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 #262 United States 1930-79 Issues 1931 2c Pulaski, three different imperforate Photo Essays by Meissner, Huston and McCuskey, v.f. E Catalog #690E | Price Realized $150.00
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 | Lot #263 United States 1930-79 Issues 1931 50c lilac, n.h., well centered, fresh color, with 2022 PFC graded "XF-S 95" (SMQ $185) ** Catalog #701 | Price Realized $130.00
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 | Lot #264 United States 1930-79 Issues 1938 30c deep blue, three matched plate number blocks of four (two right, one left), n.h., v.f., two with 2015 APS certificates,
** Catalog #830b Catalog Value $5,550 | Unsold
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 | Lot #265 United States 1930-79 Issues 1940 Poland and Yugoslavia, reversed printing, sheets of 50, each with normal print sheet included for comparison, n.h., v.f., plus Poland, reverse printing block of four on cacheted FDC, with APS certificate
** Catalog #909c,917a Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #266 United States 1930-79 Issues 1950s "The Capitol in Winter", original etching (7"x10") from the metal plate by Paul Berdanier (1879-1961), on heavy white wove paper, rare Catalog #U617a | Unsold
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 | Lot #267 United States 1930-79 Issues 1961 Project Mercury, 4c imperforate block of four, n.h., v.f.
** Catalog #1193var | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #268 United States 1930-79 Issues 1966 Sixth Philatelic Exhibition, 5c souvenir sheet, showing dramatic fold-over variety, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #1311var | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #269 United States 1930-79 Issues 1970 8c Eisenhower, booklet "pane" of 12, with dramatic fold-over at bottom resulting in four stamps with partial design, usual dull gum, fine and striking variety, possibly unique
Catalog #1395var | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #270 United States 1930-79 Issues 1971 Space Achievement, se-tenant left margin pane of 20, with fold-over variety at upper left shifting the gray lithograph of the plate number and bars between the second and third row, n.h., v.f. and spectacular plate number variety
** Catalog #1435bvar | Unsold
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 | Lot #271 United States 1930-79 Issues 1973 8c Christmas, pane of 30, horizontal perforations mostly missing between third and fourth rows (yielding five vertical pairs, imperf. between), n.h., v.f., with 2011 PSE certificate,
** Catalog #1508a Catalog Value $1,125 | Unsold
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 | Lot #272 United States 1930-79 Issues 1975 10c Lexington and Concord, left margin plate block of 12, imperf. horizontally, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as six pairs)
** Catalog #1563a Catalog Value $1,800 | Unsold
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 | Lot #273 United States 1930-79 Issues 1975 13c Eagle and Shield, line perf. 11, plate block of 12, n.h., v.f.,
** Catalog #1596d Catalog Value $350 | Price Realized $110.00
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 | Lot #274 United States 1930-79 Issues 1975 13c Eagle and Shield, line perf. 11, plate block of 12, n.h., v.f.,
** Catalog #1596d Catalog Value $350 | Price Realized $110.00
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 | Lot #275 United States 1930-79 Issues 1976 Bi-Centennial souvenir sheet of five, black omitted from the design, n.h., v.f., with 1993 PFC, ** Catalog #1689j Catalog Value $1,700 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #276 United States 1930-79 Issues 1976 Bi-Centennial, miscut souvenir sheet of five, first day Philadelphia (May 29) cancels, v.f., possibly unique O Catalog #1689var | Unsold
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 | Lot #277 United States 1930-79 Issues 1978 15c Owls, sheet of 50, yellow and orange (Litho) colors omitted, n.h., two stamps with a tiny paper adherence and one stamp with disturbed gum, v.f., with 2016 APS certificate and 2021 PFC. Listed but unpriced in Scott "Two panes of No. 1763c have been reported. One pane, the black (engr.) is shifted to the left." This this the discovery sheet, no other error sheets have been reported since 1978 (the panes were found in a large box of discount postage. The new owner noticed that the two panes looked much different from the normal sheet on hand submitted them to American Philatelic Expertising Committee for verification. APS certificates were issued and the information submitted to Scott Catalogue for listing
** Catalog #1763c | Unsold
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 | Lot #278 United States 1930-79 Issues 1976 15c Owls, sheet of 50, yellow and orange (Litho) colors omitted, intaglio black shifted, n.h., v.f., with 2016 APS certificate and 2021 PFC. Listed but unpriced in Scott "Two panes of No. 1763c have been reported. On one pane, the black (engr.) is shifted to the left." This this the discovery sheet, no other error sheets have been reported since 1978 (!)
** Catalog #1763a,var | Unsold
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 | Lot #279 United States 1930-79 Issues 1979 15c Folk Art, se-tenant sheet of 40, imperf. horizontally, n.h., v.f., believed to be unique, with 2016 PSE certificate (catalogued as eight blocks imperf. between)
** Catalog #1778b Catalog Value $16,000 | Unsold
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 | Lot #280 United States 1930-79 Issues 1979 Olympic Games, imperf. sheet of 50, n.h., v.f., possibly unique (catalogue value for ten blocks of four)
** Catalog #1794b Catalog Value $9,000 | Unsold
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