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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #8
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, horizontal pair, pos. 8-9R1E, tied by red Cincinnati, Ohio town cancel on newspaper wrapper addressed to H.B. Blackwell (Henry Browne Blackwell, 1825-1909 was a famous advocate for social reform and Woman's suffrage) in Indianapolis, Indiana, stamps with margins in to just clear, stamps and wrapper somewhat faulty, otherwise fine and especially scarce pair from an early plate, including the "Best" example in pos. 8, with 2008 PSE certificate (catalogued as single pos. 8 on cover plus used pos. 9, without any premium for the pair on cover)
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Catalog #5A
Catalog Value $23,350
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #9
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 1c blue, Type IV, horizontal strip of three, pos. 98-100R1L, margins on three sides, cut in at top, tied by New Orleans, Feb 10 cds on FL used in 1856 to New York, filing fold away from the stamps, with 2006 PSE certificate
Envelope
Catalog #9
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #10
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 3c Bald, Cousland and Co., three essays on bond, 3c brown (defective), and two in black, one cut to shape, otherwise fine,
E
Catalog #11-E14c
Catalog Value $1,050
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #11
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 5c red brown, horizontal pair, margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at left, but just touching at bottom, minor abrasions at right, tied by black cds on small cover with border embossing, addressed to California, endorsed "Emma Nov 1859", cover toning and mending, back probably not original, sold as is (catalogued as used pair off cover)
Envelope
Catalog #12
Catalog Value $1,600
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #12
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, type I, red cancel, large to clear margins all around, fine, with 2022 PFC,
O
Catalog #13
Catalog Value $850
Unsold
Lot #13
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, Type II, two singles, one with margins all around, the other cut in at top, slightly overlapped and tied by Oct 11 cds on cover to Canada, with Hamilton Oct 12, 1855 arrival pmk, wax seal removed, some toning on front, otherwise fine 20c franking to Canada
Envelope
Catalog #14
Unsold
Lot #14
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, Type III, deep color, cut in at right, canceled by pen on cover endorsed "Hornitos, Cal Oct 16" and sent to Clinton, NY, wax seal partially removed on back, fine usage from this remote village (Hornitas post office opened in 1856 and changed its name to Hornitos in 1877)
Envelope
Catalog #15
Unsold
Lot #15
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, Type III, deep color, cut in at bottom, tied by a well struck "Santa Clara, Ca. Nov.18" pmk on cover dated Nov.16, 1856 and addressed to Illinois, with long letter of contents, fine
Envelope
Catalog #15
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #16
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 10c green, Type III, deep colors, margins all around, v.f., tied by "Fosters Ba, Ca Sep 1" pmk on cover to East Boston, overall cover ageing, rare usage, ex-Knapp, Wagshal (Fosters Bar is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located on the North Yuba River)
Envelope
Catalog #15
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #17
United States 1851-57 Issue
1851 12c black, horizontal pair, usual margins to just touching in places, tied by "Bristol, R.I." Apr 6 cds on cover to England, endorsed "Via Boston "Niagara", red "America Liverpool 19 Apr 58" arrival, also "19" in red alongside, Boston transit pmk on back
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Catalog #17
Price Realized
$270.00

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