U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 25-26, 2021
Our May 25-26, 2021 Auction will run live via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,382 lot sale features United States and Worldwide countries, beginning with a solid selection of U.S. singles, sets, Postal History and Possessions. The Foreign section features a highly specialized collection of French Indochina, with 19th Century military and civilian mail from what is today Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. This collection was formed by a former French Colonial resident, with an excellent eye for postal history and considered a foremost expert of the subject. From Germany, there are used and unused selections from an-old time collection formed with assistance from Herbert Bloch and the Friedl Expert Committee. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are followed by a collection of Imperial Japan, including the original collection formed in 1875 by Baron Maejima Hisoka, founder of the Japanese Postal System. Italian Offices in China include three rare Pechino and Tientsin items, including unique covers. The Poland selection features Krakow Issue, Locals, Polish Army Corps in Italy, with unique errors and varieties. Russia boasts a collection of 300+ lots of Zemstvo, with many ex-Baughman, Faberge, and Bianchi items. In addition, this sale includes a strong selection of 100+ 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 #111 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 2c carmine, horizontal guide line pair, n.h., well centered, fresh color, with 1998 PFC and 2020 PSAG certificate graded "90" (SMQ $1,350) ** Catalog #413 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #112 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 50c violet, n.h., fresh color, fine, with 2021 PSAG certificate, ** Catalog #422 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #113 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 15c gray, left margin plate number block of six, l.h., fine,  *Catalog #437 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #114 United States 1914-17 Issues 1914 30c orange red, l.h., well centered, fresh color, v.f., with 2005 APS certificate, * Catalog #439 Catalog Value $225 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #115 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 3c violet, horizontal pair, used, well centered with wide margins, with a photocopy of a 2020 PSAG certificate graded "90" for a strip of three from which this came (SMQ $1,000) O Catalog #456 | Unsold |
 | Lot #116 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 2c pale carmine red, top sheet margin single, n.h., fresh and fine, with a photocopy of a 2009 PFC for a larger block from which this originated, ** Catalog #461 Catalog Value $325 | Unsold |
 | Lot #117 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 5c carmine, error stamp in 2c horizontal strip of three, 5c n.h. (2c stamps l.h.), well centered, v.f., with 2021 PSAG certificate for a block of six from which this originated, */** Catalog #467 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #118 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 15c gray, n.h., well centered, with 1998 PFC and 2021 PSAG certificate graded "80" (the PSAG certificate erroneously describes it as a 437; the stamp is clearly unwatermarked) (SMQ $400) ** Catalog #475 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #119 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 20c light ultramarine, l.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "95" (SMQ $550) * Catalog #476 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #120 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 50c light violet, bottom margin single, barely hinged, well centered, v.f., with a photocopy of a 2020 PFC for a block of four from which this originated, * Catalog #477 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #121 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 2c carmine, used, near perfect centering, with 2019 PSE certificate graded "Superb 98" (SMQ $175) O Catalog #492 | Unsold |
 | Lot #122 United States 1914-17 Issues 1917 $2 dark blue, n.h., huge margins, v.f., ** Catalog #479 Catalog Value $475 | Price Realized $525.00 |
