U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 15-16, 2020
Welcome to our September 15-16, 2020 Auction which will be held simultaneously via CherrystoneLIVE and Stamp Auction Network (SAN). This sale contains 1,353 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with United States and European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, and others. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, covering all Reigns with many high values and sets from Aden to Zanzibar. Also featured is a collection of Imperial China, with Dowagers and extensive Red Revenues which include small 4c and inverted 2c and $5 overprints. This section is followed by solid selection from Republic of China (Taiwan) and PRC souvenir sheets. From Egypt (Kingdom), there is a fine showing of used and unused sets and postal history. This auction concludes with a strong selection of 250 large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections (Postal History of Louisiana, British Commonwealth) and multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #661 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1948 Gandhi, set of four unused singles affixed in a special memorial booklet, v.f. * Catalog #203-206 | Unsold |
 | Lot #662 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1957 Indian Mutiny Centenary, trial color proofs, selection of six imperforate and gummed (disturbed) pairs and ten perforated singles, various colors, some duplication, occasional faint toning, fine-v.f., scarce group P Catalog #289-90P | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #663 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1962 Wildlife Preservation, selection of 19 perforated and gummed trial color proofs, different color combinations, 10np (3), 15np (8), 30np (4), 50np (4), l.h. or h.r., v.f., scarce group P Catalog #361A/365P | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #664 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1968 15p First Triennial Exhibition, orange color omitted, top margin vertical strip of four, bottom stamp the error, n.h., fresh and v.f., rare color missing error, pencil signed in margin. Only 14 examples of this error have been recorded (the bottom two rows of a single sheet were completely omitted, another row is partially affected to a small degree) (SG 564a, £10,000) ** Catalog #466var | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #665 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1973 20p Hume, four different imperforate blocks of four, trial color proofs on gummed paper, various colors, n.h., occasional toned specks, fresh and v.f.  **Catalog #588P | Price Realized $260.00 |
