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 #4851 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH GUIANA 1852 1c black on magenta, large margins all around, canceled by "Demerara June 1853" postmark on small piece, faint trace of a crease at bottom (really just the result of extending over the piece), fresh and remarkable quality for this difficult stamp, without the usual paper cracking or rubbing, signed by Bolaffi and Peter Holcombe, with their 1963 and 1981 certificates ("it is in exceptional and unrubbed condition for this rare stamp", ex-Burrus and Caspary collections (SG 9) O Catalog #6 Catalog Value £5,500 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #4852 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH GUIANA 1853 1c vermilion, 4c blue, used, cut in at top or sides, good colors, fine appearance, O Catalog #8,10 Catalog Value $3,100 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #4853 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH GUIANA 1860 4c blue, numerals in corners framed, used, margins all around, thin spots, fine appearance, O Catalog #12 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $180.00 |
