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
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 | Lot #1273 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1879-1951 Plate Blocks, collection on (mostly) Scott album pages, with Bank Note issues such as 184 (top sheet margin imprint and plate no. block of 14), 212 (plate block of 20), 219 (plate block of 18), Columbians (1c, 2c, 3c, 8c), Bureau Issues (246, 247, 250, 253, 255, 264, 267, 269, 270, 279B, 272, 273, 279, 280, 281, 284), Trans-Mississippi (285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290), Pan-American (1c, 2c, 5c), 1902-03 Issue (1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, 13c, 15c), Louisiana Purchase (1c, 2c, 3c, 10c all plate blocks of four), Jamestown (1c-5c, last one rejoined), Washington-Franklins, some duplication with 3x13c, also 5c, 6c, 10c, 15c, imperfs (356,347), 1909 commemoratives perf. and imperf., 1913-15 perf. 10 (427, 428,4 29, 431, 433, 434, 465, 467, 470, 473, 474), 1916-17 Issue to $1, offset printings, 1922 mostly complete to $2, later regular issues and commemoratives including Kansas-Nebraska, etc., Air Post with C1-6, C7-12, C16-24, mixed condition, occasional flaws noted, mostly fine or better. A solid collection of U.S. Plate Blocks  *Catalog #184/1005,C1/31 | Price Realized $35,000.00 |
