Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
December 13-14, 2022
Welcome to our December 13-14, 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 917 lot sale begins with a session of United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items including a nice section of Columbians, Plate Blocks and better back of the book items. In the Worldwide section, there are solid selections of Eastern and Western European classics and semi-modern issues, including Austria, German States, Italian Area, with many rarities. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from various areas, notably stamps and Postal History of Jordan (1414-1959), with collections offered virtually intact, many offered at auction for the first time. There are further selections of a specialized Kuwait holding, including a mostly complete "Koweit" issue. The auction concludes with over one hundred and thirty Large Lots & Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections and worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #885 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH AFRICA 1900-01 selection of 14 covers, mostly Boer War usages, with Transvaal and Orange Free State franking, used locally or to European destinations, various censor marks, most still on the original auction lot sheets, fine group  | Unsold | |
| Lot #886 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH AFRICA 1906-41 selection of 36 covers or postal stationery cards, South Africa, Cape of Good Hope, South-West Africa, variety of usages, markings, POW mail, incoming Red Cross covers from Switzerland, censor markings, interesting usages such as 1/2d South Africa postal card from Namutoni to Keetmanshoop, Omaruru to Tsumeb, Army Base cards, occasional German South-West Africa, etc., mixed condition, interesting lot | Unsold | |
| Lot #887 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH AFRICA 1913 cancelations on George V adhesives, hundreds in a large stock book, mostly on pieces, annotated alongside, some apparently rare uses of German cancels, "Guchab", "Mariental", cancels on South-West Africa, including "Omaruru", "Ukamas", "Onderkarenba", also German South-West Africa, including forerunners, overprints, Railway pmks, many scarce and interesting items, mostly fine-v.f. O | Unsold | |
| Lot #888 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH AFRICA 1913-48 large selection on black stock cards, George V 1/2p-10sh complete, two sets, some with shifted medallions, pairs and blocks showing small plate flaws, inverted watermarks, nice group of Control Number singles, blocks of four or larger, gutter blocks, booklets panes of six, Pictorials to 10sh, pairs, some blocks, occasional varieties, offsets and much more, interesting lot  *OCatalog #SG 3/68 | Unsold |
