scott No.5 is the rarest of all United States stamps issued regularly prior to the 1868 Grills) (SMQ $150,000) O Catalog #5 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8012 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, se-tenant horizontal pair, types II-IIIa, pos. 35-36L1E, used, margins touching at upper left and right, full on all other sides, fine, with 2019 PFC, O Catalog #7-8A Catalog Value $1,450 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #8013 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type III, Plate 4, large part original gum, full to just clear margins, fresh color and sharp impression, fine and especially rare with original gum, with 2019 PSE certificate, * Catalog #8 Catalog Value $25,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8014 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type II, black cds, large margins all around, with 2019 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $300) O Catalog #14 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8015 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 12c black, red grid cancels, large margins all around including parts of adjoining stamps at left, right and bottom, with 2020 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $1,150) O Catalog #17 | Unsold |
