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 #963 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, thick paper, uncanceled single, showing excellent colors and embossing, affixed on FL dated 3 October, 1858 and used from "Padiachewka" to Kurland - Mitawa, with two-line October 1858 departure and "Polucheno" October 19, 1858 arrival datestamps, v.f. and rare usage from a small village, obviously without operating postal service and most likely delivered by coach  Catalog #2 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #964 RUSSIA 1866 20k blue & orange, imperforate and gummed proof on glazed, unwatermarked chalky paper, prepared for the 1867 Paris Exhibition, somewhat oxidized, otherwise fine and rare item, ex-Breitfuss P | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #965 RUSSIA 1879 7k lilac & green, perforated and gummed trial color proof, h.r., fine, signed Mikulski * Catalog #27P | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #966 RUSSIA 1883-88 1k-7r complete, with some additional shades, h.r., also 1k-7k five different, affixed on small piece and handstamped "Specimen", plus 1k-70k used, mostly fine, * Catalog #31-40 Catalog Value $2,057 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #967 RUSSIA 1889 2k green, imperforate single, h.r., v.f., with handstamped guarantee. A rare stamp, * Catalog #47a Catalog Value $800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #968 RUSSIA 1900 small beautifully illustrated, unfranked charity envelope addressed to St. Petersburg, red cross indicia on backflap, v.f. | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #969 RUSSIA 1915 (3 Oct) cover from Konstantinovka to Shlisselburg Prison, franked on back with 3k Arms and 7k Romanov, with oval censor handstamp on front, filing folds and some toning, fine usage to the infamous prison | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #970 RUSSIA 1917 War charity labels, separated sheet of 64, some faults, mostly fine-v.f.  * | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #971 RUSSIA 1917 selection of 12 different original black and white photographs incl. Kerensky with ministers, various funeral processions (burial of Cossacks, etc.), May 1 Holiday, First Days of the Revolution, various volunteers, also an additional photograph (same source) from Christiania, Norway, fine-v.f. and rare | Unsold |
 | Lot #972 RUSSIA 1917 10r scarlet, green & gray, background shifted to bottom, 1919 cds, v.f., unpriced used O Catalog #135a | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #973 RUSSIA 1922 5r on 20k blue & red, two cross gutter sheets of 100, one with only partial offset of basic stamp (bottom 10 stamps), the other fold-over at left, creating a significant variety, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #216var | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #974 RUSSIA 1924 Definitives (typographed), 15k yellow, never hinged, well centered, several natural inclusions, endemic to this particular stamp, nice delicate color, imperceptible soiling at upper left, nevertheless still v.f. and rare never hinged stamp, ** Catalog #287 Catalog Value $40,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #975 RUSSIA 1924 3r red brown, green, perf. 13 1/2 : 10, never hinged and post office fresh, natural gum wrinkles, v.f. and rare stamp, especially in this quality (Zagorsky 57A) ** Catalog #292b Catalog Value $5,250 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #976 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three unaccepted designs submitted for competition, all on cards (128x72mm), including 1r and 2r "All the Power to the Soviets" by artist N. Kotoff; both composite models, with frame and center superimposed on one another; plus "Triumphant Procession of Workers and Peasants" hand painted by artist K. Maximo, value tablets blank, v.f. and possibly unique E | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #977 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, two unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 10k value, frames reversed, both composite models, with frame and center superimposed on one another; various colors, fine and rare E | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #978 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 1r gray and 2r blue and 2r gray "All the Power to the Soviets" by artist N. Kotoff; some wrinkles, fine-v.f. E | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #979 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 1r gray blue, 1r gold and 1r brown "Lenin" by artist N. Kotoff; some wrinkles, fine-v.f. E | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #980 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, three different unaccepted designs, proposed sketches including 10k Train, 10k Factory and breaking chains of oppression, plus 15k Hammer & Sickle, all with simulated perforations, each on a different size card and affixed on a single sheet (page three of the "Competition for Postage Stamp of the October Revolution, 10th October" booklet), with a corresponding photo essay alongside, all numbered in red crayon, values inserted by hand, mostly fine-v.f. These designs were rejected because they resembled the already existing propaganda posters, plus the proposed denominations did not conform to the postal rates. A striking group of essays, possibly unique E | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #981 RUSSIA 1927 Tenth Anniversary of the October Revolution, two unaccepted designs submitted for competition, 1k and another with value tablets blank, frame and center superimposed on one another; various colors, fine and rare E | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #982 RUSSIA 1929 Industrial Production, artist signed (Ivanoff, Leningrad) drawing in brown, v.f., unique E | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #983 RUSSIA 1929 Industrial Production, artist drawing in brown, vertical format showing tractor at bottom, v.f., unique E | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #984 RUSSIA 1933 (1 Aug) small cover used locally in Moscow, attractive franking with eight stamps (one on reverse), v.f. | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #985 RUSSIA 1933 15th Anniversary of the Red Army, seven different unaccepted designs, imperforate photo proofs showing 3k-35k Army, Navy, Air Force, etc., v.f. E | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #986 RUSSIA 1932 Moscow Exhibition souvenir sheet of four (margins reduced to 150x114mm, issued size 169x119mm), unused without gum as issued, minor wrinkles and natural inclusions, corner creases, otherwise fresh, fine-v.f., (*)Catalog #485-86var Catalog Value $19,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #987 RUSSIA 1937 Moscow Architecture, 40k violet, imperforate vertical pair with sheet margin at bottom, dried gum, with tiny thins at bottom margin only, v.f. and rare imperforate variety. Also included is a souvenir sheet of four (most "imperfs" are usually cut from the souvenir sheets) * Catalog #603b Catalog Value $2,850 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #988 RUSSIA 1938 Second Trans-Polar Flight Moscow to San Jacinto, set of three upper right sheet corner margin blocks of 15, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #640-42 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #989 RUSSIA 1938 Rescue of Papanin's North Pole Expedition, 10k, 20k, 30k and 50k imperforate singles, complete set of four, never hinged, all with large or ample margins, v.f., except the last value (50k blue) has an ironed-out horizontal crease. A very rare set of imperforate varieties from the Soviet Union; 30k brown is accompanied by a certificate from N. Mandrovski ** Catalog #643-46var | Unsold |
 | Lot #990 RUSSIA 1962 Monument "In outer Space" engraved vignette in steel blue, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, images shifted to top, natural gum creases, n.h., v.f. P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #991 RUSSIA 1963 Mayakovsky, 4k red brown perf. 11 1/2, also horizontal with additional horizontal perfs through center (Zagorsky 2801A) ** | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #992 RUSSIA 1966 Space, 6k Sputnik, 6k multicolor, also 10k black, two different, all imperforate proofs, fine-v.f., undoubtedly rare P | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #993 RUSSIA 1976 Interkosmos, 20k multicolor, imperforate sheet corner margin single, l.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 4583Pa) * | Price Realized $450.00 |
