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 #4783 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1881 Great Britain Revenue 1d purple, watermarked Orbs, canceled by bold "C" obliterator of Constantinople, with 1995 BPA certificate, O Catalog #SG Z175a Catalog Value £650 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4784 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1885-88 selection with five singles and a block of four, 40pa on 2 1/2d lilac, block of four, 40pa on 2 1/2d, 80pa on 5d and 80pa on 5d, all overprinted Specimen in black, plus additional 80pa on 5d and 12pi on 2sh6p overprinted "Canceled", l.h. or h.r., last with BPA certificate S | Unsold |
 | Lot #4785 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1885-88 12pi on 2sh6p lilac, bluish paper, h.r., v.f. (SG 3) * Catalog #3a Catalog Value £550 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4786 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1885-88 12pi on 2sh6p lilac, bluish paper, top sheet margin example overprinted Specimen (Samuel type GB14), minor h.r., fresh and fine S Catalog #3aS | Unsold |
 | Lot #4787 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1887 80pa on 5d purple & blue, block of four, top left with small "0" in "80", h.r., fine (SG 5a)  *Catalog #5,5a Catalog Value £429 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #4788 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1887 80pa on 5d purple & blue, variety "watermark inverted", used (SG 5w) O Catalog #5var Catalog Value £650 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #4789 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1893 40pa on 1/2d vermilion, two singles canceled on piece by "'British Post Office / Constantinople" cds (March 1), v.f., with 1972 Royal certificate (SG 7) O Catalog #6 Catalog Value £200 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #4790 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1902 80pa on 5d purple & blue, horizontal pair, left stamp with small "0" in "80", h.r., fine (SG 9a) * Catalog #9,9a Catalog Value £344 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4791 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1902-21 Specimen overprints, selection of four singles and a horizontal pair, with 12pi on 2sh6p KEVII bottom sheet margin single, 18 3/8pi on 1sh, others overprinted Levant 1/2p and 1p (with BPA certificate), plus pair of 1sh, fine-v.f. S Catalog #11/61S | Unsold |
 | Lot #4792 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1909-13 5pi on 1s dull green & carmine, block of six all overprinted by hooded "Specimen" in black (Samuel type GB17), also 4pi on 10d dull purple & scarlet, bottom sheet margin block of four, overprinted "Specimen" (Samuel type GB15), n.h., fine-v.f. SCatalog #31,44S | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #4793 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorses, set of three surcharges, also additional 2sh6p single and vertical pair overprinted Levant, all overprinted "Specimen" (Samuel type GB26), l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. S Catalog #54,62-64S | Unsold |
