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 #1215 ALBANIA 1913 Double Eagle handstamps in red, violet, crimson, blue, etc., collection of 31 used and unused on pages, including three Tete-Beche pairs, few inverted handstamps, some canceled on pieces, mixed condition, mostly fine or better, many signed, several with 1959 BPA certificates. A wonderful old-time collection of Albanian colored Eagles (catalogued as normal black handstamps; Michel assigns 50-70% premium for colored handstamps) *O Catalog #1/17var Catalog Value $11,000 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #1216 ALBANIA 1913 2 1/2pi violet brown, black Double Eagle handstamp, canceled on piece, lifted for inspection and signed Prindushi (Mi.9, €800) O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1217 ALBANIA 1913 2 1/2pi violet brown, horizontal pair, red Double Eagle handstamped tete-beche (one inverted), canceled on piece, lifted for inspection and signed Prindushi. A rare tete-beche pair (catalogued as normal black handstamps) (Mi.9var, €2,720+) O Catalog #1var Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1218 ALBANIA 1913 2pi blue black, handstamped in red (inverted), canceled on piece by violet Vlone pmk, v.f., handstamped guarantee marks, with 1959 BPA certificate (catalogued as regular black handstamp) (Mi.3var, €850+) O Catalog #8var Catalog Value $425 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1219 ALBANIA 1913 10pa blue green, with red Behiye overprint, black Double Eagle handstamp, n.h., fine and rare stamp, signed Holcombe, Peters A.I.E.P., etc. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #13A Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1220 ALBANIA 1913 10pa blue green, with red Behiye overprint, black Double Eagle handstamp inverted, used, fine and extremely rare stamp, signed Prindushi (catalogued as upright handstamp) O Catalog #13A Catalog Value $900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1221 ALBANIA 1913 10pa blue green, red Behiye overprint, Double Eagle handstamp in violet, canceled to order, fine, with 1959 BPA certificate O Catalog #13A,var | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1222 ALBANIA 1913 1pi bright blue, with red Behiye overprint, black Double Eagle handstamp inverted, h.r., fine, very rare, handstamped guarantee mark on back (catalogued as upright handstamp) (Mi.14, €1,800+) * Catalog #14var Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1223 ALBANIA 1913 20pa carmine rose, with blue Behiye overprint, blue Double Eagle handstamp, h.r., v.f., signed Prindushi (Mi.13var,€1,530) * Catalog #15 Catalog Value $1,900 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1224 ALBANIA 1913 1pi bright blue, with red Behiye overprint, black Double Eagle handstamp inverted, tied on small piece by an excellent strike of "MAT" (25 June 1913), minor peripheral toning, fine example of this rare stamp, various pencil signatures and 2007 D.Markus Peters certificate "MAT is one of the rarest cancels of that period" (Mi.14) O Catalog #15var Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1225 ALBANIA 1913 2pa olive green, horizontal pair, right stamp defective, left overprinted sideways, tied on small piece, fine and very rare, with 1960 BPA certificate. A rarity O Catalog #17var | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1226 ALBANIA 1913 10pa on 20pa carmine rose, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #19 Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1227 ALBANIA 1913 2pa on 5pa Newspaper Stamp, black Double Eagle handstamp inverted, used, fine, signed Prindushi, etc. (Mi.A3var, €2,000+) O Catalog #20var Catalog Value $1,800 | Unsold |
