Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
August 9-10, 2022
Cherrystone is pleased to present our Summer auction taking place on August 9-10, 2022, featuring Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. This sale contains 1,283 lots, with notable United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, numerous European countries, with Austria, Belgium, France & Colonies, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Colonies, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Switzerland. From Asia there are selections of China, Laos and Vietnam. South American countries are also well represented, with a good showing of Inverted Centers from all parts of the globe. There and numerous flight covers and large lots and collections. Please note there are no printed catalogues for this auction.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #8289 GREAT BRITAIN 1847 1sh Embossed, margins all around, close but clear at left, used in combination with a "block of three" of 1p red brown on complete FL from London, used in 1854 to the British Embassy in Paris, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover  Catalog #5 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #8290 GREAT BRITAIN 1854 6p red violet, Embossed, well margined example, round at lower left, canceled "1" on cover from London to Nelson, New Zealand, with London Sep 20, 1856 departure datestamp on back, endorsed "Per Mail Ship Triptree via Liverpool" (SS Triptree sailed from Southampton to Sydney, NSW and New Zealand packet to Wellington), with Wellington transit and Nelson, New Zealand arrival pmks (135 days in transit), fine usage (SG 59) Catalog #7 Catalog Value £1,900 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #8291 GREAT BRITAIN 1873 4p green, 6p gray and 1sh green, two FLs from Manchester to Montevideo, one with pair of 4p, other combination pair of 6p and 1sh, tied by duplex numerals and cds, each with appropriate sequence of transit markings, fine pair of covers used in 1877 and 1885 to Uruguay, one with arrival pmk Catalog #62,103 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #8292 GREAT BRITAIN 1873 1sh pale green, single and pair (plate 13), tied by "466" and Liverpool departure cds on 1877 FL to Callao, Peru, endorsed "Via Southampton & Panama", charged "2" in crayon, with Callao arrival pmk, fine usage to Peru (SG 150) Catalog #64 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #8293 GREAT BRITAIN 1876 4p olive green, horizontal pair, plate 16, tied by "498" duplex and corresponding Manchester cds on outer FL sent in 1879 via Liverpool to Vera Cruz, filing folds, also through the right stamp, otherwise fine usage to Mexico Catalog #70 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #8294 GREAT BRITAIN 1882 £5 orange, bottom left sheet corner margin example, lettered A-N, never hinged and post office fresh, perfectly white paper, beautiful rich color and well centered, natural gum bend, v.f., with 1974 BPA (unused corner copy, original gum) and 2015 David Brandon certificates. A beautiful £5 orange, certainly one of the finest possible (SG 137, catalogue value for a hinged single), ** Catalog #93 Catalog Value £12,500 | Price Realized $14,500.00 |
 | Lot #8295 GREAT BRITAIN 1882 Queen Victoria £5 bright orange, White Paper, overprinted Specimen in black, heavy gum adhesions (part original gum), nicely centered, few perf. Flaws, still a remarkably fresh and attractive example of this popular stamp (SG 137s) S Catalog #93S Catalog Value £3,750 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #8296 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 3p on 3p violet and 6p on 6p violet, each overprinted Specimen, h.r., fine (SG 159s,162s) S Catalog #94S-95S Catalog Value £600 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #8297 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2sh6p lilac, h.r., faint toned perf., fine (SG 178, £600) * Catalog #96 Catalog Value $625 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8298 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2sh6p lilac, Bluish Paper, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., creases, fine appearance (SG 175s) S Catalog #96aS Catalog Value £625 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #8299 GREAT BRITAIN 1883-84 Queen Victoria, 2sh6p lilac, 5sh carmine rose and 10sh ultramarine, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 178/182, £3,950) * Catalog #96,108-109 Catalog Value £3,950 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #8300 GREAT BRITAIN 1883-84 1/2p-1sh, set of ten, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r. or part original gum (heavy adhesions), some small faults, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 187s-196s) S Catalog #98-107S Catalog Value £1,790 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #8301 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 5sh carmine rose, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., v.f. (SG 181s) S Catalog #108S Catalog Value £450 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #8302 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, l.h., well centered, v.f., signed Diena (SG 183, £2,250) * Catalog #109 Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #8303 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, Bluish Paper, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., fine (SG 177s) S Catalog #109bS Catalog Value £2,850 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #8304 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 £1 brown violet, watermarked Three Imperial Crowns, overprinted Specimen in black, part original gum (adhesions), creased, v.f. appearance (SG 185s) S Catalog #110S Catalog Value £2,800 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #8305 GREAT BRITAIN 1890 (Feb) cover from London to USA, franked with 2 1/2d violet prepaying the UPU letter rate to New York, re-directed to Philadelphia with US 2c green Banknote (pulled perf. at right) added to pay internal postage, fine "mixed franking" cover Catalog #114 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #8306 GREAT BRITAIN 1891 £1 green, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., few rough perforations, still v.f. (SG 212s) S Catalog #124S Catalog Value £1,100 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #8307 GREAT BRITAIN 1902-11 KEVII, 2sh6p-10sh, set of three, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 260s/265s) S Catalog #139-141S Catalog Value £1,300 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #8308 GREAT BRITAIN 1902-11 10sh ultramarine, bottom margin single, barest trace of a hinge, v.f. (SG 265, £1,000) * Catalog #141 Catalog Value $875 | Unsold |
 | Lot #8309 GREAT BRITAIN 1902-11 £1 blue green, overprinted Specimen in black, part original gum (heavy adhesion at top, faint toned spot, otherwise fine (SG 266s) S Catalog #142S Catalog Value £1,400 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #8310 GREAT BRITAIN 1906 KEVII unexploded 2sh booklet, red cover with black inscriptions, stapled at left, panes include 1/2p with green cross, ink (postmaster's?) notation on front cover, panes with some gum suffusion, otherwise fine and rare booklet,  Catalog #SG BA2 Catalog Value £2,200 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #8311 GREAT BRITAIN 1913 Seahorses, 2sh6p-10sh, set of three, overprinted Specimen in black, heavy h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 399s/402s) S Catalog #173-175S Catalog Value £2,800 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #8312 GREAT BRITAIN 1913 £1 green, used, well centered, creased, v.f. appearance (SG 403, £1,400) O Catalog #176 Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #8313 GREAT BRITAIN 1913 £1 green, overprinted Specimen in black, heavy h.r., well centered, v.f. (SG 403s) S Catalog #176S Catalog Value £3,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #8314 GREAT BRITAIN 1929 £1 black, overprinted Specimen in red, h.r., well centered, v.f. (SG 438s) S Catalog #209S Catalog Value £3,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #8315 GREAT BRITAIN 1934 1 1/2p red brown, imperf. trial color, vertical pair, n.h., v.f. (SG 441P) ** Catalog #212P | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #8316 GREAT BRITAIN 1934-36 1p carmine, imperf. and gummed essay, horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #211E | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #8317 GREAT BRITAIN 1935 George V, unexploded 5sh booklet, stitched at left, black inscriptions on salmon covers, edition number 15, some pen writing on front cover, otherwise v.f., Catalog #SG BB37 Catalog Value £650 | Price Realized $140.00 |
