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.
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 | Lot #374 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1887-1900 Forerunners, selection of ten items, most used on pieces, Shanghai cancels, with 5pf, 10pf (single, horizontal pair and vertical strip of three), 20pf (three singles and a vertical pair), 50pf green and 50pf brown on piece with 5pf Offices in China, fine-v.f., several signed Steuer O
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 | Lot #375 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1890-1900 Forerunners, Shanghai or Tientsin cancels on 2m, with three horizontal pairs and two singles, (one pair and singles on piece), including rare 2m "graulila" horizontal pair, signed Steuer, few minor flaws, generally fine-v.f. O
| Price Realized $200.00
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 | Lot #376 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 5pf green, canceled on piece, signed Bothe, also 10pf carmine, Tientsin cancel, v.f., signed Thier, Gentzsch, etc., with 2006 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.9,10) O Catalog #18,19 Catalog Value $1,235 | Price Realized $475.00
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 | Lot #377 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 5pf green, l.h., v.f., signed Bothe, etc., * Catalog #18 Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $180.00
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 | Lot #378 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 80pf lake & black, rose, adhered on piece of album page, well centered, v.f., with 1978 Bothe certificate, (*) Catalog #23 Catalog Value $4,750 | Price Realized $1,000.00
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 | Lot #379 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 5m Slate & Carmine, type II, upper right sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #36A Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $210.00
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