U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 2-3, 2021
Our February 2-3, 2021 Auction will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,400 lot sale features United States and European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Western Ukraine, and many others. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented. Also featured are large die proofs from the American Bank Note Company, issued for various South and Central American countries. The auction concludes with a strong selection of 130+ 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 #398 FRANCE 1808 NAPOLEON, Bonaparte, single page folio dated 16 December, 1808 addressed "Au Prince Eugene Napoleon", datelined Madrid. Napoleon addressed the letter "Mon Fils" and signs "Vote Affectionnee Pere NAP", fine letter from the Emperor to his stepson Eugene (de Beauharnais, was adopted by Napoleon in 1806, though excluded from succession to the French Empire). A rare letter from Napoleon, during his short time in Madrid in December 1808 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #399 FRANCE 1811 Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), military general and the first emperor of France who is considered one of the world's greatest military leaders. Napoleon revolutionized military organization and training, sponsored the Napoleonic Code, reorganized education and established the long-lived Concordat with the papacy. A two-page letter, date-lined St.Cloude, 11 June, 1811 addressed to Duc de Feltre, Ministre de la Guerre (Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, Duke of Feltre, born to Irish parents from Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny, in Landrecies, was a politician and Marshal of France. Clarke was one of the most influential and charismatic Franco-Irish generals in the French army during the Napoleonic period. He had close links to the Irish Brigade of France), letter discusses military matters, with additional commentary pinned at bottom, boldly signed "NAPOL", dated 11 June 1811 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #400 FRANCE 1870 10c bistre, rose, n.h., well centered, fresh, v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #55 Catalog Value $265 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #401 FRANCE 1924 25c Olympics, two proofs, one in red and ocher, the other with frame only in green, v.f. P Catalog #199P | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #402 FRANCE 1944 Liberation of Paris, souvenir sheet of four, n.h., usual wrinkles and natural tiny inclusions, v.f., scarce (see note in Scott following No.523) (Maury BF4, €9,200)  ** | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #403 FRANCE 1961-1999 French Paintings, incredible collection of 165+ different perf. and imperf. singles, also 174 different imperforate deluxe sheetlets (later years with gum as issued), n.h., v.f. collection of these beautiful stamps, YT €35,000++ **Catalog #1014/2703P | Unsold |
 | Lot #404 FRANCE 1978 Liberation, World Gymnastics Championships, imperforate and gummed trial color proofs, sheets of 50, n.h., also deluxe sheetlet and two Signed Artist Die proofs of last, v.f. PCatalog #1484P,1618P | Price Realized $240.00 |
