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 #988 SWITZERLAND 1850 Orts-Post and Poste Locale 2 1/2rp with frame around cross, used, margins all around, small faults, fine appearance, O Catalog #1,2 Catalog Value $3,100 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #989 SWITZERLAND 1850 Orts-Post 2 1/2rp without frame around cross, Type 28, black P.P. (Luzern) postmark, narrow but ample margins all around, fine, with 2000 Rellstab opinion, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $2,950 | Unsold |
 | Lot #990 SWITZERLAND 1850 Orts-Post 2 1/2rp without frame around cross, Type 35, black P.P. postmark, top margin added, fine appearance, with 2016 Marchand opinion, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $2,950 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #991 SWITZERLAND 1850 Orts-Post 2 1/2rp without frame around cross, Type 4, light Crayon cross postmark, margins all around, horizontal crease, fine appearance (looks unused), with 1996 Renggli opinion, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $2,950 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #992 SWITZERLAND 1850 5rp light blue, red & black, horizontal pair, grid cancel, margins to just touching at bottom right, fresh and fine pair, O Catalog #7 Catalog Value $1,150 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #993 SWITZERLAND 1851 (8 Jan) FL from Zurich to Winterthur, with two Sperati forgeries affixed at left, canceled by fake "P.P." markings, fine and scarce | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #994 SWITZERLAND 1854 5r orange brown, used (heavy cancel), margins all around, thin, good color and fine appearance, with 2020 Eichele opinion (Mi.13Ia,SBK 22A1) O Catalog #14 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #995 SWITZERLAND 1855-57 1fr lavender, two used examples, one with large margins all around, slight crease, also 2r gray unused without gum, minor flaws, fine appearance, O(*) Catalog #30,35 Catalog Value $2,275 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #996 SWITZERLAND 1858 5rp brown, h.r., fresh, v.f., signed Roig, * Catalog #36 Catalog Value $250 | Price Realized $90.00 |
 | Lot #997 SWITZERLAND 1862-64 10c dark blue, 2c red brown, 30c ultramarine, 40c green, four different, unused (regummed), fresh colors, some short perfs, mostly fine or better, (*) Catalog #44,47,52a,56 Catalog Value $3,795 | Unsold |
 | Lot #998 SWITZERLAND 1862-64 30c vermilion, 30c ultramarine, unused with gum which is not original, well centered, bright colors, fresh and fine, signed Diena, (*) Catalog #46,56 Catalog Value $2,470 | Unsold |
 | Lot #999 SWITZERLAND 1862-64 60c bronze, h.r., good color and fresh, some irregular perfs, otherwise fine example of this difficult stamp, * Catalog #48 Catalog Value $1,550 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1000 SWITZERLAND 1908 3fr bistre & yellow, n.h., natural gum wrinkle, well centered, fresh and v.f., scarce unhinged, ** Catalog #145 Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $240.00 |
