1882 5 Candarins orange, wide margins, cancelled by blue departure chop and perfectly struck "Hong Kong Mar 24, 83" arrival cds, faint toning and usual irregular perfs, fine and exceptional cancellation rarity -
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Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
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May 05, 2015 America/New_York
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Tuesday May 05, 2015 08:00 to Wednesday May 06, 2015 11:00 America/New_York
Last date for bids:
Tuesday May 05, 2015 06:00 America/New_York
Welcome to our May 5-6 Auction Sale, to be held at our New York City galleries.
There are 1,644 lots of rare stamps and postal history from United States and rest of the world, including properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order.
Western European countries include Austria, Belgium, France and Colonies, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Spain and Scandinavia.
Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented with strength in Victoria and George V singles and sets.
Also featured are flight covers of the world, with selections of Zeppelin dispatches. Sections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world are also noteworthy.
The sale concludes with 150+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
Live Internet bidding is available through our website www.cherrystoneauctions.com (via CherrystoneLIVE). A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.
Preview of lots at our 57th Street galleries by appointment.
Showing 1 - 12 of 12
Lot #240 - China
Lot #242 - China
1897 $1 on 3c Red Revenue, exceptionally well centered and fresh, h.r., v.f., -
Cat. Val. $9,000
Lot #243 - China
1900 (5 Dec) picture postcard from Kiukiang to Germany, franked with 4c Coiling Dragon, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where pair of 5c Chine (one with short perf) were added for further transmission to Oldenburg, with arrival pmk -
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Lot #244 - China
1901 (25 Dec) picture postcard from Shanghai to Switzerland, franked with pair of 2c Coiling Dragons (slightly discolored), tied by cds, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where 10c Chine (trimmed at top) was added, with St.Gallen arrival pmk -
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Lot #245 - China
1901 (Jan) cover from Ningpo, franked with pair of 5c Coiling Dragons (slightly discolored), tied by cds, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai, where 25c Chine was added for further transmission to England, additional chops on back, with arrival pmk -
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Lot #246 - China
1938 $5 red & greenish black, two imperf. panes of 50, each with "Chung Hwa Book Co". Imprint at bottom, unused without gum as issued, some creases, mostly between stamps, otherwise fine-v.f. -
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Lot #247 - China
1941 Dr.Sun Yatsen, 1/2c-50c, blocks of four, overprinted "Specimen" in red, with security punches, many with selvage at bottom, n.h., v.f. -
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Lot #248 - China flight covers
1925 (12 Sep) flown cover, carried by Francesco De Pinedo, with violet cachet "First Air Mail China-Japan", showing return address of Nanking and addressed to Nagasaki, Lloyd Stanton Ruland address, some toning at bottom, otherwise fine -
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Lot #249 - China Yunnan Province
1932-34 2c-$5 complete set of nine, blocks of six, n.h. but tropicalized gum, stains, otherwise fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $3,225
Lot #250 - China Yunnan Province
1933 Martyrs, complete set in blocks of 10, n.h. but dried and slightly tropicalized gum, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,455
Lot #251 - China PRC
1973 Excavated works of Art, bottom sheet margin, inscription blocks of 20, n.h., a single 8f stamp defective, otherwise v.f., -
Cat. Val. $1,590
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