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 #1129 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 1c A.E.F. booklet pane of 30, lightly hinged at top, fine-v.f., with 1992 PFC,  Catalog #498f Catalog Value $1,050 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1130 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c rose, single from the AEF booklet pane, tied by "US Army Postal Service Oct. 8, 1917" cds on cover to Tacoma, Wa., with censor handstamp alongside, v.f., with 1985 PFC and 2010 APS certificate,  Catalog #499f Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1131 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c lake, type I, n.h., bright color, fresh and fine, with 2008 APS certificate, ** Catalog #499h Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1132 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c deep rose, type Ia, n.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh and v.f., with 2000 PFC, ** Catalog #500 Catalog Value $570 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1133 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c deep rose, type Ia, used on cover from Tamaqua, Pa., to Bethlehem, Pa., with duplex cancel, backflap flaws, otherwise fine, with clear 1983 PFC, rare on cover, Catalog #500 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1134 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c carmine, single error in 2c block of nine, natural straight edge at top, l.h. at top, error n.h., fine-v.f.,  *Catalog #505 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1135 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c carmine, double error in 2c block of twelve, natural straight edge at bottom, hinged at top and bottom, errors n.h., well centered, fine-v.f., *Catalog #505 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1136 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 5c rose (error), identified as position 84 on the upper left pane, fresh and fine, tied by wavy lines on cover used locally in Richmond (Dietz Printing Co.), Va, with Jan 5, 1919 departure cds alongside, rare on cover, Catalog #505 Catalog Value $2,250 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1137 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 10c orange, tied by violet "Postal Express Service Registered A.E.F. No.949" 23 May 1919 pmk on YMCA corner cacheted cover to Vergennes, Vt, additional Registry and A.E.F. markings, fine usage from the Army Post Office No.949 located in Montpellier, France (in operation from April to June 1919) Catalog #510 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1138 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 $1 violet brown, block of four, fine, used in combination with 4c and 10c on a complete domestic registered First Class letter tab, tied by Oklahoma Aug.23, 1921 pmks and addressed to the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, rare usage Catalog #518 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1139 United States 1917-29 Issues 1917 2c carmine, left sheet margin part imprint single, n.h., fresh and fine, with 1996 APS certificate, ** Catalog #519 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1140 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine, type IV, tied by First Day (Mar. 15, 1920) machine cancel on cover to New York, v.f. and rare FDC, with 2004 PFC, Catalog #526 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1141 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine rose, type IV, bottom sheet margin block of eight, canceled May 8, 1920, with 2007 APS certificate stating "EDU as of certificate date" (Scott shows July 22, 1920 as Earliest Documented Use), also included single 2c with Schermack Type III perforations, used on window envelope with Chicago, Apr 28, 1920 cds (Earliest Documented use for an imperforate stamp with vending and affixing machine perforations) Catalog #532 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1142 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine, type V, horizontal pair, large margins all around, n.h., v.f., with 2001 PSE certificate, ** Catalog #533 Catalog Value $425 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1143 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine, Type V, imperforate bottom Plate No. Block of six, canceled Benton Harbor, Mi. Mar 13, 1921; also single imperf. on cover from Chicago (Dec. 17, 1920) to Benton Harbor, Mich, fine-v.f., the latter with 2000 APS certificate (a 533 used Plate Block is not catalogued; a block of four is listed at $650) Catalog #533 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1144 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine, type Va, top sheet margin block of six, with monogram over Plate Number, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #534 Catalog Value $360 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1145 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine, type VII, n.h., even margins all around, v.f., with 1985 and 1992 PFCs, ** Catalog #534B Catalog Value $3,750 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1146 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine, type VII, horizontal pair, large margins all around, l.h., v.f., scarce multiple of this rarity, with 2004 PSE certificate, * Catalog #534B Catalog Value $5,250 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1147 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine, type VII, Chicago cancel, huge margins all around including traces of adjoining stamp at top, v.f., with 2004 APS certificate, O Catalog #534B Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1148 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine, type VII, private vending machine perforations, used, fine, with 1989 PFC O Catalog #534B,var | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1149 United States 1917-29 Issues 1918 2c carmine, type VII, Schermack type III perforations, single used on cover from Chicago to Westfield, Ma., usual cover wear, fine, with clear 2000 APS certificate, Catalog #534B,var Catalog Value $450 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1150 United States 1917-29 Issues 1919 2c carmine rose, type II, barest trace of a hinge (appears n.h.), well centered for this difficult stamp, bright color, fresh and nearly v.f., with 2000 and 2007 PFCs (catalogue value is for "fine") * Catalog #539 Catalog Value $2,700 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #1151 United States 1917-29 Issues 1919 2c carmine rose, type III, four different plate blocks, including "S30" (block of eight, l.h.), "S30" inverted (block of eight, l.h.), ordinary plate block of eight (n.h.) and plate block of four with star (n.h. but with marginal pencil notation on gum), fine-v.f. and seldom seen "set" of plate blocks, */**Catalog #540 Catalog Value $1,005 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1152 United States 1917-29 Issues 1919 1c, 2c and 3c Rotary Printing, first one n.h., others l.h., nearly v.f., with PSE or APS certificates, */** Catalog #541,545,546 Catalog Value $430 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #1153 United States 1917-29 Issues 1919 1c green, n.h., bright color, v.f., with 2006 PSE certificate, ** Catalog #545 Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1154 United States 1917-29 Issues 1919 2c carmine rose, type III, used on cover from the Collectors Club in New York to Philadelphia, nice color, fine, with 1993 PSE certificate, Catalog #546 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $260.00 |
