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 #1006 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1920 O.A.S. cover with "Australian Comforts' Fund" Adelaide address on backflap, with Cape Town departure and handstamped "On Active Service Military Secretary" cachet, addressed to England, fine usage from a member of the Australian G.S.W.A. contingent
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #1007 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1921-26 seven stationery envelopes, some with Zuidwest Afrika overprints, upfranked with various South Africa and SWA adhesives, various markings, some Registry handstamps, fine
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1008 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 1/2d-£1 Setting I, complete set of 12 bilingual pairs, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 1-12 Catalog Value £2,500 | Price Realized $1,600.00
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 | Lot #1009 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 1p rose red, overprint inverted, block of four, forming two bilingual pairs, l.h. at top, bottom n.h., v.f., with 1974 Royal certificate,
*/** Catalog #SG 2a Catalog Value £1,000 | Price Realized $375.00
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 | Lot #1010 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 1p rose red, overprint inverted, bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, n.h., fine (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 2a Catalog Value £500 | Price Realized $240.00
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 | Lot #1011 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 1p rose red, overprint inverted and showing a strong shift, vertical bilingual pair, also variety "Af.rica" in pair with normal, h.r., fine-v.f., the latter with 1988 Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa certificate, * Catalog #SG 2a,2c Catalog Value £680 | Price Realized $190.00
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 | Lot #1012 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 2p dull purple, overprint inverted, horizontal marginal pair, the right stamp with hyphen between "South" and "West", constant on R1/5 (lower right pane) of the normal (upright) setting, l.h., fine, rare (one of only three possible) * Catalog #SG 3a Catalog Value £700 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #1013 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 2p dull purple, overprint inverted, horizontal bilingual pair, l.h., fine, signed Diena, with 2006 Brandon certificate, * Catalog #SG 3a Catalog Value £700 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1014 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 2p dull purple, overprint inverted, horizontal bilingual pair, l.h., fine, with 1979 Royal certificate, * Catalog #SG 3a Catalog Value £700 | Unsold
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 | Lot #1015 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 1sh3p pale violet, overprint inverted, vertical bilingual pair, top n.h., bottom h.r., v.f., with 2009 Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa certificate, * Catalog #SG 8a Catalog Value £450 | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #1016 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 5sh, 10sh and £1 bilingual pairs, Setting II (10mm between lines of the overprint), n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 13-15 Catalog Value £1,500 | Price Realized $625.00
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 | Lot #1017 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 10sh blue and olive green, setting II, three bilingual pairs, slightly different shades, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 14 Catalog Value £1,800 | Price Realized $525.00
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 | Lot #1018 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 10sh blue and olive green, setting II, upper left sheet corner margin interannual block of four, two bilingual pairs, central Windhoek cancel, v.f.,
Catalog #SG 14 Catalog Value £280 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #1019 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1923 10sh blue and olive green, setting II, left marginal pair, also 10sh Setting III, lower right Plate No.1 pair, both n.h., the latter with 2012 BPA certificate (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 14,26 Catalog Value £780 | Price Realized $850.00
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 | Lot #1020 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1925 1/2d-£1 bilingual pairs, complete set of 12, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 29-40 Catalog Value £550 | Price Realized $400.00
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 | Lot #1021 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1926 (5 Mar) registered cover franked with pair of 3p blue, tied by departure cds, with corresponding "Windhuk" squared circle Registry handstamp, number filled in by hand, very rare, with additional departure pmk on back
| Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #1022 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 1927 3p and 10sh bilingual pairs, each showing no stop after "A" of "S.W.A", h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #SG 61a,67a Catalog Value £450 | Unsold
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