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 #13 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission cacheted cover to Philadelphia, franked with 1c blue (straight edge at right), minor toning and cover mending at top, otherwise fine  Catalog #63 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #14 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 5c buff, bottom margin single, lightly hinged original gum, bright color and sharp impression, a fine mint example of this difficult and rare stamp, with 1968 and 1988 PFCs and 2018 PSE certificate, * Catalog #67 Catalog Value $27,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #15 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 10c green, unused without gum, well centered with wide margins, with 2014 PFC graded "XF 90" (SMQ $850) (*) Catalog #68 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #16 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 30c orange, l.h., well centered for this tight margined issue, fresh color, fine, with 1999 and 2020 PFCs, * Catalog #71 Catalog Value $2,600 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #17 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 30c orange, black Crossroads cancel, well centered, v.f., with 2015 PFC, O Catalog #71 Catalog Value $225 | Unsold |
 | Lot #18 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 2c black, l.h., nice impression, fine and fresh stamp, with photocopy of a 2020 PSE certificate for a pair from which it originated, * Catalog #73 Catalog Value $350 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #19 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 5c red brown, lightly cancelled, fine, with 1988 PFC and 2020 PSAG certificate, O Catalog #75 Catalog Value $425 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #20 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 5c brown, single and vertical pair, each imperf. vertically and showing portions of adjoining stamps at left or right, used in 1869 on 3c stationery entire envelope (reduced at right), sent from Tyler, Tex. to Jefferson, Tex, some adhesions on back, interesting item Catalog #76 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #21 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 15c black, h.r., nice color, fine, with 2020 PSAG certificate, * Catalog #77 Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #22 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 15c black, also 2c black (creases) and 3c red, both with F.Grill, used on cover from Lewisboro, N.Y. (May 7) to a naval officer, USS Piscataqua, care of American Consul at Hong Kong, minor flaws, fine and scarce combination to China (U.S.S. Piscataqua, a screw steamer, sailed in December of 1867 to the East Indies via the Cape of Good Hope, arriving Singapore 18 April 1868. Serving as a flagship for the Asiatic Station, she visited ports in China, Japan, and the Philippines. From 1868 to 1869, a civil war raged in Japan; during the course of this war, Piscataqua protected the lives of United States citizens and American interests) Catalog #77,87,88 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #23 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 24c grayish lilac, heavy h.r., usual centering, bright distinct color, fine, with 2020 PSAG certificate, * Catalog #78a Catalog Value $2,750 | Unsold |
