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.
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 | Lot #986 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1913 George V, complete set of 15, n.h., £1 with sheet margin at top, fresh, fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 3-17 Catalog Value £950 | Price Realized $700.00
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 | Lot #987 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1913 George V, 1/2p, 1p, 2p, 2 1/2p, 3p, 4p, 1sh, 2sh6p, 5sh, 10sh and £1, handstamped "Specimen", eleven different, fine-v.f. (catalogue value for the set of 14) S Catalog #SG 3/17s Catalog Value £1,700 | Unsold
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 | Lot #988 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1913 George V, £1 green & red, two different shades, one with bottom sheet margin, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 17 Catalog Value £1,300 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #989 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1913 George V, £1 green & red, also pale olive green & red, two different, usual centering, fine, * Catalog #SG 17,17a Catalog Value £1,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #990 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1913 George V, £1 green & red, also pale olive green & red, two different, usual centering, fine, * Catalog #SG 17,17a Catalog Value £1,500 | Unsold
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 | Lot #991 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1913 George V, £1 green & red, also pale olive green & red, two different, usual centering, fine, * Catalog #SG 17,17a Catalog Value £1,500 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #992 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1913 George V, £1 green & red, top margin Plate No.1 block of four, well centered and fresh, h.r., v.f.,
* Catalog #SG 17 Catalog Value £2,600 | Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #993 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1913 George V, £1 pale olive green & red, l.h., fine, * Catalog #SG 17a Catalog Value £850 | Price Realized $260.00
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 | Lot #994 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1913 George V, £1 pale olive green & red, upper right sheet corner margin single, vignette slightly shifted to left, l.h., fine (South African Stamp Cat. 16a, R27,000) * Catalog #SG 17a Catalog Value £850 | Unsold
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 | Lot #995 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1915 (3 Nov) registered 4p envelope, additionally franked with a range of George V adhesives, tied by Keetmanshoop departure pmks, with corresponding Registry handstamp, locally addressed and "Passed by Censor" alongside; also another 4p Registered envelope with pair of 2 1/2p George V adhesives, framed "Usakos" Registry handstamp, sent to Germany, fine pair of covers used in South-West Africa
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 | Lot #996 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1917 (4 Oct) commercial cover franked with 4x1p George V adhesives, tied by Swakopmund cds and sent to Windhoek, bilingual "Opened by Censor" label and "Passed by Censor" handstamp, with arrival pmk on back, fine WWI usage in South-West Africa
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 | Lot #997 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1918 (15 Mar) cover franked with single 1p George V, tied by "Omamaruru S.W. Africa" pmk on cover to Wartburg, Natal, bilingual "Opened by Censor" label and "Passed by Censor" handstamp, fine WWI usage from South-West Africa to Natal
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 | Lot #998 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1930-45 1p black & carmine, Type I, horizontal bilingual pair, variety imperf. at bottom, h.r., with undated Royal certificate "genuine, from waste sheet" * Catalog #SG 43var | Unsold
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 | Lot #999 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1930-45 1p black & carmine, Type II, horizontal bilingual pair, center omitted, also imperf. pair with frame omitted, some creases, with regular stamp included * Catalog #SG 43var | Unsold
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 | Lot #1000 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 1930-45 1p black & carmine, Type II, horizontal bilingual pair, center omitted, also imperf. pair with frame omitted, some creases, with regular stamp included * Catalog #SG 43var | Unsold
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