Cherrystone Auctions Sale - 0525
Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
Cherrystone Auctions
300 Frank W Burr Blvd, Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA
| Lot | Great Britain & British Commonwealth Great Britain | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | GREAT BRITAIN Officials (O63-64) 1902 R.H. Official (Royal Household), 1/2d blue green, 1p scarlet, l.h., v.f., with 2017 Sismondo certificates, cat. value $775 |  | $260 |
| 452 | GREAT BRITAIN Officials (O74-77) 1903 Admiralty Official, 1 1/2p, 2p, 2 1/2p and 3p, four different, mostly l.h., fresh and fine-v.f., with 2017 Sismondo certificate, cat. value $1,725 |  | $550 |
| 453 | GREAT BRITAIN Postal Stationery 1950 George VI stationery die proofs, 1/2d-2 1/2d five different, v.f. GREAT BRITAIN Postal Stationery() 1950 George VI stationery die proofs, 1/2d-2 1/2d five different, v.f. |  | $230 |
| 454 | GREAT BRITAIN British Military Mission in Siberia 1919 (22 Aug) Canadian YMCA corner cacheted envelope endorsed "On Active Service", dated July 27th and sent via Vladivostok where "Field Post Office 201" was applied on 22 August, sent by a member of the 9th Hampshire Regiment (in Omsk or Krasnoyarsk), some backflap tears and cover wrinkling, otherwise fine usage. The British, short on personnel, only deployed 1,500 troops to Siberia and only a few covers have been recorded with Field Post Office No.201 |  | $450 |
| 455 | GREAT BRITAIN British Intervention in North Russia 1919 (9 July) "On His Majesty's Service" free-frank cover to Southwold, sent by a Brigadier General, (signed at lower left) with "Field Post Office P.B. 55" and "Passed by Censor" struck in black and in red, with "P.C." handstamp at right, fine cover from the P.B. 55 which operated in Berezniki (Arkhangelsk Oblast) from 28 December 1918 to 22nd July 1919 |  | $450 |
| 456 | GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in Morocco (68a) 1935 Silver Jubilee, block of nine, middle stamp "Centimes" instead of "Centimos", h.r., left stamp creased, error v.f., cat. value $1,900 |  | $600 |
| 457 | GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in Morocco (98a) 1948 Olympics 1sh with double surcharge, top sheet margin single, h.r., v.f., pencil signed, rare, cat. value $1,250 |  | $600 |
| 458 | GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire (SG 26) 1906 KEVII, surcharged 1pi on 2p green and carmine, Beirut Printing, h.r., usual faint gum toning, fine, with 1980 Brandon certificate A scarce stamp, only 480 printed, ?1,500 |  | $700 |
| 459 | GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empire (SG 26) 1906 KEVII, surcharged 1pi on 2p green and carmine, Beirut Printing, used, canceled "Beyrouth", fine, with 1927 Royal certificate A scarce stamp, only 480 printed, ?750 |  | $325 |
| 460 | GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Salonica (SG S1-2,4-8) 1916 "Levant" overprints, 1/2p and 1p (two of each), 3p-1sh, h.r., Stanley Gibbons handstamped guarantee marks, fine-v.f., ?1,490 |  | $475 |
| Lot | Great Britain & British Commonwealth Australian Te | Estimate | |
| 461 | GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Salonica (SG S5var) 1916 4p gray green, vertical pair, overprint double, one albino inverted and reversed, h.r. at top, bottom stamp n.h., fine with 1980 BPA certificate |  | $280 |
| 462 | ANGUILLA (45673) 1967 Independent Anguilla overprints, 1/2c-$5 complete set of 16, used, last three canceled on pieces, each with "Anguilla Valley" cds, fine-v.f., quite scarce, SG £4,250 |  | $1,400 |
| 463 | ASCENSION (10-21S) 1924-33 George V, complete set, overprinted Specimen, 1/2p, 1p, 2p, 3p and 1sh showing Torn Flag variety, h.r., 2sh with rounded corner, otherwise fine-v.f SG 10-21s, without premium for varieties ?1,000 |  | $350 |
| 464 | ASCENSION (10,12-13var) 1924 three varieties, 1/2c black and gray with "torn flag", 1 1/2p rose red with "broken mainmast" and 2p bluish gray and gray with "cleft rock", l.h.or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 10b,12a,13c) ?600 |  | $250 |
| 465 | AUSTRALIAN STATES - Queensland Semi-Postals (B1-2) 1900 Charity Patriotic Fund, set of two, fine-v.f. (SG 263-264,?500) cat. value $550 |  | $140 |
| 466 | AUSTRALIAN STATES - South Australia Revenue Stamps(Barefoot 2) 1902 Duty Stamp 1p violet & green, rouletted 13 1/2 x 13 1/4, green color (center and value) inverted l.h., natural gum wrinkles, rounded upper left corner, fine, with 2007 Royal certificate. A fine example of this rarity, only seven (including a horizontal pair) examples recorded, with a regular stamp included for comparison, ex Sagar |  | $4,500 |
| 467 | AUSTRALIAN STATES - Tasmania 1880-89 selection, three singles and six horizontal pairs, with 5sh and 10sh values, overprinted "Reprint", fine |  | $230 |
| 468 | AUSTRALIAN STATES - Victoria 1860 (May) FL to England, franked with imperf. 2p and 6p, also perforated 1p green, tied by "78" duplex pmks, with Melbourne transit and Torquay arrival pmks |  | $450 |
| 469 | Western Australia (3) 1854 Swan, 4p blue, unused without gum, margins all around, good color, fine, cat. value $400 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN STATES - Western Australia (3) 1854 Swan, 4p blue, unused without gum, |  | $190 |
| 470 | AUSTRALIAN STATES - Western Australia (5) 1854 Swan, 1sh pale brown, unused with original gum, margins all around, l.h., fresh and v.f., signed Calves, etc., cat. value $550 |  | $290 |
| 471 | Western Australia (21,24B,28) 1861 Swan, 1p rose, 2p blue and 6p violet (perf. 13), unused, part original gum, usual perforations, fine, cat. value $990 |  | $230 |
| 472 | Western Australia (53/75) 1882-1901 Swan, 1p-1sh selection of 23 different unused, mostly l.h., with better surcharges, fine-v.f. |  | $450 |
| 473 | Western Australia Postal-Fiscals(AR3/11) 1862 1p, 2p, 3p, 6p and 1sh, five different, the first two with "CA" watermark, the latter three with "WA" watermark, h.r., 1sh creased, otherwise fine-v.f... cat. value $1,035 |  | $280 |
| 474 | AUSTRALIA Flight Covers 1934 (19 Nov) Whitehead and Nicholls, Australia to New Zealand "Faith in New Zealand" cover franked with 1d green, canceled "Enmore NSW", v.f. Only 12 covers were carried |  | $180 |
| 475 | AUSTRALIA Rocket Mail 1934-37 collection on pages, with seven souvenir sheets of four, also seven covers, franked with Rocket adhesives and used in combination with regular postage, fine-v.f. |  6 | $450 |
| 476 | AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 G.R.I. overprint on German New Guinea 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff, 5mm setting showing a practically missing stop after "I" variety, Setting 2, Pos.2, with Eichele certificate (SG25var, ?325) |  | $140 |
| 477 | AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain (6) 1914 2 1/2d on 20pf ultramarine, vertical block of six, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. value $720 |  | $230 |
| 478 | AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain (12) 1914 1sh on 1m carmine, Setting type 2, unused without gum, well centered, v.f., with 1991 Royal certificate, cat. value $5,500 |  | $900 |
| 479 | AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain (14) 1914 3sh on 3m black violet, Setting 1, Pos. 2, Stephansort cancel, defective lower left corner, fine appearance, with 1998 Royal cert., cat. value $7,750 |  | $900 |
| 480 | New Britain (28) 1914 German New Guinea overprinted G.R.I. 2sh on 2m blue, unused part original gum, thinned and short perf. at top, fine appearance, signed Kohler, only 57 printed, cat. value $5,500 |  | $900 |
| Lot | Great Britain & British Commonwealth Brunei | Estimate | |
| 481 | New Britain (43) 1914 Registration label surcharged "3d Rabaul (Deutsch Neuguinea)", faint cancel, usual perfs, fine, cat. value $350 |  | $180 |
| 482 | New Britain (48) 1914 Registration label surcharged "3d Manus (Deutsch Neuguinea)", h.r., paper wrinkles, otherwise fine, cat. value $325 |  | $180 |
| 483 | New Britain (51) 1915 Marshall Islands, surcharged 1p on 2p on 10pf carmine, faint pmks, well centered, v.f., signed Friedl (SG 63) cat. value $300 |  | $120 |
| 484 | New Guinea Air Post (C46-59) 1939 1/2p-?1, complete set, l.h. (many appear n.h.), fine-v.f., pencil signed, cat. value $720 |  | $300 |
| 485 | BATUM (49) 1919 50r on 5k claret Imperforate, h.r., v.f., signed Kosack, with 2016 BPA certificate, cat. value $1,600 |  | $700 |
| 486 | BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE (118-119var) 1935 2p and 3p with "Extra Flagstaff" variety, also 2p with "Short Extra Flagstaff" single variety in a block of four, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 112a-b,113a) ?575 |  | $260 |
| 487 | BERMUDA (59) 1920 4p red and black on yellow, sheet of 60, mostly n.h. (few stamps at center slightly affected by hinge reinforcing), some minor separations, fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. value $900 |  | $300 |
| 488 | BERMUDA (125var) 1938-51 George VI, 5sh red & green, "Gash in chin" variety, l.h., v.f. (SG 118df) ?1,200 |  | $450 |
| 489 | BERMUDA (126var) 1938-51 George VI, 10sh red & green, Broken lower right scroll variety, l.h., v.f. (SG 119ce) ?2,750 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BERMUDA (126var) 1938-51 George VI, 10sh red & green, Broken lower right scroll variety, l.h., v.f. (SG 119ce) ? 2,750 |  | $1,500 |
| 490 | BERMUDA (128var) 1938-51 George VI, ?1 black & violet, Broken lower right scroll variety, l.h., v.f. (SG 121be) ?2,000 |  | $800 |
| 491 | BERMUDA (128var) 1938-51 George VI, ?1 black & violet, Shading omitted from top right scroll, l.h., v.f. and rare (SG 121cb) ?4,000 |  | $1,500 |
| 492 | BERMUDA (118-128S) 1938-51 George VI, 1d-?1 perforated "Specimen", complete set of 16, some with brown gum as always, few minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f., scarce complete set (SG 110s/125s) ?2,000 |  | $450 |
| 493 | BRITISH EAST AFRICA (SG 80-85,91) 1897 Zanzibar overprinted "British East Africa", complete set of six, unused and used sets (less 1/2a), plus 2 1/2a on 3a surcharge h.r., fine, ?775 |  | $230 |
| 494 | BRITISH EAST AFRICA (16) 1903 KEVII, 50r orange brown and black, h.r., well centered and unusually fresh, v.f., cat. value $2,600 |  | $1,100 |
| 495 | BRITISH EAST AFRICA (54-57) 1912-18 George V definitives, 10r-50r, four different, also an additional shade of 20r blue & violet blue, l.h., fresh, fine-v.f., cat. value $2,835 |  | $450 |
| 496 | BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN EAST AFRICA (Sass.1-9) 1941 British Occupation, 10c-10L surcharges in red or black, complete set of nine, l.h., fine-v.f., €3,000 |  | $350 |
| 497 | BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN EAST AFRICA (Sass.10-20) 1941 overprinted "British Occupation" and "Postage", 10c-50L, complete set of eleven values, prepared but not issued prepared but not issued, n.h., fine-v.f., with 1978 Diena and 2014 Colla certificates. A major British and Italian rarity, only a handful of complete sets exist, €112,000 |  | $19,000 |
| 498 | BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN EAST AFRICA (Sass.11-13,15-17) 1941 British Occupation, surcharges on Italian Fiscals, six different, n.h., fine-v.f., €2,400 |  | $230 |
| 499 | BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN EAST AFRICA (SG M11/TD10) 1943-51 Middle East Forces, Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania, 154 different issues complete including postage dues, n.h., fine-v.f., ?1,534 |  | $900 |
| 500 | BRUNEI (1a) 1906 1c violet and black, black overprint, small h.r., v.f., signed Diena (SG 11a) ?2,500 |  | $900 |