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 #8135 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 1c green and black, center inverted, small h.r., nice color, fresh and fine, with 2017 PSE certificate, * Catalog #294a Catalog Value $12,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8136 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 4c deep red brown and black, right margin single, n.h., fresh and v.f., with a photocopy of a 2016 PFC for a pair from which it originated, ** Catalog #296 Catalog Value $170 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8137 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 4c deep red brown and black, left margin block of six, bottom left stamp and selvage l.h., other five stamps n.h., fine-v.f., with 2018 PFC (catalogue value for singles)  */**Catalog #296 Catalog Value $920 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #8138 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 4c deep red brown and black, Center Inverted, clear "Specimen" overprint, h.r., small sealed tear, otherwise fine, with 2018 PFC (it has been reported that a total of 203 4c Inverts were released, both with and without the small "Specimen" overprint (it is not known how many were overprinted). Some examples, both with and without the overprint, were given away by Third Asst. Postmaster General Edwin C. Madden. When postal authorities learned of the practice, they destroyed 194 copies and put one pane of 100 into the official archives. At a later date, 97 of these were traded for rarities missing from the archives) S Catalog #296aS-E Catalog Value $11,500 | Price Realized $6,500.00 |
 | Lot #8139 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 10c yellow brown and black, n.h., well centered, v.f., with photocopy of a 2018 PFC for a strip of three from which it originated, ** Catalog #299 Catalog Value $300 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8140 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 10c yellow brown and black, n.h., well centered, with 2016 PFC graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $500) ** Catalog #299 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8141 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 10c yellow brown and black, vertical block of ten, n.h., bottom right stamp with short perf. otherwise fine, with 2019 PFC (catalogue value for singles) **Catalog #299 Catalog Value $2,400 | Price Realized $500.00 |
