U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 15-16, 2020
Welcome to our December 15-16, 2020 Auction which will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE. The sale has over 1,000 lots and features 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 Zululand. Also featured is a section of 100 lots containing the Joe Taylor Postal History collection of Allied Intervention in Russia. The auction concludes with a strong selection of 120+ large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #4811 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHAMAS 1861 4p dull rose, rough perf. 14-16, unused part original gum, nice color and well centered for this very difficult issue, signed Herbert Bloch, with 2006 Brandon certificate stating "unused without gum" (SG 5, £1,400) (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #4812 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHAMAS 1882-90 Queen Victoria, 1p-£1, set of six, with additional shades of 1p (2), 2 1/2p and 6, plus 1882 1p (perf. 12) and 1sh, l.h. or h.r., some faint overall gum toning, still fine-v.f. (SG 40,44,47-57) * Catalog #23-24,27-32 Catalog Value £568 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #4813 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHAMAS 1901-11 Queen's Staircase and KEVII, complete sets of four and seven, 1p Queen's Staircase with watermark inverted, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 58w,59-74) * Catalog #32var,33-47 Catalog Value £685 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4814 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHAMAS 1901-34 KEVII and George V issues complete, 71 different, with War Tax and Special Delivery, also Queen's Staircase and Seal of Bahamas, including four different without dates, mostly l.h., occasional faint overall toning, fine-v.f., * Catalog #33/96,B1-2,E1-3,MR1-14 Catalog Value $1,415 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4815 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHAMAS 1902 KEVII, set of seven, overprinted Specimen, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 58-61) S Catalog #37-43S Catalog Value £300 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #4816 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHAMAS 1912-19 George V, set of nine, overprinted Specimen, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 81-89s) S Catalog #49-56S Catalog Value £325 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4817 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHAMAS 1912 George V, 1p carmine rose, watermark inverted, small h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 82w) * Catalog #50a Catalog Value £350 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #4818 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHAMAS 1937-46 Coronation, George VI 4p-8p and Peace, complete sets, perforated Specimen, George VI l.h., others n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 146-148s,158-160s,176-177s) S Catalog #97-99S,106-9S,130-1S Catalog Value £360 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4819 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BAHAMAS 1942 Landfall of Columbus, 8p carmine and ultramarine, left margin block of four, sixth stamp with "COIUMBUS" variety, error stamp n.h. (bottom stamps hinged), very faint overall gum toning, still v.f. and scarce George VI error, with clear 1999 Brandon certificate (SG 170a)  */**Catalog #124var Catalog Value £12,000 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
