1979 $1.00 Rush Lamp & Candle Holder, intaglio brown color inverted, n.h., v.f. The so-called CIA invert is one of the best known inverted color errors in United States philately. These stamps were discovered by an on-duty CIA employee who teamed up with some colleagues to purchase the pane from a post office. Saving a copy each, the group later sold the bulk of the sheet to a prominent stamp dealer. News of the error reached CIA...
Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
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Dec 19, 2017 America/New_York
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017 10:00 to Wednesday Dec 20, 2017 18:00 America/New_York
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Tuesday Dec 19, 2017 09:00 America/New_York
Welcome to Cherrystone Auctions' December 19-20, 2017 sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. You are invited to browse through this select offering of 1400 lots representing virtually every area of International Philately. The United States section ranges from Special Printings, proofs and better cacheted FDCs. Foreign Countries include Great Britain and British Commonwealth, selection of classic covers from Colombia, China with Large Dragon covers, unsurcharged Red revenue and more. There is a collection of 18th Century Poland, Russian stamps and modern proofs, Swiss Cantonals and Italian States. As always there are over 100 large lots and collections, balances of estates and much more. Please note this is a public auction taking place live and over the internet - Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day.
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