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 #8199 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 $5 light green, bottom margin plate block of six, top middle stamp hinged, others n.h., nice color, fine-v.f.,  *Catalog #480 Catalog Value $3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8200 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c deep rose, Ty. Ia, Imperforate, with Schermack perfs clearly visible at left, neat wavy lines machine cancel, characteristic rich color, faint corner crease at top left, fine example of this rarity, of which only 40 (!) copies recorded (Scott 482A was issued imperforate by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and sold to the Schermack Company for use in its patented stamp affixing machines, which typically applied stamps one at a time, so in most cases, the hyphen-hole perfs on one side would be cut off. Most surviving examples are either cut well into the design or have the Schermack perfs trimmed away on one side). An important 20th Century U.S. rarity, with 1977 and 2017 PFCs, O Catalog #482A Catalog Value $65,000 | Price Realized $13,000.00 |
 | Lot #8201 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 10c orange yellow, horizontal guide line pair, n.h., well centered, with 2018 PFC graded "XF 90" (SMQ $350) ** Catalog #497 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #8202 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 1c green, used, perfectly centered with jumbo margins, nice color, with 2007 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $450 for "100") O Catalog #498 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8203 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 1c green, used, well centered with jumbo margins, nice color, with 2008 PSE certificate graded "Gem 98J" (SMQ $250) O Catalog #498 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8204 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c rose, double error in 2c block of twelve, n.h., natural straight edge at bottom, well centered, with 2018 PFC graded "VF 80", **Catalog #505 Catalog Value $1,850 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #8205 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 30c orange red, n.h., near perfect centering, beautiful color, with 2005 PFC and 2008 PSE certificate, the latter graded "XF Sup 95" (SMQ $475) ** Catalog #516 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #8206 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 30c orange red, block of four, n.h. and post office fresh, couple of tiny natural dried spots at left, v.f. **Catalog #516 | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #8207 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c carmine, n.h., fresh color, fine, with 1992 and 2018 PFCs, ** Catalog #519 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #8208 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c carmine, lightly cancelled, nicely centered, with 1996 PSE certificate and 2019 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $1,750) O Catalog #519 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8209 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 1c green and 2c carmine rose, bottom and top plate no. blocks of six, n.h., some gum wrinkling and spots, still v.f., **Catalog #531,534 Catalog Value $560 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #8210 United States 1917-29 Issues 1919 $5 deep green and black, n.h., well centered with wide margins, beautiful color, with 2020 PSAG certificate graded "98" (SMQ $2,650) ** Catalog #524 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #8211 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine rose, n.h., jumbo margins with parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, fresh color, with 2017 PFC graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $400 for "100") ** Catalog #532 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #8212 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine, type VII, bottom margin single, l.h., large margins, fresh color, with 2015 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $2,350) * Catalog #534B | Unsold |
 | Lot #8213 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 2c carmine, type VII, n.h., large margins all around, fresh color, v.f., with 1988 PFC for a pair from which this came and 2019 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $3,750) ** Catalog #534B | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #8214 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 1c greed, Rotary, perf. 11, used, usual centering, nice color, fine, with 1987 PFC (catalogue value for fine) O Catalog #544 Catalog Value $3,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8215 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 1c greed, Rotary, perf. 11, used, well centered for this difficult issue with the design clear of the perforations on all sides, light diagonal crease, otherwise v.f., with 1991 PFC (catalogue value for fine) O Catalog #544 Catalog Value $3,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8216 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 $2 carmine and black, n.h., well centered, v.f., with photocopy of 2016 PFC for a block of four from which it originated, ** Catalog #547 Catalog Value $240 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #8217 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 $2 carmine and black, n.h., well centered, v.f., with a photocopy of a 2018 PFC for a block of four from which it originated, ** Catalog #547 Catalog Value $240 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #8218 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 $2 carmine and black, used, well centered with jumbo margins, with 2019 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95J" (SMQ $200 for "95" and "475" for "98", unpriced as "95J") O Catalog #547 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8219 United States 1917-29 Issues 1920 5c deep blue, corner margin single with sideographer's initials, well centered, bright color, with 2007 PSE graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $500) ** Catalog #550 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #8220 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 5c dark blue, large die proof, die sunk on card, signed by the Postmaster General (Hubert Work), serial number (1176107) on back, v.f., rare, P Catalog #557P1 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #8221 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 20c carmine rose, large die proof, die sunk on card, signed by the Postmaster General (Harry S Neu), serial number (1211988) on back, h.r., v.f., rare, P Catalog #567P1 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #8222 United States 1917-29 Issues 1922 $1 violet brown, large die proof removed from card and trimmed, fine, P Catalog #571P1 Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8223 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 $5 carmine & blue, center-line block of four, n.h., natural gum crease at top left, fresh, fine-v.f., with 2015 PSE certificate, **Catalog #573 Catalog Value $825 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #8224 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 $5 carmine lake and dark blue, block of six, boxed Chicago cancels, well centered, fresh color, v.f., with 2019 PFC, Catalog #573a Catalog Value $235 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #8225 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 1c-10c, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #581-591 Catalog Value $1,485 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #8226 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 Perf.10, 1c-10c Plate No. Blocks of four, complete set, l.h. or h.r., few n.h., usual centering, mostly fine or better, *Catalog #581-91 Catalog Value $3,080 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #8227 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 Rotary perf. 11, 1c green, part original gum, usual centering, tiny thin spot, otherwise fine, one of only eight (!) known with original gum, with 1971 and 2008 PFCs. One of the rarest 20th Century United States stamps in unused condition (the 1c green, Scott 594, is waste from a horizontal rotary printing used to make coils. At the beginning or end of a coil-stamp print run from the 170-subject rotary plates, some leading or trailing paper was produced that was too short for rolling into 500-stamp rolls. In 1919 the Bureau devised a plan to salvage this waste by perforating and cutting the sheets into panes. They were put through the 11-gauge flat-plate perforator in use at the time, giving the sheets full perforations on all sides. The existence of Scott 594 was not reported until four months after the final sheets were delivered, and the 1c Rotary perf. 11 was soon recognized as one of the rarest United States stamps) * Catalog #594 Catalog Value $65,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8228 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 Rotary perf. 11, 1c green, used, well centered with design clear of the perforations on all sides, fresh color, small repair at upper left, otherwise v.f., seldom seen in such condition, with 2019 PSE certificate (catalogue value is for a stamp with perforations touching the frameline on one side) O Catalog #594 Catalog Value $10,500 | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #8229 United States 1917-29 Issues 1923 2c carmine, top Plate No. 14131 and 14732 block of four, each with star, l.h., some gum skips, usual centering, rare, *Catalog #595 Catalog Value $4,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8230 United States 1917-29 Issues 1925 Norse-American, seven different FDCs, each with set of two, addressed to Phillip Ward, fine-v.f.,  Catalog #620-21 Catalog Value $350 | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #8231 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 2c Liberty Bell, small die proof on india paper, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., rare, P Catalog #627P2 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #8232 United States 1917-29 Issues 1926 2c carmine lake, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., with 2019 PSE certificate for a pair from which it originated, ** Catalog #634b Catalog Value $425 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #8233 United States 1917-29 Issues 1927 2c Valley Forge, small die proof on india paper, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., extremely rare, P Catalog #645P2 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #8234 United States 1917-29 Issues 1927 5c Aeronautics, large die proof, die sunk on card, signed by the Postmaster General (Harry S. Neu), serial number (146710) on back, faint ageing, otherwise v.f., extremely rare, P Catalog #649P1 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #8235 United States 1917-29 Issues 1929 Kansas-Nebraska, complete sets in blocks of four, each with two stamps hinged, two n.h., fine-v.f., */**Catalog #658-679 Catalog Value $2,881 | Price Realized $575.00 |
