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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent 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,
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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)
Box
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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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,
Booklet
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,
Booklet
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.,
Box *
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

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