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 #1993 POLAND Air Post 1948 (1 Feb) registered cover from Lodz to London, franked on both sides with 50zl Air Post surcharge, showing a partial ghost overprint due to a shift of printing plate (Fi.442b), commemorative 20zl (Fi.440) on back, filing fold away from the stamps fine, with Korszen certificate (cover is addressed to Arthur Silverstone, assistant general sales manager for 20th Century Fox. He was in the film industry for 35 years and had been with United Artists in England before working for Fox)  | Unsold |
 | Lot #1994 POLAND Air Post 1948 (7 Jan) registered and flown cover (backflap missing) from Starachowice Wierznik to Chicago, franked with 3x50zl Poczta Lotnicza (top stamp "Lofnicza" variety, (Fi/442b) and single 10zl gray violet, tied by departure pmks, one repeated on back, with Chicago (Jan 11) arrival, minor perf. flaws and filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover with Korszen certificate (detailing additional plate flaws in the overprinted stamps) | Unsold |
 | Lot #1995 POLAND Air Post 1948 (28 Jan) flown cover from Poznan to Chicago (addressed to Joseph Bieniecki, well known stamp dealer), franked with 50zl surcharge on light red 25kr (Fi.442c, 4,000zl+), additional 6zl stamp added but not canceled on reverse, v.f., rare cover | Unsold |
