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 #8045 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 1c-90c, complete set of plate proofs on india, margins all around, few faint thins, also Officials (Dept of Justice), two sets of plate proofs on card, one with some minor staining, otherwise fine-v.f., P Catalog #112-122P3, O25-34P4 Catalog Value $1,055 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #8046 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 1c buff and 1c orange brown, imperf. plate essay on stamp paper, also 1c buff, perforated plate essay on stamp paper, h.r., fine-v.f., E Catalog #112-E4b,c Catalog Value $300 | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #8047 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 1c buff, perforated plate essay, block of four, left stamps without grill, right stamps grilled, h.r., fine-v.f.,  ECatalog #112-E4c,d Catalog Value $420 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #8048 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 1c chocolate, perforated plate essay with grill, left margin block of four, h.r., fine, ECatalog #112-E4d Catalog Value $340 | Price Realized $110.00 |
 | Lot #8049 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 3c plate essays on stamp paper, two imperf. and six perforated and grilled, all in different colors, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., E Catalog #114-E6b.d Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #8050 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 3c orange, perforated plate essay on stamp paper, with grill, corner margin block of twelve, n.h. (middle right stamp with some slight gum disturbance), some minor oxidation, fine-v.f. and attractive multiple, ECatalog #114-E6d Catalog Value $960 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #8051 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 Washington 5c buff, plate essay on wove paper, block of four, small h.r., v.f., ECatalog #115-E2c Catalog Value $320 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #8052 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 Washington 5c imperf. Plate essay on wove paper, three different in buff, red brown and green, also two perforated in orange and blue, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., E Catalog #115-E2c,d Catalog Value $640 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #8053 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 10c Lincoln, imperf. plate essays on stamp paper, three different, in ultramarine, green and blue, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., E Catalog #116-E1k Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #8054 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 Lincoln, 10c orange, die essay on proof paper (removed from card blotter), fine and quite rare, E Catalog #116-E1d Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #8055 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 12c brown, perforated essay on stamp paper, block of four, hinged, fine (catalogued as singles) ECatalog #117-E2e Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #8056 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 30c Surrender of Burgoyne, die essay on clear white bond in blue, 30x35mm (all examples are approximately this size), v.f. E Catalog #121-E1i | Unsold |
 | Lot #8057 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 30c Surrender of Burgoyne, die essay on clear white bond in red brown, 30x35mm (all examples are approximately this size), v.f. E Catalog #121-E1i | Unsold |
 | Lot #8058 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 30c Surrender of Burgoyne, plate essay on thin surface-tinted paper, eight different colors, fine-v.f., E Catalog #121-E1p Catalog Value $2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8059 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 30c Surrender of Burgoyne, plate essay on india in black, bottom margin block of four, v.f., ECatalog #121-E1q Catalog Value $1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8060 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 30c Surrender of Burgoyne, plate essay on bond paper in dull red violet, with red bands overprinted at top and bottom, vertical pair, v.f., E Catalog #121-E1s Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #8061 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 Washington, 90c plate essay with black vignette on stamp paper, three different, v.f., E Catalog #122-E2b Catalog Value $825 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8062 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 selection of 11 used stamps, with 2c, 3c (3), 10c (2), 24c (2), 30c (2) and 90c, 2c with revenue cancel, both 10c with Japanese cancels and one 24c with star cancel, usual small faults, fine-v.f. appearance O Catalog #113/122 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #8063 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 2c brown, 3c ultramarine and 10c yellow, tied by three strikes of black Bee fancy cancels on cover to France, with Nov 23 New York and "Insufficiently Paid" handstamps, charged "16" (decimes), with French entry and Nice, 6 Dec 1869 arrival pmk on back, fine  Catalog #113,115,116 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #8064 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 12c green, h.r., bright color, fresh and fine, with 2019 William T. Crowe certificate, * Catalog #117 Catalog Value $1,850 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #8065 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 15c brown and blue, type I, black cork cancel, fresh and fine, with 2019 William T. Crowe certificate, O Catalog #118 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #8066 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 24c green & violet, Center Inverted, deep rich colors and detailed impressions, bright paper, rosette cancel leaves vignette clearly visible, well centered and fresh, Signed HFC (Colman), with a tiny trivial corner crease at bottom right, not mentioned on absolutely clear 2011 and 2018 PSE certificates. A v.f. example of this rare invert, with the majority of copies having some degree of faults, not to mention poor centering. Siegel census contains four unused, 83 used singles, one used pair, one on cover and the unique block of four, for a total of 94 copies of the perforated 24c Invert. Of these, only five qualify as "centered" and of these four are either reperforated or have margins added. This stamp, ex-Seymour and Ishikawa is sound and well centered, ex-Seymour and Ishikawa (Scott catalogue value is for "fine centered examples with only minimal faults) O Catalog #120b Catalog Value $37,500 | Price Realized $32,500.00 |
 | Lot #8067 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 30c ultramarine and carmine, rosette cancel, well centered, with 2015 PFC graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $900) O Catalog #121 | Price Realized $575.00 |
