U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
April 13-14, 2021
Our April 13-14, 2021 Auction will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,067 lot sale features United States and Foreign countries. The sale begins with over 400 lots of high quality U.S. singles including many rarities and graded items. The Foreign section includes Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, China and South and Central American countries as well as an outstanding selection of the Treasures of Israel Philately, offered for sale at auction for the first time. Featured are the 1948 sheets of Doar Ivri, perf. and imperf. as well as uncut sheets of 300 of the First Festivals issue and the Postage Dues sets. In addition, this sale includes a strong selection of 200+ 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 #541 FRANCE 1850 20c black, margins all around, tied by diamond grids on FL to Amboise, with "Assemblee Nationale/Postes 6 Mars 50" departure cds, backstamped on arrival, v.f., 2015 Roumet certificate  Catalog #3 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #542 FRANCE 1850 25c blue, margins all around, tied by diamond grids on small FL to Laguerche, with "34/Le Grand/Fougerau" in italics ("cursive") and 1850 Derval departure cds, v.f., with 2017 Roumet certificate Catalog #6 | Unsold |
 | Lot #543 FRANCE 1850 1fr light carmine, brown carmine, used, margins all around, fresh, the latter with tiny thin entirely in margin, otherwise v.f., signed Diena, Roumet, Maury, O Catalog #9.9b Catalog Value $ 1,450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #544 FRANCE 1850 1fr carmine, Sperati reproduction, handstamped on back, v.f. Catalog #9 | Unsold |
 | Lot #545 FRANCE 1853 1fr lake, pale lake, two distinct shades, used, margins all around, fine, signed Roumet or Maury (YT 18, €12,000) O Catalog #21,21b Catalog Value $ 4,650 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #546 FRANCE 1863 5fr gray lilac, neat "Epinal" cds, nice color and fresh, faint thin at top as often, fine, O Catalog #37 Catalog Value $ 750 | Price Realized $90.00 |
 | Lot #547 FRANCE 1870 2c red brown, horizontal pair, h.r., fresh and nice color, v.f., signed Roumet (Maury 40 II, €750) * Catalog #39 Catalog Value $ 450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #548 FRANCE 1870 2c chocolate, h.r., margins all around, faint gum toning, still v.f., nice color, signed Roumet, with his 2015 certificate (Maury 40 I, €1,600) * Catalog #39c Catalog Value $ 750 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #549 FRANCE 1870 4c dark gray, used, faint crayon mark at bottom, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Brun and Roumet (Maury 41f, €1,550) O Catalog #40var | Unsold |
 | Lot #550 FRANCE 1870 5c yellow green, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Calves (Maury 42, €350) * Catalog #41 Catalog Value $ 250 | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #551 FRANCE 1870 10c bistre, greenish bistre (verdatre) shade, horizontal pair canceled on piece, v.f., signed Roumet (Maury 43i, €1,250) O Catalog #42var | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #552 FRANCE 1870 30c brown, two slightly different shades, used, one showing portion of adjoining stamp at bottom, the other with sheet margin at left, signed Brun, both v.f., O Catalog #46 Catalog Value $ 400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #553 FRANCE 1870 25c blue, canceled "5104" (China) on folded circular "par vapeur Malacca" from Shanghai, 16 Jan 1873, with French entry pmk, fine usage from China Catalog #58 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #554 FRANCE 1876 Type Sage, 10c green, l.h., fine, with handstamped guarantee mark, * Catalog #68 Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #555 FRANCE 1876 Type Sage, 15c blue, bluish, left sheet margin single, centered to bottom, nice color, n.h., signed Calves, ** Catalog #92b Catalog Value $ 660 | Price Realized $110.00 |
 | Lot #556 FRANCE 1929 Le Havre Exposition, v.f., single franking on registered cover, filing folds away from the stamp, Catalog #246 Catalog Value $ 750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #557 FRANCE 1929 Le Havre Exposition, v.f., used on unaddressed Exposition cover, filing folds away from the stamp, Catalog #246 Catalog Value $ 750 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #558 FRANCE 1929 20fr orange brown, lower left sheet corner margin single with "10.6.37" coin date, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet, etc., with certificate, ** Catalog #254A Catalog Value $ 450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #559 FRANCE 1930 B.I.T. Congress, set of two blocks of 15, n.h., fine-v.f.,  **Catalog #256-57 Catalog Value $ 712 | Unsold |
 | Lot #560 FRANCE 1934-35 Cartier set of two, also two different Semi-Postals, lower left sheet corner margin "Coin Date" blocks of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #296,296,B42-43 Catalog Value $ 1,356 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #561 FRANCE 1935 1.50fr dark blue (Normandie), top sheet margin pane of 25, n.h., some perf. separations, v.f., with 2018 Roumet certificate (Maury 299, €825) **Catalog #300 Catalog Value $ 725 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #562 FRANCE 1937 Mermoz, 30c yellow green color variety (instead of slate green), small h.r., v.f. and rare, signed Calves, Champion (Maury 337a €12,500) (YT 337A, €10,000) * Catalog #325var | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #563 FRANCE 1945 London Issue, set of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Maury 701A-F, €930) ** | Price Realized $180.00 |
