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 #1253 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PORTUGUESE COLONIES 1881-1970s Angola-Zambezia, collection on pages, hundreds of used and unused singles and sets, mostly fine or better *O | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1254 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PORTUGUESE COLONIES 1892-1918 Ponta Delgada, Portuguese Africa and Portuguese Congo, also Quelimane, collection apparently complete unused on 19 PALO album pages, including Specimen overprints, Postage Dues, Newspaper stamps, fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1255 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PORTUGUESE COLONIES 1898-1940 Mozambique Company and Nyassa, collection on stock cards and album pages, issues mostly complete, sets, overprints, Postage Dues, etc., mostly fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #1256 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PORTUGUESE COLONIES 1914-69 Angola, collection in a Lighthouse album, mostly unused, with better sets (Birds and Animals), covers, Postal Stationery, etc. Also included three Portuguese Colonies Omnibus souvenir sheets, fine-v.f. *O | Price Realized $600.00 |
