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 #1098 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1980 collection in well-filled Minkus (All American) and H.E. Harris albums, 19th Century used, imperforate singles, Scott No.1,2, 12,15 and 17, perforated 1857-61 to 90c (last one unused), 1861-67 to 90c, 1869 Pictorials complete, Bank Note Issues, with all values represented, 1890-95 Bureau sets unused to $5, 1902-03 complete to $5, also most of the Washington-Franklins (without Blue Paper), including high values and coil singles or pairs. Commemoratives are complete, unused, with Columbians, Trans-Mississippi, Panama-Pacific perf. 10, etc. Back of book with complete Air Post, including C13-15, Special Delivery and Parcel Post, also some better Postage Dues, mixed condition, faults noted, some certificates are included *O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1099 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1959 collection in Scott album, used and unused singles, including Nos. 1 and 2 (each with lightened pen cancel, both look unused), 7, 10,12,15, 17, 1857-61, with 1c, 3c, 5c, 10c-30c used, 1861-62 with 30c and 90c used, 2c and 15c black, 1867 Grills to 90c, 1869 Pictorials complete unused (1c-12) also 30c (re-issue, without gum), both 15c, 24c and 90c used, 1870-71 Bank Note Issues to 90c used, 1873 complete to 90c used, 1879-83 used and unused, 1887 1c-90c unused, also 1890-93 Bureau issues 1c-90c, Columbians complete to $5 ($3 unused without gum, v.f., $4 with original gum, short perfs, $5 original gum), 1894 and 1895 Regular Issues 1c-90c unused, $1-$5 used (246-78), Trans-Mississippi complete unused, 1902-03 Issue complete, $5 well centered, h.r., v.f., also 315 imperf. pair, Pan-American, Louisiana Purchase, 1c-$1 Washington, Panama-Pacific perf. 12 and perf. 10, all unused, $2 and $5 Franklin, 1922 Liberty to $5, White Plains souvenir sheet, Kansas-Nebraska, etc. Air Post complete, with C13-15; Special Delivery and Postage Dues, with many unused, Shanghai overprints to 40c, Officials, with some unused, also Plate Proofs used as fillers, Parcel Post complete, fairly good showing of first Revenues. Stamps are in pre-cut mounts closed on all sides, making examination difficult. We did spot check many of the better items and while there are some faults, condition is generally fine-v.f. A good, solid U.S. collection *O | Price Realized $19,000.00 |
 | Lot #1100 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1949 collection in a Bertram Poole album, first pages include used No.1 and 2 (faulty), 1869 Pictorials to 30c, Columbians to $1, mixed Bureau Issues to $1, Trans-Mississippi to $1 (straight edge), from there used and unused, with Louisiana Purchase, Jamestown and other commemoratives, Kansas-Nebraska, White Plains souvenir sheet; Washington-Franklins mostly used, nice group of imperf. and coil pairs, back of book with Air Post, Special Delivery, Postage Dues, Parcel Post, Officials and Revenues, mixed condition, faults noted, fine old-time collection *O | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1101 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1851-1940 collection in old (1944 edition) Scott album, with mostly used, including 1869 10c, 15c, 30c, Bank Note issues to 90c, Bureau issues to $1, Columbians to 50c, other commemoratives, Washington-Franklins, Kansas-Nebraska, Air Post 1918-23, Parcel Post and Officials, mixed condition, high catalogue value O | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1102 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1861-88 balance of the Proofs collection, with eight large die proofs, including Scott 162P1 and 205P1 die sunk on full cards (the latter with some light card stain), also 69P1,155P1,206P1 and 219P1 on reduced cards, plus 149P1 removed from card. In addition, there are ten small die proofs from the Roosevelt Album including 1861 10c and 24c, 6c Pictorial, plus a selection of Bank Note Issues, occasional minor faults noted, generally fine-v.f., cat. $4,500+ P | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1103 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1861 30c orange, 45 used copies, nice variety of cancels, usual faults noted, otherwise fine-v.f., O Catalog #71 Catalog Value $11,250 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1104 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1861 5c brown, 11 used copies, one with straight edge, few faults possible, otherwise fine-v.f., O Catalog #75 Catalog Value $4,675 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1105 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1861 24c grayish lilac, 15 used copies, variety of cancels, small faults, fine-v.f. appearance, O Catalog #78a Catalog Value $6,375 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1106 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1869 duplicated selection of used stamps on pages, with 1c (10), 2c (3), 3c (55), 6c (10), 10c (11), 12c (9), 15c (6) and 24c (2), variety of cancels, usual small faults, otherwise fine-v.f., O Catalog #112-120 Catalog Value $11,300 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1107 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1869-1940 balance of a consignment, small selection on cards and lot sheets, used 15c 1869 Pictorial, 30c Columbian, Bank Note issues to 90c, occasional proofs, Postal Stationery entire envelopes, few Duck Hunting stamps used or unused, mostly fine; also a used Switzerland 1fr Standing Helvetia (used, faulty) O | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #1108 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1870 24c purple, 45 used copies, nice variety of cancels, few small faults noted, generally fine-v.f., O Catalog #153 Catalog Value $9,450 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1109 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1870-71 Bank Note issues, duplicated selection of used stamps on pages, with 1c (7), 2c (16), 3c (17), 6c (11), 7c (9) and 10c (2), variety of cancels, few small faults noted, otherwise fine-v.f., O Catalog #134/150 Catalog Value $4,180 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1110 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1890-1949 balance of a collection in carton, 6 albums or stock books, one is a collection on pages, used and unused, few better Commemoratives, Parcel Post, etc., another is an extensive collection of Pre-cancels, some undoubtedly better, others are filled with many hundreds of used lower value commemoratives and regular issues, mixed condition, fine old-time holding *O | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1111 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1898-1940 collection in two albums, early booklet panes, blocks of four of lower value commemorative sets, 2c Hudson Fulton imperforate pane of 20, nice group of Special Delivery in blocks of four, Famous Americans, etc., fine-v.f.  */** | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1112 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1910-40 collection on pages, mostly Regular Issues, with solid group of booklet panes of six, including 279b, 300b, 301c (these alone cat. $1,600), 1910-17 Washington Franklins unused 1c-15c, subsequent issues, 1c-30c (414-20), Perf. 10 to 50c, high values used, 1917-19 complete unused, good run of coil pairs, some guide-line and Paste-ups (few questionable), back of book items, cut squares, some Locals and Confederate States, mixed condition, mostly fine or better *O | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #1113 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1912 1c green, wholesale lot of 155 pairs and 15 singles, n.h., occasional toned spot noted, generally fine or better, ** Catalog #410 Catalog Value $5,232 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1114 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1931-1940 sheets and part sheets, large holding, including complete sets of Washington Bicentennial, National Parks, Famous Americans, many Regular Issues, including 1934 Residentials, 1c-50c (23 sheets), also blocks of 8 and 12 of $5 Coolidge, later issues, some scrap Postage, Air Post, Regular Issues, including better items, plus many others, n.h., fine-v.f. Also included are a few unused singles, 1893 Columbians to $2, 1901 Pan-American Set, Air Post, C13-15,C18, all with some faults. A good working lot of sheets, with many useful extras ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1115 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1945-67 3c-5c Commemoratives, group of 200+ PSE graded ("XF-Sup 95", "XF-Sup 98" and a few "Gem 100") singles, good assortment, up to 3 of each, stored on black cards with certificates, ready for immediate resale (SMQ $11,050) ** Catalog #936/1325 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1116 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1987-1992 American Bank Note Archive series of engravings, issued in limited edition, six booklets, each 12 pages of beautiful engravings (total of 502), covering U.S. Presidents, World Royalty, Railroads, American Eagle, Explorers, Dogs, etc., with certificates of authenticity and covering letters from product manager. The print run was 924-3500 depending on the year and how many were sold. A rare and most attractive boxed set, seldom offered as a complete set covering American Bank Note Company products, including Postage Stamps and Revenues, v.f. P | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
