U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
October 12-13, 2021
Our October 12-13, 2021 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,458 lot sale begins with United States, with 19th and 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of book material. The Foreign section focus is on Asia, with an outstanding collection of Large Dragons of Shanghai, used and unused individual rarities and a powerful balance lot. There is Japan with Offices in Korea, followed by stamps and Postal History of Imperial Korea, Mongolia, as well as Russian Offices in China, with Chinese Eastern Railway Stations. European countries include Austria, with local issues, France & Colonies, German Colonies, Italian States & Colonies, Poland, Russia, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, an important collection of Persia and select rarities from the rest of the world. The sale concludes with Large Lots and Collections, with hundreds of albums comprising a collection formed by Solomon Goldberg and sold on behalf of the UJA of New York. Additional lots range from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and cover lots. Scans of the large lots are continuously being added.
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 | Lot #125 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 1c-$5 plate proofs on card, complete set of mostly Top Imprint and Plate no. blocks of eight (4c, 8c, 15c and $1 bottom, others top), each with Letter at left or right, large margins all around, beautiful colors and detailed impressions, fresh and v.f. set. A showpiece of significant rarity, possibly one of two known imprint and plate no. blocks of eight (a set of bottom plate no. imprint blocks of eight was sold in 2008 Siegel Barry Schwartz collection, $52,500 hammer) ($1 is not catalogued as a Plate No. block of eight, hence catalogued as two blocks of four)
P Catalog #230-245P4 Catalog Value $38,775 | Price Realized $35,000.00
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 | Lot #126 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 3c green, n.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh and v.f., with a 2020 PSAG certificate for a strip of three from which this originated, ** Catalog #232 Catalog Value $97 | Unsold
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 | Lot #127 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 5c chocolate, n.h., well centered, with 2019 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $145) ** Catalog #234 | Price Realized $110.00
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 | Lot #128 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 8c magenta, top margin horizontal plate number strip of three, right stamp l.h., other two n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles) */** Catalog #236 Catalog Value $327 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #129 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 10c black brown, n.h., well centered, v.f., with 1991 PFC, ** Catalog #237 Catalog Value $250 | Price Realized $120.00
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 | Lot #130 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 15c dark green, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., with 1990 PFC, ** Catalog #238 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $350.00
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 | Lot #131 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 50c slate blue, h.r., well centered, v.f., with 1999 PSE certificate, * Catalog #240 Catalog Value $450 | Unsold
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 | Lot #132 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 50c slate blue, used, well centered with wide margins, with 1989 APS certificate and 2020 PSAG certificate, the latter graded "95" (SMQ $1,200) O Catalog #240 | Unsold
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 | Lot #133 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $1 salmon, unused (regummed), nice color, fresh and fine, with 2019 PFC (catalogued as unused without gum), (*) Catalog #241 Catalog Value $500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #134 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $1 salmon, used, well centered, small thin, v.f. appearance, with 2012 PSE certificate, O Catalog #241 Catalog Value $525 | Price Realized $210.00
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 | Lot #135 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $2 brown red, l.h., nicely centered, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "80" (SMQ $1,000) * Catalog #242 | Unsold
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 | Lot #136 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $2 brown red, right margin single, n.h., fresh color, fine, with 2017 PFC for a pair from which this originated, ** Catalog #242 Catalog Value $3,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #137 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $3 yellow green, small h.r., fresh color, fine, with 2021 PSAG certificate, * Catalog #243 Catalog Value $1,400 | Unsold
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 | Lot #138 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $3 yellow green, unused without gum, well centered with wide margins, fresh color, v.f., with 2020 PSAG certificate (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #243 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $750.00
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 | Lot #139 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $3 yellow green, unused without gum, fresh color, well centered, v.f., with 2020 PSAG certificate (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #243 Catalog Value $700 | Unsold
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 | Lot #140 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $4 crimson lake, small h.r., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, v.f., with 2020 PSAG certificate, * Catalog #244 Catalog Value $2,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #141 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $4 crimson lake, used, well centered with jumbo margins, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "85J" (SMQ $1,425 for "85" and $2,150 for "90") O Catalog #244 | Price Realized $1,300.00
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 | Lot #142 United States 1893 Columbian Exposition 1893 $5 black, h.r., fine, with 2021 PSAG certificate, * Catalog #245 Catalog Value $2,300 | Price Realized $950.00
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