Cherrystone Auctions Sale - 0525
Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
Cherrystone Auctions
300 Frank W Burr Blvd, Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA
| Lot | Eastern Europe Russia | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | RUSSIA (579b) 1935 Tolstoy, 20k dark green & brown, perf. 11, vertical pair imperf. between, used, v.f., cat. value $1,100 |  | $180 |
| 902 | RUSSIA (580-582var) 1935 Frunze, Bauman and Kirov, imperforate singles, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, fresh and v.f. |  | $2,500 |
| 903 | RUSSIA (586var) 1936 Pioneers, 5k carmine, variety imperf. at bottom, vertical pair, top stamp h.r., variety with usual gum skips, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 438APc, 55,000Rub) |  | $450 |
| 904 | RUSSIA (596) 1937 Pushkin, two souvenir sheets (ordinary paper), used with additional franking on large cover, registered in 1939 to Tel Aviv, with British "Opened by Censor" labels at right also 10k on 70k Foreign Exchange Tax stamp on back, fine and rare usage |  | $900 |
| 905 | RUSSIA (596) 1937 Pushkin souvenir sheet, used with additional franking on large cover, registered in 1939 to Tel Aviv,10k on 70k Foreign Exchange Tax stamp on back, v.f. and rare usage with arrival pmk |  | $450 |
| 906 | RUSSIA (597-601,603,604var) 1937 Architecture of Moscow, imperforate singles 3k, 5k, 10k, 15k and 20k, also 40k top sheet margin imperforate single, plus 50k imperforate vertical pair first five l.h., 40k l.h. at ungummed portion only, pair n.h., v.f., ex-Ivanov, last two with 2011 Buchsbayew certificates (Zagorsky 460Pa-467Pa) |  | $6,500 |
| 907 | RUSSIA (619b) 1937 Definitives, Lenin, 40k indigo, imperforate horizontal pair, l.h. (if at all), v.f. |  | $450 |
| 908 | RUSSIA (619b) 1937 Definitives (unwatermarked) 40k indigo, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., but gum stains, fine appearance, cat. value $1,200 |  | $140 |
| 909 | RUSSIA (635var) 1938 Chapayev, 1r black & carmine, imperforate sheet margin single, h.r., v.f. |  | $700 |
| 910 | RUSSIA (666var) 1938 Crimea and Caucasus, 5k Yalta, variety imperf. at left, used with additional stamp, v.f. (Zagorsky 527Pc, 30,000Rub) |  | $230 |
| 911 | RUSSIA (736var) 1939 30k Parachutist (Aviator), lithographed variety with pre-print fold, sheet corner margin single, n.h., also typographed single, l.h., v.f. |  | $230 |
| 912 | RUSSIA (736var) 1939 Definitives (typographed), 30k imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 608Pa) |  | $1,800 |
| 913 | RUSSIA (832-35) 1941 Suvorov, complete set in blocks of six, n.h., v.f. |  | $230 |
| 914 | RUSSIA (858var) 1941 P.Navoi, 1r dark violet, horizontal gutter pair, left stamp additional variety, imperf. at left, n.h., v.f., extremely rare (Zagorsky 739Pa) | $900 | |
| 915 | RUSSIA (859) 1941 People's Militia, 30k blue used 2.3.42 on patriotic postal card, v.f., scarce on cover |  | $140 |
| 916 | RUSSIA 1942-44 30k gray blue, blue, two used varieties, imperf. at right, also overprinted 1r Air Post, variety missing "A" in "Avia Pochta", neatly mounted on exhibit page |  | $90 |
| 917 | RUSSIA (1075var) 1945 5k olive brown, vertical pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f. |  | $230 |
| 918 | RUSSIA 1947 Definitives (lithographed), Parachutist, 30k imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1056Pa) |  | $1,800 |
| 919 | RUSSIA (1169var) 1947 Sanatoria, 30k "Voroshilov", vertical pair imperf. between, l.h., v.f. |  | $230 |
| 920 | RUSSIA (1227-1229var) 1948 Ostrovsky, set of three imperforate top sheet margin singles, n.h., v.f. |  | $700 |
| 921 | RUSSIA (1437var) 1950 Anniversary of Lenin's Death, 1r horizontal pair, imperf. between, l.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1405Pa, 60,000Rub) |  | $450 |
| 922 | RUSSIA 1958 Mendeleyev Congress overprints, set of two, l.h., v.f. |  | $900 |
| 923 | RUSSIA (5104var) 1982 New Year, 4k imperforate horizontal pair, used with additional franking on registered and flown cover from Leningrad to Germany, little toning around the address portion stamps v.f. |  | $140 |
| 924 | RUSSIA Semi-Postals 1914 set of four used in 1915 (30 Mar) on registered cover from Moscow to Calcutta, addressed to the Imperial Russian Vice Consulate, violet Censor initials transit and undecipherable arrival pmks on back, fine War-time usage to uncommon destination |  | $140 |
| 925 | RUSSIA Semi-Postals (B42) 1923 Philately for Labor, silver surcharge, h.r., v.f., with 1989 Rossica certificate, cat. value $1,100 |  | $450 |
| 926 | RUSSIA Semi-Postals (B42b) 1923 Philately for Labor, silver surcharge spaced "1 923", h.r., v.f., with 1986 Philatelic Foundation certificate, cat. value $2,500 |  | $1,300 |
| 927 | RUSSIA Air Post (C7a) 1924 10k on 5r green, variety wide "5", l.h., v.f., signed Goznak, cat. value $1,250 |  | $450 |
| 928 | RUSSIA Air Post (C7a) 1924 10k on 5r (wide "5") variety, lightly hinged (if at all, possibly a natural gum skip), absolutely flat gum, without the usual gum creases, v.f., signed Sorani Goznak (twice), Diena, etc., with Mikulski certificate, cat. value $1,250 |  | $550 |
| 929 | RUSSIA Air Post (C9) 1924 20k on 10r, used on 15k stationery entire, registered in 1933 from Moscow to Valparaiso, Chile, with 15k on 70k Foreign Exchange Tax stamp on back, Buenos Aires transit and Valparaiso arrival pmks, fine cover to an uncommon destination |  | $140 |
| 930 | RUSSIA Air Post (C10var) 1927 First International Aviation Conference, 10k, two plate flaws, one position 26 with defective "7" of "1927" (brownish gum, background color grayish instead of reddish) the other position 66, with white spot above "A" of "Avio", l.h., fine-v.f. |  | $280 |
| 931 | RUSSIA Air Post (C12b-13b) 1930 Zeppelin, 40k and 80k, imperforate sheet margin singles, l.h., v.f., signed "N.Y. Stamp Co.", cat. value $3,300 |  | $1,400 |
| 932 | RUSSIA Air Post (C25c) 1931 15k gray black, imperforate single, ample margins all around, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski, with 2010 Buchsbayew certificate |  | $2,900 |
| 933 | RUSSIA Air Post (C68) 1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r on 10k brown, l.h., v.f., signed Romeko, etc., cat. value $500 |  | $220 |
| 934 | RUSSIA Air Post (C68) 1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r on 10k brown, h.r., v.f., cat. value $500 |  | $220 |
| 935 | RUSSIA Air Post (C73a) 1937 Airplanes, 50k black & violet, vertical pair imperf. between, used (canceled to order as always), v.f., cat. value $4,500 |  | $900 |
| 936 | RUSSIA Air Post Officials (CO1-CO4) 1922 12m-600m surcharges, four different, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak, Rosselevitch, etc., cat. value $780 |  | $280 |
| 937 | RUSSIA Air Post Officials (CO5) 1922 1,200m on 10k, l.h., v.f., signed Goznak, cat. value $975 |  | $450 |
| 938 | RUSSIA Air Post Officials (CO7) 1922 1,200m on 2.25r, l.h., v.f., signed Romeko, etc. cat. value $1,950 |  | $700 |
| 939 | RUSSIA Flight Covers 1924 (30 Oct) first flight cover from Moscow to Teheran, with red cachet and arrival pmk; also 1930 Moscow-Friedrichshafen Zeppelin flight card franked with ordinary 50k (regular issue), appropriate markings, card defects, otherwise fine, ex-Sieger, with Roger Koerber certificate |  | $140 |
| 940 | RUSSIA Zeppelin Flights 1934 6th SAF to Brazil, registered cover from Alexandrovsk (vokzal), Ukraine, high value franking, Berlin and Friedrichshafen transits, arrival Pernambuco fine and scarce dispatch |  | $450 |
| Lot | Africa Somalia | Estimate | |
| 941 | RUSSIA Russian Offices in China 1899 1k, 2k, 3k and 5k imperforate horizontal strips of five, each perforated Obrazets, n.h., v.f. |  | $1,300 |
| 942 | Armenia (1b,var) 1919 60k on 1k imperf. cross gutter pane of 100, two stamps without handstamp, marginal wrinkles, stamps n.h., v.f. A rare sheet |  | $450 |
| 943 | Armenia 1920 prepared but not issued 70r violet and brown, center inverted, sheet of 25, five stamps with adhesion, balance n.h., some perf. separations, sensibly folded between the stamps, fine-v.f. |  | $250 |
| 944 | Armenia 1920 (2 May) registered cover from Erivan to Tiflis, franked on back with 50k and 3.50r Monogram overprints, tied by departure and arrival (50k) pmks, cover wear and toned at right |  | $140 |
| 945 | Georgia 1922 (22 Sep) registered cover from Tiflis, via Moscow to Germany, franked on back with 4x5,000r green, used in combination with 3,000r on 100r red, fine-v.f., with Rothenow arrival pmk |  | $180 |
| 946 | Georgia 1923 (23 Dec) cover from Tiflis, via Moscow to Berlin, franked on back with 5x5,000r green, unused in combination with 1,000r on 50r violet, appropriate transit and arrival postmarks, fine |  | $140 |
| 947 | Georgia Berg Republic 1922 handstamps, 2k, 5k and 10k, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Dr. Ceresa, with his 2008 certificate (2k and 10k in horizontal pairs from which this came) |  | $220 |
| 948 | Siberia 1919-22 two registered covers to New York, first from Irkutsk (20 Nov 19), franked on back with 8x50/3k surcharges, tied by Zairkutski Gorodok departure pmks, censored, with tape removed arriving in NY on Jan 20, 1920; the second cover is from the Far Eastern Republic, franked on back, with 6 Nov 22 departure pmks, arriving Dec 11, 1922 |  | $230 |
| 949 | South Russia 1920 Money Order franked with vertical strip of 4x25r on 3k, tied by Ekaterinodar cds and addressed to Sarapul, with arrival pmk, fine and scarce Civil War usage |  | $140 |
| 950 | South Russia 1920 (27 Aug) wrapper from Kerch to Sevastopol, franked on back with three 5 Rub surcharges, tied by departure pmks, some toning, extremely rare Civil War usage in Crimea |  | $140 |