Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
July 12-14, 2022
Welcome to our July 12-14, 2022 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, which will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE and StampAuctionNetwork (SAN). This 1,713-lot sale features United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, 1869 Inverted Centers, Special Printings, graded items, Plate Blocks and back of the book material. Foreign countries include Austria, China, Egypt, France and Colonies, Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues, as well as WWI covers from POW Camps, including Japan. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from Australia, BNA and British Africa. There are rarities from Iran, including postal history, Italy and Italian Colonies, Nepal, Netherlands and Colonies, Panama, Russia and other collecting areas. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections to multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #561 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 5k-60k complete, also 80k and 1r, type II, all tied by "30.6.41 Alsedziai" First Day cancels on unaddressed cover, fine-v.f., signed Krischke (catalogue value for used)  Catalog #Mi.1-8,10II Catalog Value €1,020 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #562 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 5k brown red, left sheet margin single (pos.20), type III overprint inverted, also "Vi" instead of "VI", l.h., fine, only four (!) of this "double" variety are possible, with 2011 Krischke certificate, * Catalog #Mi.1KIIIe Catalog Value €750 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #563 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 10c, 50c and 60c, blocks of four, 10c type III, 50c and 60c se-tenant type III at top and type II at bottom, also each with one "Teisiai" for "Telsiai" variety, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.  */**Catalog #Mi.2,6-7IIIb | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #564 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 20k green, sheet of 100 (folded between stamps) showing distinct types, bottom half of the sheet overprints shifted to right, partly omitted from the left stamps and continuing on to the selvage at right, n.h., fine-v.f., undoubtedly rare, if not unique **Catalog #Mi.4 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #565 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 50k brown, upper left corner se-tenant block of nine, top six stamps type III, bottom three type II, middle stamp with "1946" instead of "1941" variety (pos.12), few natural gum wrinkles and sensibly folded between the stamps, v.f. positional piece **Catalog #Mi.6II+IIIa | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #566 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 60k carmine, bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, type III overprint inverted, left stamp "IV" instead of "VI" variety, l.h., fine, with 2011 Krischke certificate. A rarity, only 10 printed with this double variety, * Catalog #Mi.7KIII+IIIb Catalog Value €1,500 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #567 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k carmine, vertical se-tenant pair, pos. 29/39, type II+III, with "Teisiai" instead of "Telsiai" type III, date type II varieties, small h.r., v.f. and rare double variety, only 37 printed, with 2011 Krischke certificate, * Catalog #Mi.8II+IIIb/d Catalog Value €1,757 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #568 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k red, pos. 17, with "26" omitted variety, l.h., v.f. and undervalued variety, only 16 printed, with 2000 Krischke certificate, * Catalog #Mi. 8IIIaPFXX1 Catalog Value €560 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #569 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k ultramarine, overprint inverted, sheet margin se-tenant vertical pair, types I and III, n.h., v.f. and extremely rare showpiece, with 2011 Krischke certificate, ** Catalog #Mi. 9I/IIIbK Catalog Value €11,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #570 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k ultramarine, overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., only 120 printed, with 2011 Krischke certificate, ex-Matuzas, ** Catalog #Mi. 9IIIbK Catalog Value €4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #571 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k ultramarine, type II, upper left sheet corner margin single (position 1), wide spacing between "Laisvi" and "Telsiai", marginal wrinkles, stamp n.h., v.f., only 4 (!) printed, with 2011 Krischke certificate, ** Catalog #Mi. 9IIPFVIII Catalog Value €11,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #572 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 1r red and black, se-tenant block of four, pos. 25-26,35-36, upper left stamp type III, other three type I, n.h., v.f. and rare combination block as it yields a se-tenant horizontal pair, with 2011 Krischke certificate, **Catalog #Mi.10I/III Catalog Value €1,700 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #573 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 1r red and black, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, type III, pos.39-40,49-50, upper left stamp with "Teisiai" instead of "Telsiai" and "Text III, date type II" varieties, upper right stamp with "Teisiai" instead of "Telsiai" and "Text III, date type II", n.h., but with glazed gum, v.f. and rare combination of varieties, with 2011 Krischke certificate (catalogue value for singles) **Catalog #Mi.10III/b/d Catalog Value €2,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #574 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 1r red and black, se-tenant horizontal pair, types I and III, overprint inverted, n.h., v.f. and rare, with 1994 Krischke certificate, unlisted in Michel (only type III inverted is listed) ** Catalog #Mi.10I-IIK | Unsold |
 | Lot #575 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 1r red and black, type I, horizontal pair, overprint inverted, n.h., v.f. and rare, with 1994 Krischke certificate, unlisted in Michel (only type III inverted is listed, and it has a catalog value of €1,000 per stamp) ** Catalog #Mi.10IK | Unsold |
 | Lot #576 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Azerbaijan, Armenian, Tadjik and Kyrgyzstan Pavilions, se-tenant block of four, top stamps type II, bottom stamps type III, l.h., v.f. and extremely rare, undervalued combination, with 1995 Krischke certificate. A rare se-tenant block (Mi.17IIIa,18II,19II,20III HZ1) * | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #577 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Pavilions, se-tenant combination block of four from the "heart" of the sheet, first printing (Azerbaijan + Armenia + Tajikistan + Kyrgyzstan), top stamps type II, bottom stamps type III, h.r., with glazed disturbed gum in places, still v.f., signed Matuzas, with 2011 Krischke certificate. A rare se-tenant block (Mi.17IIIa,18II,19II,20III HZ1) *Catalog Value €8,500 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #578 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Armenian and Kyrgyzstan Pavilions, se-tenant sheet margin vertical pair, top stamp Armenian type II and bottom stamp Kyrgyzstan Type III, pos. 18/24, used on piece, v.f. and rare pair missing from most advanced collections, only 3(!) used known, with 1995 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.17IIIa/19II Catalog Value €8,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #579 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Azerbaijan and Tajikistan Pavilions, vertical sheet margin se-tenant pair, first printing, type II+III, canceled by Telsiai 3.VII.41 cds on piece, v.f. and rare, with 2011 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.18II,20IIIa Catalog Value €8,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #580 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Azerbaijan Pavilion, upper left sheet corner margin single, first printing, type II, with wide space between "Laisvi and Telsiai", used on piece, v.f., only 13 issued, with 2011 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.18IIh Catalog Value €2,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #581 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Kazakh and Karelia Pavilions, se-tenant to sheet margin horizontal pair, type II, pos.9-10, n.h., v.f. and rare, with 2007 Krischke certificate, ** Catalog #Mi.22-23II Catalog Value €6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #582 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Karelia and Kazakhstan Pavilions, horizontal se-tenant pair, type II, n.h., left stamp with disturbed and streaky gum, signed Matuzas, fine and very rare combination pair, only a few survive, with 2011 Krischke certificate, ** Catalog #Mi.22/23II Catalog Value €6,000 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
