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 #2123 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1913 Issue, balance of the collection, 56 used and unused stamps, including 2 1/2pi violet brown, canceled on piece, 5pa ocher (one unused and three used), 10pa blue green (two singles, one with red Behiye overprint, mostly unused, two with inverted overprints), 20pa (13 copies, two with black double eagle inverted, others used and unused, including varieties of the handstamp), 2pa olive green *6 copies, two unused, two canceled on pieces, tow with inverted red and black handstamps(, 1pi ultramarine (13, one n.h., others used or unused, one inverted), 1pi Postage Due (three singles, unused and used on piece), also varieties, including red and blue Behiye overprints, imperforate single, better postmarks, many others, mostly signed by Prindushi, Peter Holcombe and others, mixed condition, occasional minor faults noted, generally fine or better (catalogued as normal stamps, without any premium for varieties or different color handstamps), cat. $37,850++  Catalog #1/19,var | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #2124 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1913 Double Eagle overprints, six stamps used, three on pieces, 1pi ultramarine black and red handstamps, two copies of 20pi carmine, fine-v.f., signed Prindushi, Eckman, etc., O Catalog #5,6,7,8 Catalog Value $1,675 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2125 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1913 Double Eagle handstamps, collection of 50+ forgeries, used and unused, variety of handstamps including Fournier, Nicolaides, etc., useful old-time reference | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2126 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1914-73 collection of used and unused singles and sets in a large stock book, starting with value typewritten in violet (there are no Double Eagle handstamps), 1914 Prince Wilhelm zu Weid (41-46), surcharges on the Skanderbeg issues, 1920 overprints (120-24, 129-34), subsequent issues, also Air Post, German Occupation and Italian, Semi-Postals, souvenir sheets, etc., high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2127 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1914-19 Skanderbeg Issue, collection of used and unused singles, Local overprints, postal stationery, Postage Dues, 2gr surcharge, sheet of 50, provisional surcharges, varieties, some inverted, omitted, double, Essad Pasha presentation sheet canceled Durazzo, etc., fine-v.f., excellent specialized group *O | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #2128 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1918-20 Provisional surcharges, collection of singles and multiples, various types of the overprint, errors, covers, including two registered from Shkoder, etc., fine-v.f., scarce group, high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #2129 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1919 Shkoder Issues, large specialized plating study in stock book, hundreds of used and unused singles sorted by Plate positions 1-40, some varieties (handstamp omitted, reversed handstamp, etc.), mostly fine or better, ex-Normal Ames, Eric Peel (Mi.47-52, I,II,II, €20,000+) *O Catalog #84/104 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2130 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1924-91 balance of a specialized collection, with 50f Air Post sheet of 50, 1946 Women's Congress panes of 40 (one imperf.), also six different modern booklets, fine-v.f. *O | Unsold |
 | Lot #2131 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ALBANIA 1949-1990 large stock book with hundreds of complete sets, mostly commemoratives, some duplication, few blocks of four, plus better perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets, n.h., fine-v.f., Mi.€8,800+ ** | Price Realized $900.00 |
