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 #4672 FRANCE 1807 (7 June) FL with complete text, datelined Berlin and addressed to Strasbourg, with red "No.20 GRANDE ARMEE" handstamp, v.f. Napoleonic letter, with 2017 Roumet certificate  | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4673 FRANCE 1849 10c bister, margins all around, v.f., used on small FL from Toulouse to Lanta, with manuscript docketing and single line "Lanta 30" arrival, minor cover wear, signed Roumet, Catalog #1 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4674 FRANCE 1849 20c black on buff, small h.r., margins all around, creased, fine appearance and fresh, signed Roumet, * Catalog #3b Catalog Value $1,100 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4675 FRANCE 1849 20c gray, used, black grid diamond cancel, margins all around, signed "Chambre Syndicate" on back (YT 3i, Euro 1,000) O Catalog #3var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4676 FRANCE 1849 20c gray, margins all around, tied by black grid diamond cancel on FL used 26 May 1849 from Paris to Auch, fine usage, with arrival pmk on back (YT 3i, Euro 1,000 for used off cover) Catalog #3var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4677 FRANCE 1849 20c gray, margins all around, tied by square grid cancel on FL used 8 Jan 1850 from Bourgneuf-en-Retz (42), with departure postmark alongside, fine and rare usage, with 2016 Roumet certificate (YT 3i, Euro 1,000 for used off cover) Catalog #3var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4678 FRANCE 1850 1fr carmine, brown carmine, two distinct shades, the latter just touching at top, showing parts of adjoining stamps at left and at bottom, canceled on piece, fine, signed, O Catalog #9,9b Catalog Value $1,450 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #4679 FRANCE 1850 1fr carmine, two distinct shades, also 1fr "Empire", used, margins all around, small faults, fine appearance, O Catalog #9,9c,21 Catalog Value $4,175 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #4680 FRANCE 1851 40c orange, 1862 Re-Issue, h.r., v.f. (YT 5g, Euro 800) * Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4681 FRANCE 1851 1fr pale lake, 1862 Re-Issue, brown gum, h.r., margins all around, fine (YT 6f, Euro 900) * Catalog #9d Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4682 FRANCE 1853 1c olive green, two distinct shades, with or without gum, v.f., *(*) Catalog #12,12a Catalog Value $242 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4683 FRANCE 1853 FL from Marseille to Barcelona, with 40c franking (oxidized), tied by two-line "Estrangero/Barcelona", used 30 October 1862, with 4 November arrival pmk on back, fine, with 2017 Roumet certificate Catalog #18 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4684 FRANCE 1853 80c bright gooseberry ("groseille"), margins all around, tied by "1896" small numerals on FL used 9 March, 1861 from Marseille to Montpellier, v.f., with departure and arrival postmarks, 2016 Roumet certificate, Catalog #20e Catalog Value $275 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4685 FRANCE 1853 1fr lake, yellowish, used, face free cancel, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed "Chambre Syndicate", O Catalog #21 Catalog Value $2,475 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4686 FRANCE 1853 1fr lake, yellowish, used, neat dot postmark, margins all around, small thin, fresh and v.f. appearance, signed, O Catalog #21 Catalog Value $2,475 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #4687 FRANCE 1853 1fr pale lake (velours), canceled "3516" small numerals, margins all around, some red markings showing slightly through, various handstamped signatures on back, fine appearing example of this scarce "velvet" shade (YT 18g, Euro 5,000) O Catalog #21b Catalog Value $2,175 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4688 FRANCE 1862 1c olive, variety large "C" of "FRANC" at top, used, fine, signed "Chambre Syndicate" on back (YT 19d, Euro 1,100) O Catalog #22var | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #4689 FRANCE 1870 Bordeaux Issue, 20c blue, used, margins all around, small thin, also Report 2, signed Maury, plus Report 3, block of four, fine-v.f.  OCatalog #43-45 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #4690 FRANCE 1870 Bordeaux Issue, 40c dark blood red (rouge sang fonce), canceled "113", large margins all around, tiny thin speck in the right margin only, well outside stamp, v.f., signed Calves (YT 48e, Euro 2,200) O Catalog #47c Catalog Value $675 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4691 FRANCE 1870 Bordeaux Issue, 40c orange vermilion, h.r., large margins all around, fresh and v.f. A beautiful stamp, * Catalog #47f Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4692 FRANCE 1870 Bordeaux Issue, 80c rose, unused with full original gum, minor h.r., fresh and v.f. (YT 49, Euro 725) * Catalog #48 Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4693 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 1c bronze green, 10c bister, unused and used horizontal pairs, the former without gum, v.f. (*)O Catalog #38a,42 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4694 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 2c red brown (5), 4c gray (4), 30c brown and 80c rose, various shades, couple without gum, occasional minor thin spots, mostly fine appearance, *(*) Catalog #39,40,46,48 Catalog Value $2,695 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #4695 FRANCE 1929 Reims Cathedral, 3fr dark gray, type I,II,IV, sheet corner margin coin date blocks of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #247,247A,248 Catalog Value $1,720 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #4696 FRANCE 1929 Reims Cathedral, 3fr dark gray, type IV, block of four, n.h., v.f., with Roumet certificate, **Catalog #248 Catalog Value $460 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #4697 FRANCE 1929 10fr dark ultramarine, Type I, lower left sheet corner margin "coin date" block of four, n.h., v.f. (YT Euro 1,600) **Catalog #251 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #4698 FRANCE 1929 10fr dark ultramarine, Type III, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #252 Catalog Value $560 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #4699 FRANCE 1929 20fr orange brown, three lower left sheet corner "Coin Date" singles, slightly different shades, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet, ** Catalog #254A Catalog Value $1,350 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #4700 FRANCE 1929 20fr orange brown, three marginal singles, slightly different shades, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet, with two certificates (Maury 262, Euro 1,800) ** Catalog #254A Catalog Value $1,350 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #4701 FRANCE 1929 20fr orange brown, three marginal singles, slightly different shades, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet, with one certificate (Maury 262, Euro 1,800) ** Catalog #254A Catalog Value $1,350 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #4702 FRANCE 1935 S.S. Normandie, 1.50fr pale blue, two blocks of four, slightly different shades, one with lower left sheet corner "Coin Date" imprint, n.h., v.f. (YT Euro 1,760) **Catalog #300a Catalog Value $1,160 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #4703 FRANCE 1936 Ader, 50fr ultramarine, two lower left sheet corner margin coin date blocks of four, n.h., v.f., one with Roumet certificate, **Catalog #348 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $325.00 |
