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 #2205 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1900-96 collection in four large Minkus albums, some early issues, including Old German States, mostly complete unused from 1905, with Commemoratives and Semi-Postals (no air post or first three souvenir sheets), Federal Republic and Berlin includes the Red overprints complete, 1949 Currency Reform souvenir sheet (n.h.) and is complete from 1951; East Germany is complete, with Goethe, perf. and imperf. Karl Marx and Engels souvenir sheets, etc. In addition, the collection contains mostly complete French Zone Occupation Issues (missing Red Cross souvenir sheets), Saar (pre and post WWII issues, including better Semi-Postals, missing souvenir sheets), Russian Zone, including Thuringia 1945 souvenir sheet of three, anti-Fascism and Social Welfare sheet of four, plus Theater and Reconstruction sheets of four (with 2001 Stroh certificate), some earlier items hinged, balance n.h., with occasional booklets, se-tenants, coils strips, etc. In addition, the collection contains solid Allenstein, Danzig, Croatia (including the unissued set of 15, n.h., with certificate), Upper Silesia, Memel, WWII German Occupation of Poland, Serbia, etc. A solid collection of German and German Area */** | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #2206 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1920-45 collection in 11 large volumes, neatly arranged on Lighthouse album pages, collected both unused and used, issues complete, with Definitives, Commemorative sets, Semi-Postals and Air Post (C35-45), also souvenir sheets (missing 10 Year sheet), with Iposta (B33) used and unused, with Ostropa (B68) used, especially strong in Third Reich issues, with Hitler souvenir sheets, perf., imperf. and rouletted, extensive se-tenant pairs, strips and other combinations, including booklet panes and unexploded booklets, used and unused Postal Stationery, Propaganda Cards, covers with complete sets, commercial usages, Zeppelin Flights, Officials on cover and much more. Many n.h. (1933 Hindenburg, 1935 Air Post, etc.), with good showing of watermarks (horizontal or vertical), plate flaws and other varieties (listed and unlisted), fine-v.f. and most attractive collection  *O | Price Realized $12,000.00 |
 | Lot #2207 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1935-36 Olympics, specialized collection of singles and sets, used and unused se-tenant combinations, booklets, postal stationery, 10 souvenir sheets, thin and thin paper varieties, Olympics events cancels, covers, including Zeppelin flights, etc., fine-v.f.  */** | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #2208 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1949-85 Federal Republic and Berlin, collection complete on Lighthouse or Lindner hingeless album pages, issues complete, with Commemoratives, Posthorn set, Semi-Postals; also Berlin 1948-71 complete, Black and Red overprints, several other sets and souvenir sheet signed Schlegel, early sets l.h. or n.h., later all n.h., fine-v.f. */** | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #2209 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1949-71 Federal Republic and Berlin, collection complete on SAFE hingeless album pages, Bund issues complete to 1967, with Commemoratives, Post-Horn set, Semi-Postals; also Berlin 1948-71 complete, Black and Red overprints, plus several other sets and souvenir sheet signed Schlegel, n.h., mostly v.f., Mi. €15,000+ ** | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #2210 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1949-58 Federal Republic, issues complete on Lindner hingeless album pages, with Posthorn set, Semi-Postals, etc., all n.h., v.f., signed Schlegel, Mi. €4,600+ ** | Unsold |
