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 #1135 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1876-2012 large holding of singles and sets, neatly arranged in glassine envelopes which include some older unused singles, occasional sets (Queen Victoria-KEVII), with wide range of George VI-QEII commemoratives and regular issues, souvenir sheets, etc. We note better Fiji, New Zealand (substantial face value, with booklets, etc.), Papua New Guinea, Antigua, Dominica, Cayman Islands, British Honduras, Belize, Bermuda, Antigua (including Centenary and George V sets), Bahamas, Barbados, collections of Pitcairn Islands and Norfolk Islands (on pages and in a stock book), Channel Islands, etc., also many uncounted items, fine-v.f., SG £20,000+ */** | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1136 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1886-1985 collectionon Minkus album pages, NAURU, Freighter issue and onwards mostly complete to 1979; GIBRALTAR, Queen Victoria,1886 definitives, surcharges mostly complete (Scott 8-38), unused, plus some used duplicates, varieties, KEVII to 4sh, George V to £1 (66-92), George VI with many perf. Varieties, QEII definitives and commemoratives, souvenir sheets, etc. Also included a modest selection of Newfoundland, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1137 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1945-47 British Occupation of Former Italian Colonies, unused selection of complete sets and Postage Dues with B.M.A. and B.A. Eritrea, including a registered cover from Asmara to Switzerland; B.A. Somalia and B.M.A. and B.A. Tripolitania, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., SG £880+  */** | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1138 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1950s-80s Queen Elizabeth issues, mostly definitives, sets arranged on stock pages, with Cook Islands, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Barbados, Solomon Islands, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Anguilla, Honduras, Malaysian States, also a few older items from Australia, apparently n.h., fine-v.f. and colorful lot, SG £3,024 ** | Price Realized $800.00 |
