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 #700 LEBANON 1853 (24 Aug) FL from Beirut to Damascus, with a fair "An Canib-I Posta-i Beyrut 257 = 1841" seal, transit time of two days, possibly by "Surucu" (dispatched messenger), with oval merchant's cachet, usual filing fold, fine  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #701 LEBANON 1884 (26 Mar) cover franked with 1pi Ottoman adhesive, tied by a negative seal, addressed to Cairo, with Port Said (28 Mar) transit and Cairo arrival pmks, backflap missing, otherwise fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #702 LEBANON 1906 (1 July) registered cover from Beirut to Damascus, franked on back with Ottoman 1pi, 3x10pa and 2x5pa, tied by "Beyrouth" departure markings, arrival (2.7.06) "Damas" on front, fine | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #703 LEBANON 1908 (11 Jan) picture postcard ("Aleih Station") to Constantinople, franked with Austrian Levant 20pa tied by Beirut (Austrian Post Office) pmk, with Ottoman Postage Due added on arrival, with large "T" and 1pi tied by bilingual Constantinople cds | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #704 LEBANON 1914 (10 Feb) picture postcard (Jerusalem Jordan Valley) with Ottoman franking on picture side, paying 10pi "imprime" rate to Paris, fine | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #705 LEBANON 1914 (1 Mar) picture postcard (Jerusalem, St. Stephen's Gate) to Germany, with single 20pa tied by Beyrouth departure pmk, fine card paying 20pa foreign postcard rate | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #706 LEBANON 1915 (27 Apr) cover from Beirut to Berlin, franked on back with pair of 20pa (with star discount overprint), tied by Beyrouth departure pmks, Ottoman censor handstamp on front, minor cover tears, otherwise fine War usage | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #707 LEBANON 1916 (19 Oct) registered cover from Beirut to Switzerland, franked with Ottoman 20pa and 2pi, tied by Beyrouth departure pmks, framed "Feldkirch" censor in red, with Austro-Hungarian censor seal on back, Luzern (7 Nov) arrival | Price Realized $180.00 |
