1963 4p yellow green & lilac, watermark inverted, pane of 40, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f., rare (catalogued as regular stamps)
Cat. Val. $560
Estimate: $500
Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
We are pleased to present our September 13-14 auction of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. An important sale, with a number of highlights, starting with United States graded stamps, 1847 Issue on cover, 1869 Pictorials Proofs and Essays, including a complete set of Atlanta Trial Colors, two different sets of Columbian Large Die Proofs, a collection of rare Plate Blocks, a newly discovered holding of sheets, blocks of four of the CIA and Stock Exchange Inverts, Flight covers and U.S. Possessions. There are rarities from Bolivia, China including an Inverted Hall of Classics, France and French Colonies, with better Zanzibar, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Dr. Leslie Rose's collection of Germany and Colonies, Hungary with First Issues on cover and pre-WWII Imperforate souvenir sheets. From Latvia, there is a world-renown collection formed by Imants Timma, with stamps and covers, Occupation Issues, Kurland and a splendid collection of Wenden. The sale also includes a sensational, long-forgotten collection of Imperial Russia. Brought to the United States just after WWII, this collection, only recently unearthed, includes the remarkable unused pair of Russia Number One with original gum, a splendid holding of proofs and essays, (including a collection of 140 different Romanov Proofs) and much more. Many of these items were exhibited in New York in 1927 and until now, had been presumed lost during the War. Finally, the sale includes close to 300 large lots and collections
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Lot #1278 - Saudi Arabia
Lot #1279 - Saudi Arabia
1975-83 King Faisal, also Coronation, three souvenir sheets, n.h., last two with minor gum toning, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $700
Estimate: $200
Lot #1280 - Saudi Arabia
1976-79 three registered covers from Ras Tanura to Bombay, India, franked with 10h and 30h blocks of four, each imperf. at top and 10h horizontal gutter block of four, also imperf. at top, some toning, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks
Estimate: $250
Lot #1281 - Saudi Arabia
1976 40h green & black, imperf. right sheet margin single used in 1981 on cover from Darin to Al-Qatif
Estimate: $100
Lot #1282 - Saudi Arabia
1976 45h Oil Rig, upper left sheet corner margin block of 10, left vertical pair double impression of the violet color, n.h., fine and undoubtedly rare
Estimate: $500
Lot #1283 - Saudi Arabia
1977 King Khalid incorrect date, 20 sets, in large multiples, also additional 20h block of four, n.h., occasional faint toning, mostly v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,100
Estimate: $250
Lot #1284 - Saudi Arabia
1976-80 Al-Khafji Oil Rig, 5h violet blue & orange, double impression of orange, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, used in 1986 on cover from Al-Khafji to Ras Tanura, v.f., with arrival pmks
Estimate: $150
Lot #1285 - Saudi Arabia
1976-80 Al Khafji Oil Rig, 35h sepia & orange, bottom sheet margin imperf. single, used in combination with additional perforated single on cover from Al-Qatif (18 Mar 1982) to India; also 1r gray & orange, imperf. vertical pair used in 1984 on cover from Alkhafji to Ras Tanura, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #1286 - Saudi Arabia
1979-81 100h (2) and 300h souvenir sheets, each on cover or First Day, some minor toning, mostly v.f.
Estimate: $150
Lot #1287 - Saudi Arabia
1979-87 four different souvenir sheets, used on covers from Makkah to Ras Tanura, some usual toning, mostly v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #1288 - Saudi Arabia
1979 Dome of the Rock, imperf. left and right sheet margin singles, used on covers from Dawadmi and Damman to Ras Tanura, v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #1289 - Saudi Arabia
1979 Gold Door 80h imperf. sheet margin single with color bars at top, used with additional franking on cover from Dammam to England, with 1983 arrival pmk
Estimate: $100
Lot #1290 - Saudi Arabia
1981 souvenir sheet used on cover to Al Qatif, v.f., with 1987 arrival
Estimate: $150
Lot #1291 - Saudi Arabia
1981-83 souvenir sheets, three different, used on covers from Makkah to Ras Tanura, v.f.
Estimate: $250
Lot #1292 - Saudi Arabia
1983 Coronation, complete set in panes of 20, n.h., v.f., also two sets of souvenir sheets used on four covers, various pmks, faint toning, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $300
Lot #1293 - Saudi Arabia
1986 unexploded booklets, 2r and 5r, five of each, some toning, mostly fine-v.f. (catalogued as individual panes)
Cat. Val. $2,437
Estimate: $750
Lot #1294 - Saudi Arabia
1986 three booklet panes and front and back covers used on two covers, v.f., with arrival pmks
Estimate: $500
Lot #1295 - Saudi Arabia
1986 booklet panes of four, two different used on covers from Makkah, with arrival pmks, little usual toning, scarce on cover
Estimate: $150
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