Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
February 7-8, 2023
Welcome to our February 7-8, 2023 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 1,366 lot sale features better United States, with quality material assembled by a Japanese gentleman. Foreign countries include Albania, with 1913 Double Eagle handstamps, Austria, France and Colonies, Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues, Great Britain and British Commonwealth with Australia, BNA, New Zealand, British Asia and Africa. There are rarities from Iran, including postal history, Italy and Italian Colonies, a collection of hand-painted Karl Lewis covers and more. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums and specialized collections, to multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1289 FRANCE 1849-50 15c green, deep intense color, grid cancel, margins all around, fresh and v.f. example of France 15c green, signed Scheller, O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1290 FRANCE 1849-50 40c orange, block of four, grid cancel, with part of Paris cds at upper right, large margins all around, good color, v.f., scarce block, signed Roumet, Miro, etc., with 2002 Roger Calves certificate (YT 5, €23,000)  Catalog #7 Catalog Value $15,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1291 FRANCE 1853-60 1fr lake, light pmk, large margins all around, fresh and outstanding example of this popular issue, signed Roger Calves, also Diena, with his 1990 certificate (YT 18, €3,400) O Catalog #21 Catalog Value $2,475 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1292 FRANCE 1862 1fr lake, Re-Issue, horizontal tete-beche pair, fake cancel, margins all around, good color, minute thin specks, with 1972 Roger Calves certificate. A rare tete-beche pair, only 40 printed (YT 18e, €40,000) (catalogue value for unused) O Catalog #21c Catalog Value $27,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1293 FRANCE 1870 Ceres, 15c bistre, yellowish, horizontal tete-beche pair, used, short perfs and other small defects, including a tear at top, reasonable appearance, signed Roger Calves, with his 2004 certificate (YT 59b, €27,500) O Catalog #56a Catalog Value $12,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1294 FRANCE 1877 1fr Prussian Blue, light postmark, good perforations and color, usual centering, fine stamp, signed Calves, also Brun, with his 2019 certificate (YT 88, €6,000) O Catalog #87 Catalog Value $4,350 | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #1295 FRANCE 1920 Sower, 25c dark blue, unexploded booklet of 20, overprinted "Annule", blue covers "La Prevoyance Vie", Series No. 30, fine-v.f., rare,  Catalog #YT 140-CA2 Catalog Value €6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1296 FRANCE 1923 Pasteur, 10c green, unexploded booklet of 20, overprinted "Specimen", green covers "Petit pain de Tortosa", Series No. 93, fine, very rare, Catalog #YT 170-CA1 Catalog Value €7,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1297 FRANCE 1925 Paris Exhibition souvenir sheet of four, with 6.5.25 Exposition pmk at bottom left, n.h., but with slightly disturbed gum at top, fine-v.f., *Catalog #226 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1298 FRANCE 1927 Strasbourg souvenir sheet, with 5.6.27 Exposition pmk at bottom left, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #241 Catalog Value $2,300 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1299 FRANCE 1927 Strasbourg souvenir sheet, n.h., gum creases, otherwise fine-v.f., ** Catalog #241 Catalog Value $2,300 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1300 FRANCE 1927 Strasbourg souvenir sheet, n.h., minute gum irregularities, otherwise v.f., ** Catalog #241 Catalog Value $2,300 | Unsold |
