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 #72
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 1c buff, left margin arrow block of 48, 21 stamps hinged, balance n.h., fresh color, upper right stamp with sealed tear, balance fine-v.f. This is believed to be the largest known multiple of the 1869 1c according to Jonathan Rose's "United States Postage Stamps of 1869" (catalogued as 12 hinged blocks of four)
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Catalog #112
Catalog Value $66,000
Unsold
Lot #73
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 2c brown, h.r., wide margins and excellent color, with 1983 and 2006 PFCs, the latter graded "XF-90" (SM $1,650)
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Catalog #113
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #74
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 2c brown, left margin imprint and arrow block of 25, original gum, natural gum skips at left, fresh color, light horizontal crease affecting second row, few light toned spots affecting stamps at right, bottom left stamp with pulled perf., still fine-v.f. and scarce multiple, with 2001 PFC (catalogued as blocks, pairs and a single)
Box *
Catalog #113
Catalog Value $19,900
Unsold
Lot #75
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 2c brown, single and vertical bisect on yellow, faintly illustrated Pennsylvania House of Representatives cover to Gettysburg, with indistinct circular datestamp, 1872 docketing at left, missing top flap, fine and very scarce and attractive usage, with 1986 PFC declining opinion, in spite of the fact that the stamps are tied in several ways, including oily bleed-thru from blue cancel, ex-Mack (2004 Siegel sale, $2,000 hammer), offered AS IS
Envelope
Catalog #113c
Unsold
Lot #76
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 3c ultramarine, re-joined block of four, slight gum disturbances (h.r.), fine (catalogued as four singles)
Box *
Catalog #114
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #77
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 10c yellow, 12c green, used, well centered, the former with tiny corner perf. creases, fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #116,117
Catalog Value $240
Unsold
Lot #78
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 10c yellow, h.r., brilliant color and fresh, well centered, v.f., with 1992 PSE certificate and 2004 PFC,
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Catalog #116
Catalog Value $1,850
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #79
United States 1869 Pictorials
1869 30c brown on canary, stationery essay, v.f., rare
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Catalog #121-E1
Unsold

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