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 #745 MEXICO Air Post 1935 20c lake, overprinted "Amelia Earhart Vuelo de Buena Voluntad Mexico 1935", with additional "Muestra" at bottom, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., with 1956 Philatelic Foundation Certificate, ex-George Sloane collection. Only 350 stamps were overprinted "Muestra" (making it scarcer than the issued stamp). As far as we know, this is the only known block of four  **Catalog #C74S | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #746 MEXICO Air Post 1936 20c lake, "Eagleman", "Secretaria de Hacienda Mexico" and lines watermark, bottom sheet block of four, n.h., well centered for issue, v.f., signed Herbert Bloch, with 1971 Friedl certificate. This is the only existing block of this elusive and popular stamp, certainly the greatest Air Post rarity from Mexico, ex-Weston collection (where it was sold in 1980 for $60,500 at Sotheby's-Parke Bennett auction in New York City) (catalogue value for singles) **Catalog #C76A Catalog Value $30,000 | Price Realized $30,000.00 |
