U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 29-30, 2021
Our Summer Sale will take place live via CherrystoneLIVE on June 29-30, 2021. This 1,525 lot sale features United States and Worldwide countries, including the Mark Hegman collection and several other important properties from all over the world. We begin with United States, followed by Austria, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany & their respective Colonies, comprehensive Italian Area, Poland, Russia with rare numeral dot cancels and Offices in China. British Commonwealth is well represented with strength in Victoria and George V singles and sets. There is noteworthy Colombia with 1920 Scadta vignettes, other South and Central America, selections of Ethiopia, China, and the rest of the world. The auction concludes with close to 200 large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers. We continue to provide additional images of lots and collections up until the auction dates.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1290 SWITZERLAND - CANTONAL ADMINISTRATION Basel 1845 2 1/2 Rp black, blue & carmine, the iconic Basel Dove, incredibly bright colors and full embossing, mostly face-free neat Basel red cds, full white margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 2020 Marchand certificate which mentions a pinpoint speck at bottom (unten punktuelle stelle), in our opinion just a natural translucent spot, by no means detracting from the overall beautiful stamp (Zu.8), (Basel Dove is the world's first tricolor stamp, issued by Switzerland in 1845. During this period in Swiss history each canton issued their own stamps and the Basel Dove is the first to combine engraving and embossing. Created by the architect Melchior Berry, Basel Dove features blue, crimson, and black colors. Interestingly, it was not appreciated by the local populace and quickly withdrawn. Today, the Basel Dove is considered to be one of the most beautiful classical stamps) O Catalog #3L1 Catalog Value $15,500 | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
