U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 10-11, 2020

Welcome to our November 10-11, 2020 Auction which will be held simultaneously via CherrystoneLIVE and Stamp Auction Network (SAN). This sale contains 1,091 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with United States and European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy, with specialized selection of Fezzan, Poland, Russia, with Postal History and Russia used in Asia, Vatican City errors & varieties, plus many others. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, covering all Reigns with many high values and sets from Aden to Zanzibar. This auction concludes with a strong selection of 167 large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, including United States Plate Blocks, British Commonwealth George VI and multi-carton worldwide properties and cover lots.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2757
MEXICO
1864 3c brown, Without Overprint, margins all around, small h.r., v.f.,
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Catalog #18a
Catalog Value $700
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #2758
MEXICO
1913 (2 Sep) cover franked with single 5c orange, sent from Mexico City to rebel territory, La Colorada, Sonora, returned unopened with boxed "returned because destination office closed"
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #2759
MEXICO
1913 (9 Sep) cover used locally in Nogales, franked with the separated strip of five of 1c black & red (strip of three (pos.CDE) and pair (AB), late printing showing pale green color
Envelope
Catalog #336
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #2760
MEXICO
1914 (26 June) cover from Nogales to Los Angeles, franked with strip of 5x1c blue, single 10c red, supplemented with US 2c red, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #2761
MEXICO
1914 (31 Mar) American Consulate pre-addressed "Sanitary Report" legal size cover, franked with single 5c orange, sent from Manzanillo to Washington, D.C., filing fold away from the stamp, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #2762
MEXICO
1915 (21 Feb) legal size cover franked with vertical pair of 5c Sonora Coach seals, sent from Guyamas to the American Consul in Hermosillo, attractive "Botica Del Leon" corner handstamp, filing fold away from the stamps, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #2763
MEXICO
1916 5c orange, with "Corbata" reading down, surcharged "25", placed upside-down and tied by "Merida/Yucatan 21 Oct 1916" cds on cover to New York, minor toning and some filing folds away from the stamp, rare "Merida Provisional" on cover, one of only 11 recorded
Envelope
Catalog #521var
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #2764
MEXICO
1916 20c red & blue, horizontal pair used on registered cover from Culiacan, Sin. to San Francisco, with "Certificacion" label and transit & arrival markings on back, minor toning, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #535
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #2765
MEXICO
1917 (1 Feb) registered "AR" cover from Mexico City to USA, franked with 4x5c G.P.DE M. "Corbata" overprints, with blue "Certificacion" label, transit and Columbus, Ohio arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #2766
MEXICO
1917 cover from Monterey to USA, franked with pair of 5c orange, with inverted "Corbata" overprints, tied by Railroad pmks, minor cover tears, fine
Envelope
Catalog #521var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2767
MEXICO
1917 (14 Feb) cover paying 10c with pair of 5c on 1c, G.P.De M. "Barril" surcharges, tied by "Mexicali, B.C." pmks, addressed to a Chinese merchant in San Francisco, apparently one of only 4 covers recorded used after Dec 2, 1916 (all Revolutionary issues with the exception of "Corbatas" were demonetized)
Envelope
Catalog #577
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #2768
MEXICO
1917 (28 Feb) registered cover paying 40c with pair of 20c G.P.De M. "Barril" surcharges, tied on back by "Mexicali, B.C." departure pmk, via Calexico to San Francisco, arriving on 2nd March, apparently one of only 4 covers recorded used after Dec 2, 1916 (all Revolutionary issues with the exception of "Corbatas" were demonetized)
Envelope
Catalog #579
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2769
MEXICO
1917 (23 June) small registered cover paying 30c rate with 6x5c ultramarine, tied on back by oval Nogales departure datestamps, sent to San Francisco, with "Certificacion" label, transit & arrival markings on back, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #613
Price Realized
$140.00

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