Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
November 15-16, 2022
Welcome to our November 15-16, 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. This 1,450 lot sale begins with a session of United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items, Plate Blocks, a solid group of Proofs and Essays, modern errors (including some offered at auction for the first time), and better back of the book items. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer a solid collection of postal history of Allied Intervention in Russia. Foreign countries include Austria, China, Egypt, France and Colonies, Germany Area including better items from the Eric Neishloss collection. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from various areas, including BNA, British Africa with selections from the Brian Karenza Collection, and specialized stamps and postal history of Kuwait, with many rarities. There are rarities from Italian States, with unused and used Sardina. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections from the Cole Estate, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #859 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 overprinted "KOWEIT" instead of "Kuwait", the unissued trial overprints, complete set of 27 (14 Postage and 13 Service), l.h., mostly v.f., with 2014 BPA certificate. One of premier rarities of the British Empire - produced in early 1923, these were prepared prior to adopting the name change from "Koweit" to "Kuwait" for postal purposes and making it closer to the pronunciation in Arabic. Two panes of 12 each were printed in Calcutta. First pane was broken-up, a set of blocks of four now resides in the Royal Collection, two sets were sent to the then Viceroy and one set to the Deputy Director General. The second pane was obtained by a London dealer, therefore, no more than 17 sets could be in private hands and there is a good chance that less are available to collectors today. Many sets have also been broken down and few complete sets remain, * Catalog #SG 1-15E,O1-14E Catalog Value £42,000 | Price Realized $29,000.00 |
 | Lot #860 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, double overprint, horizontal pair, also single double overprint inverted, top sheet margin strip of three overprint inverted, plus 1a overprint inverted, plus used 1 1/2a and 3a each overprint inverted, additional varieties of 1 1/2a "T" of "Kuwait" malformed and 2sh6p horizontal pair, right stamp with "T" of" Kuwait" malformed, h.r. or n.h., occasional minor thins, mostly fine-v.f., interesting lot *O Catalog #SG 1a/5var | Unsold |
 | Lot #861 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, 1a chocolate, 1 1/2a chocolate, 2a red violet, 3a ultramarine, 3a orange, singles, also 1/2a green and 3a orange, blocks of four, all with overprints inverted; 3a blue, overprint partly omitted "Wait" in pair with normal, fine  */**Catalog #SG 1/7var,20var | Unsold |
 | Lot #862 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, double overprint, top sheet margin example, n.h., fine, with undated photocopy of a BPA certificate (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 1a Catalog Value £350 | Unsold |
 | Lot #863 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, double overprint, overall gum toning, n.h., fine, with 2007 Ceremuga and 2010 Royal certificates, only one sheet believed printed (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 1a Catalog Value £350 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #864 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, double overprint, left sheet margin block of four, n.h., fresh white gum, fine-v.f., with 1989 BPA certificate, only one sheet believed printed (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #SG 1a Catalog Value £1,400 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #865 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, double overprint, upper left interpanneau sheet margin block of four, n.h., fresh white gum, fine-v.f., with 1996 BPA certificate, only one sheet believed printed (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #SG 1a Catalog Value £1,400 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #866 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, vertical strip of four, overprint omitted at bottom, with extra overprint in the margin at top, h.r., fine and very rare, * Catalog #SG 1b Catalog Value £1,800 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #867 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, n.h., v.f., with 2013 Sismondo certificate (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 1b Catalog Value £1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #868 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, overprint inverted, bottom sheet margin, interpanneau pane of 21, n.h., slight overall gum toning, fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #SG 1var Catalog Value £735 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #869 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1a chocolate, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, h.r., fine, with 2013 Sismondo certificate, * Catalog #SG 2b Catalog Value £3,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #870 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1 1/2 "As" instead of "A", three singles, h.r., n.h. and used, also pair with normal type "1 1/2 A." used on cover to Ipswich, fine lot *O Catalog #SG 3var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #871 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1929 George V, 1r chocolate & green, left sheet margin horizontal pair, right stamp with extended "T" of "Kuwait", h.r., fresh and v.f., with 1987 BPA certificate, * Catalog #SG 25,25a Catalog Value £1,485 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #872 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 George VI, 1r gray & red brown, left sheet margin horizontal pair, right stamp with extended "T" of "Kuwait", l.h., fresh and v.f., with 1979 BPA certificate, * Catalog #SG 47,47a Catalog Value £1,138 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #873 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 1r gray & red brown, extended "T" in "Kuwait", l.h., v.f., * Catalog #SG 47a Catalog Value £1,100 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #874 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 2r purple & brown, 5r green & blue, lower left sheet corner margin blocks of four, each with extended "T" of "Kuwait" variety at upper right hand stamps, l.h., fresh and v.f., */**Catalog #SG 48,48a,49,49a Catalog Value £2,596 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #875 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 2r purple & brown, lower left sheet corner margin block of 15, second stamp in the second row (pos.7) with first repair to the extended "T" in "Kuwait", much scarcer than the original extended "T" variety (as per Donaldson Handbook, page 123), n.h., v.f., **Catalog #SG 48a Catalog Value £1,100 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #876 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 5r green & blue, lower left sheet corner margin block of four, upper right stamp (row 3/2 lower left pane) with 2nd repair to extended "T" in Kuwait (CW 12B), l.h., v.f., with 1980 BPA certificate (extended "T" is catalogued at £1,400) *Catalog #SG 49var | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #877 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 5r green & blue, lower left sheet corner margin block of four, upper right stamp (row 3/2 lower left pane) with 2nd repair to extended "T" in Kuwait (CW 12B), n.h., v.f., with 1978 BPA certificate (extended "T" is catalogued at £1,400) **Catalog #SG 49var | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #878 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 10r purple & claret, lower left sheet corner margin block of four (margin imperforate at left), upper right stamp with extended "T" in Kuwait, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #SG 50,50b Catalog Value £2,770 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #879 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 10r purple & claret, lower left sheet corner margin block of four (perforated margin at left), upper right stamp with extended "T" in Kuwait, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #SG 50,50b Catalog Value £2,770 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #880 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 10r purple & claret, extended "T" in Kuwait, also a different shade, double overprint, both n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #SG 50a,50b Catalog Value £3,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #881 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 10r purple & claret, double overprint, lower right sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f., with 1987 BPA certificate, ** Catalog #SG 50a Catalog Value £700 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #882 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 10r purple & claret, double overprint, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #SG 50a Catalog Value £700 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #883 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 10r purple & claret, double overprint, bottom sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., with 1989 Royal certificate, ** Catalog #SG 50a Catalog Value £700 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #884 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 10r purple & claret, double overprint, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., with 1978 BPA and 1998 Brandon certificates, **Catalog #SG 50a Catalog Value £2,800 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #885 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 10r purple & claret, double overprint, used, closed tear at top, fine appearance, with Murray Payne 2009 certificate O Catalog #SG 50a | Unsold |
 | Lot #886 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 15r brown & green, top sheet margin interpanneau block of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #SG 51 Catalog Value £1,300 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #887 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1948 2r and 5r surcharges of 2sh6p and 5sh Waterlow George V high values, intact panes of 50, folded between stamps, n.h., v.f., with 1988 Royal certificates. Each sheet shows varieties and re-entries of the basic stamps, extremely rare, **Catalog #SG 72-73 Catalog Value £1,050 | Unsold |
 | Lot #888 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1948 £1 Silver Wedding, surcharged "Kuwait 15 Rupees", left pane of 16, showing variety "short bars" (R3/4), folded between stamps, perf. separations at right, v.f., **Catalog #SG 75,75a Catalog Value £820 | Unsold |
 | Lot #889 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1950 original pencil drawings, showing frame, center, value tablet and additional frames for a 3As stamp, v.f., ex-Neil Donaldson, at the time Postal Superintendent in Kuwait E | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #890 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 2 Rupees on 2sh6p green, extra bar in the center variety, pos.2 in irregular block of 12, used, apparently the largest recorded multiple, ex-Francis Kindle, Catalog #SG 90a Catalog Value £800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #891 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 2 Rupees on 2sh6p green, extra bar in the center variety, h.r., also overprint type II, n.h., both v.f., */** Catalog #SG 90a,90b Catalog Value £1,900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #892 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 2 Rupees on 2sh6p green, Type 3 overprint (16 1/2mm spacing), l.h., v.f., with 2006 Murray Payne certificate. A rarity, one of only five known, * Catalog #SG 90c Catalog Value £750 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #893 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 5 Rupees on 5sh red, extra bar at top variety, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #SG 91a Catalog Value £1,100 | Unsold |
 | Lot #894 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 5 Rupees on 5sh red, extra bar at top variety, lower right stamp in upper left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #SG 91a Catalog Value £1,100 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #895 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 5 Rupees on 5sh red, extra bar at top variety, lower right stamp in upper left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #SG 91a Catalog Value £1,100 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #896 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 5 Rupees on 5sh red, extra bar at top variety, canceled to order, v.f., O Catalog #SG 91a Catalog Value £800 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #897 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 10 Rupees on 10sh ultramarine, overprint Type II, single, plus block of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #SG 92a Catalog Value £750 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #898 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1957 Type II surcharges on Great Britain Castles 2r on 2sh6p brown, 5r on 5sh rose carmine and 10r on 10sh ultramarine, unfolded sheets of 40, n.h., v.f., spectacular and very rare set, **Catalog #SG 107a-109a Catalog Value £14,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #899 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1957 15np on 2 1/2p carmine red, surcharge type II, lower left sheet corner margin block of six, n.h., v.f., scarce positional multiple, **Catalog #SG 125a Catalog Value £300 | Price Realized $260.00 |
