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 #317 COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 10c "Woman and Boy Watching Plane", unused without gum as issued, large balanced margins all around, beautiful colors, fresh and v.f., signed Kessler, also Dr.Enzo Diena, with his 1985 certificate. Only 38 unused examples have been recorded (Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea was founded September 28, 1919. In February 1920, the C.C.N.A. obtained a franchise to fly between Cartagena and Barranquilla and was authorized to issue its own stamps. This was facilitated by overprinting Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea Porte Aereo and surcharging $0.10 on the Curtiss Aereo Plane & Motor Co. advertising labels. Less than 100 of each of the nine types were produced. These stamps were used on two first flights on February 22, 1920 from Cartagena and returning March 4 from Barranquilla. In July 1920, the air mail concession was passed to SCADTA. The C.C.N.A. ceased to operate in April, 1922) (*) Catalog #C2 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
