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 #724 RUSSIA 1863 5k black & blue, cancelled by dots on front of 10k stationery entire envelope, with "11" St. Petersburg-Warsaw Railway cancel and corresponding TPO 1 Aug 1863 pmk on back, addressed to Kamenetz-Podolski, some cover mending, otherwise fine and rare combination franking,  Catalog #11 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #725 RUSSIA 1867 (10 May) FL franked with single 1k, 3k and 3x10k, paying 34k from Rostov to Syros, where it was charged 65L postage due with the addition of Large Hermes 5L, 20L and 40L (1867 issue), 20L cut in, others with large margins all around, filing fold through one 10k, otherwise fine and colorful combination cover, with 1987 Holcombe and 1999 Simmermacher certificates | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #726 RUSSIA 1924 Definitives (typographed) 5r upper right sheet corner margin strip of four, perforated Obrazets and with invalidating horizontal lines, fine and attractive positional piece S Catalog #293S | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #727 RUSSIA 1927 Esperanto, 14k Zamenhof, vertical imperforate pair, n.h., folded between stamps, otherwise v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks, ** Catalog #374c Catalog Value $2,750 | Price Realized $750.00 |
