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 #335 FRENCH COLONIES Tahiti 1893 1c black, lilac blue, h.r., fine, signed Brun, * Catalog #17 Catalog Value $950 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #336 FRENCH COLONIES Tahiti 1902 cover with Chinese characters, from Papeete to San Francisco, franked with pair of 25c Group Type, tied by cds, with arrival pmks on back (in the mid 1800s, Chinese laborers were brought to Tahiti to mine phosphate. This cover is addressed to a Chinese company in San Francisco). Also included unaddressed cover franked with 10c on 40c red, type II, canceled 23 March 1903, fine  | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #337 FRENCH COLONIES Tahiti 1923 (3 June) Chinese red-band cover with red "Moorea Oceania" departure pmk, date filled-in by hand, arriving in Papeete 5 June, charged 10c in blue crayon, with the addition of diagonal half of 1fr postage due, paying 50c postage due. Since the inter-Colonial rate was 25c, it is possible that the cover came from outside the Colony, arriving in Moorea and then sent to Papeete. The 50c due represents double the deficiency and there was a shortage of 50c postage dues, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #338 FRENCH COLONIES Tahiti 1923 (30 May) cover with "Moorea Oceania" departure pmk, date filled-in by hand, arriving in Papeete 2 June, charged "T", with the addition of diagonal half of 1fr postage due, paying 50c postage due. Since the inter-Colonial rate was 25c, it is possible that the cover came from outside the Colony, arriving in Moorea and then sent to Papeete. The 50c due represents double the deficiency and there was a shortage of 50c postage dues, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #339 FRENCH COLONIES Tahiti 1960 cover from the President of France to the Mayor of Papeete, while at the Crillon Hotel in Paris, with official markings, fine | Price Realized $95.00 |
