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 #8175 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 15c gray, n.h., well centered with wide margins, with 2019 PSAG certificate (for a pair from which it originated) graded "90" (SMQ $350) ** Catalog #418 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #8176 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 50c violet, l.h., with photocopy of a 2017 PSE certificate for a block of four from which it originated, graded "VF 80" (SMQ $225) * Catalog #422 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #8177 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 50c violet, n.h., wide margins, fresh and v.f., with 2020 PFC, ** Catalog #422 Catalog Value $475 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #8178 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 $1 violet brown, n.h., nicely centered, with 2019 PSAG certificate graded "85" (SMQ $1,500) ** Catalog #423 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #8179 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 1c green, compound perf. 12x10, "Quincy, Illinois" precancel, well centered for this with the design clear of the perforations on all sides, v.f. and rare sound copy, with 1962 and 2008 PFCs and 2019 PSE certificate. According to Scott, only 18 unused and 52 used copies are recorded (mostly precanceled "Chicago" and only a few precanceled "Quincy") and the catalogue price is for fine-v.f., O Catalog #423A Catalog Value $5,500 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #8180 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 5c blue, compound perf. 12x10, used, well centered, fresh color, a v.f. example of this rarity (formerly Scott 428a), with 1976 and 2001 PFCs and 2019 PSE certificate, ex-Hoffman (2008 RAS sale, where it sold for $30,000 plus buyer's premium). Only 24 used copies of this compound perforation have been recorded, most of them either faulty or with perforations in on at least one side of the design, catalogue value is for "fine-v.f.", O Catalog #423C Catalog Value $16,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8181 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 1c green, compound perf. 10x12, Dayton, Ohio precancel, well centered, fresh color, v.f., with 2001 PFC and 2019 PSE certificate. Only 56 examples recorded (all used) and the catalogue value is for "fine-v.f.", O Catalog #423D Catalog Value $9,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8182 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 4c brown, n.h., well centered, with 2019 PFC graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $115) ** Catalog #427 | Price Realized $100.00 |
 | Lot #8183 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 4c brown, n.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, with 2019 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $225) ** Catalog #427 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8184 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 15c gray, right plate number single, l.h., well centered, v.f., with a photocopy of a 2019 PSE certificate for a block of six from which it originated, * Catalog #437 Catalog Value $110 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8185 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 50c violet, n.h., well centered, fresh color with 2006 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $1,850) ** Catalog #440 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #8186 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, horizontal guide line pair, h.r., well centered, fresh and v.f., with 2018 PFC, * Catalog #444 Catalog Value $300 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8187 United States 1914-17 Issues 1915 2c carmine, type III, vertical joint line pair, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., with 2018 PFC, ** Catalog #450 Catalog Value $550 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8188 United States 1914-17 Issues 1915 2c carmine rose, type I, horizontal pair, n.h., fresh color, light pencil notation on gum, fine, with 2004 APS certificate, ** Catalog #453 Catalog Value $625 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #8189 United States 1914-17 Issues 1915 2c red, horizontal pair, well centered with jumbo margins, beautiful color, with 2019 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95J" (SMQ $1,500) ** Catalog #454 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8190 United States 1914-17 Issues 1915 2c carmine, imperf. horizontal pair, n.h., large margins all around, with 2013 PSE certificate graded "VF 80" (SMQ $600) ** Catalog #459 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #8191 United States 1914-17 Issues 1915 $1 violet black, top margin plate number block of six, n.h., well centered, fresh color, v.f., one of only twelve known plate blocks (six top, six bottom), only a few are n.h., a major plate block rarity, with 2017 PSE certificate,  **Catalog #460 Catalog Value $17,000 | Price Realized $12,500.00 |
 | Lot #8192 United States 1914-17 Issues 1915 2c pale carmine red, n.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh and v.f., with a photocopy of a 2009 PFC for a block of 20 from which it originated, ** Catalog #461 Catalog Value $325 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8193 United States 1914-17 Issues 1915 2c pale carmine red, n.h., top margin single, fresh and v.f., with a photocopy of a 2009 PFC for a block of 20 from which it originated, ** Catalog #461 Catalog Value $325 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8194 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 5c blue, bottom margin single, n.h., well centered, graded "XF 90", with photocopy of a 2018 PSE certificate for a strip of three from which it originated (SMQ $400) ** Catalog #466 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #8195 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 5c carmine, double error in 2c block of twelve, with parts of adjoining stamps on three sides, n.h., well centered, v.f., with 2018 PFC, **Catalog #467 Catalog Value $2,900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8196 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 15c gray, n.h., v.f., with 2019 Crowe certificate, ** Catalog #475 Catalog Value $375 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #8197 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 $1 violet black, left margin single, n.h., fine, with 2020 PFC for a block of four from which it originated, ** Catalog #478 Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #8198 United States 1914-17 Issues 1917 $2 dark blue, used, perfectly centered with wide margins, certainly among the finest used copies, with 2019 PSAG certificate graded "98" (SMQ $1,000) O Catalog #479 | Unsold |
