Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
March 14-15, 2023
Our March 14-15, 2023 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. There are 1,314 lots in the sale, which begins with United States and U.S. Possessions, including graded items, Plate Blocks, and a solid group of Proofs and Essays. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer a complete collection of 1913 Albania Double Eagles. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature collections formed by the late Dr.Jerome Bettner and include British North America as well as worldwide Air Post stamps and covers. There is a nice selection from Italy, including rarities as well as Italian States, Colonies and Vatican City. The sale also includes selections from the estate of Dr.Martin Stempien, respected postal historian and Secretary to the Chairman of the Expert Committee at the New York Philatelic Foundation from 1988-2018. He also held various Executive positions at the Collector's Club of NY and other philatelic societies. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #473 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1860 2p orange, 6p orange, used, margins all around, good colors, fine-v.f., O Catalog #11,13 Catalog Value $1,450 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #474 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1861-62 1p-1sh, eight different, unused, with or without gum, fresh, v.f. (*)* Catalog #16A,17-23 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #475 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1861 4p rose, sheet of 20, margin hinge marks, stamps n.h., v.f.,  **Catalog #18 Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #476 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1880 2c red orange, left sheet margin single, wide margins on all sides, n.h., v.f. (Unitrade CA$180+) ** Catalog #48 Catalog Value $90 | Price Realized $100.00 |
 | Lot #477 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1880 5c blue, h.r., fine, with 2000 Greene Foundation certificate, * Catalog #53 Catalog Value $425 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #478 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1897 1c on 3c gray lilac, rejoined block of four, showing three different (75-77), h.r., fine, *Catalog #77a Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #479 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1897-1918 Royal Family, Specimen overprints, 1/2c (5), 1c carmine, 1c green (11), 2c orange, 2c scarlet (9), 3c (8), 4c (2), 5c (7), plus 1908 2c Map (3), total of 47 stamps from the ABN archives, each stamp with security punch and a different "Specimen" overprint, n.h., fine-v.f., scarce S | Unsold |
 | Lot #480 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1910-11 Guy Issue, 1c-15c perf.12 and 6c-15c perf. 14, complete sets of 12 and 6, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #87-103 Catalog Value $1,028 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #481 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1929 3c on 6c gray black, red surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., rare (only 75 printed) * Catalog #160a Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #482 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1932 Caribou, 5c violet imperforate block of nine, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (*)Catalog #191b | Unsold |
 | Lot #483 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland 1933 Sir Humphrey Gilbert, 1c-32c blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #212-25 Catalog Value $919 | Price Realized $250.00 |
