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 #5284 SWITZERLAND 1850 Poste Locale 2 1/2 Rp black & red, without black frame around cross, type 8, canceled by grids, margins all around, fresh and v.f. example of one of the rarest stamps from classic Switzerland, with 2009 Jean-Claude Marchand and von der Weid certificate ("seltene Marke in schoner und guter Erhaltung" and 2019 opinion stating "minimal thin spot at top" which is really impossible to see) (Zu.14 II, SFr 30,000) O Catalog #4 Catalog Value $27,000 | Price Realized $5,750.00 |
 | Lot #5285 SWITZERLAND 1854 15 Rp carmine rose, used, reasonable margins except just touching at top, good color, fine (Zu.24A, SFr 220) O Catalog #17 Catalog Value $190 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5286 SWITZERLAND 1855 Sitting Helvetia, 1fr lavender, with black silk threads, grid cancel, margins all around, good color, fine, with Kurt Trussel 1997 certificate (Zu.27C, SFr 1,300) O Catalog #30 Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5287 SWITZERLAND 1862 Perforated Issues, 10c blue, on white paper with embossing, l.h., well centered for issue, irregular perforations at top, fresh and fine stamp, with 2000 Renggli opinion (Zu.31a, SFr 650) * Catalog #44 Catalog Value $700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5288 SWITZERLAND 1862 60c bronze, unused (regummed), slight creases, remarkably fresh without any traces of the usual oxidation, with 2005 Berra-Gautschy certificate ("despite the flaws, superb appearance") (Zu.35, SFr 1,750 plus premium for stamp without any traces of oxidation) (*) Catalog #48 Catalog Value $1,550 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5289 SWITZERLAND 1881 Granite Paper, 15c lemon, canceled part framed "Baden" datestamp, excellent color and well centered for issue, fine and rare used stamp, with 1980 Ernst Schaadt certificate (Zu.47, SFr. 575) O Catalog #63 Catalog Value $540 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5290 SWITZERLAND 1882 White Paper, Numerals 2c olive brown - 15c yellow used, complete set of five, neat cancels, signed Moser, etc., fine-v.f., first and last values with von der Weid and Renggli certificates (Zu.53-57, SFr.1,165) O Catalog #77-81 Catalog Value $1,020 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #5291 SWITZERLAND 1882 White Paper, Numerals 15c yellow used, complete "Wiedikon 6.III.84" cds, perfect centering, good color, fresh and v.f. example of difficult issue, with 1992 Renggli certificate (Zu.57) O Catalog #81 Catalog Value $375 | Price Realized $110.00 |
 | Lot #5292 SWITZERLAND 1888 Standing Helvetia, perf. 9 1/2, 50c blue, h.r., usual centering and irregular perforations, fresh and fine stamp, rare unused, with 2007 Renggli certificate (Zu.70Ba, SFr 1,750) * Catalog #92 Catalog Value $1,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5293 SWITZERLAND 1888 Standing Helvetia, perf. 9 1/2, 1fr lilac, h.r., well centered for issue, usual perforations, signed Zumstein, v.f., with 1990 Rellstab certificate (Zu.71Ba, SFr 1,250) * Catalog #93 Catalog Value $1,300 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5294 SWITZERLAND 1891 Perf. 11 1/2 x 11, 20c-1fr set of six, l.h. or h.r., last one with slight gum crease, good colors, fine and scarce group (Zu.66C-72C, SFr 4,875) * Catalog #82c-87c Catalog Value $4,270 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #5295 SWITZERLAND 1907 imperforate trial color proofs on unwatermarked paper, 25c selection of 10 different blocks of four, fresh and v.f.  PCatalog #120P | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #5296 SWITZERLAND 1907 30c red brown, perf. 11 1/2, block of six, positions 81-93 from Plate Ie, various retouches, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., with 2004 Guinand certificate. A rare multiple (Zu.96B, SFr 3,900+) **Catalog #121a Catalog Value $3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #5297 SWITZERLAND 1907 3fr bistre & yellow, l.h., fine, */** Catalog #145 Catalog Value $465 | Price Realized $90.00 |
 | Lot #5298 SWITZERLAND 1945 PAX Issue, complete set used, fine-v.f., O Catalog #293-305 Catalog Value $894 | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #5299 SWITZERLAND 1945 PAX Issue, complete set used, fine-v.f., O Catalog #293-305 Catalog Value $894 | Price Realized $95.00 |
