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 #1301 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1840-1950 collection of hundreds of used and unused singles on pages, arranged by various topicals, First Stamps of the world (1p black, Norway, France, Japan, Spain, U.S. history (unused 4c, 8c, 10c Trans-Mississippi, 10c Louisiana Purchase, etc.), Advertising (Denmark, with 7 different General Motors booklet panes), plus many others, with better stamps on many pages (U.S. Presidents, Transportation, Sports, Railways, Aviation), mixed condition, interesting lot *O | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1302 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1840-1990 balance of a consignment in 4 cartons, collection of France in a Lighthouse hingeless album 1849-1960, early pages used, 20th Century mixed used and unused, with Semi-Postals, also a stock book with duplicates; Great Britain used stock 1840-1950 many hundreds, some better, Vatical collection used 1970-90 in a Lindner hingeless album, Worldwide booklets, mostly British, some better Australia (Canberra, etc.), British Africa QEII issues, Canada  *O | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1303 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-1945 selection of better individual items on auction lot sheets, mostly European countries, also Armenia, with occasional pre-philatelic covers, plus countless better sets, proofs, errors, varieties and covers, from Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Fiume, Trieste Zone A, Albania, Yugoslavia, Greece, Hungary, Carpatho-Ukraine, some items with certificates, mostly fine-v.f., all described and ready for resale  */** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1304 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-2016 single property offered intact in 6 cartons, collection in albums, with decent Great Britain, including Offices Abroad, better booklets; Canada, Austria, Vatican City to 2016 (with 35-40 used), Italy and Colonies, including Trieste, specialty items, gutter pairs and much more. A solid holding, inspection recommended */**O | Price Realized $14,500.00 |
 | Lot #1305 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1920-2000 Asian Countries, hundreds of sets and souvenir sheets in glassines, also some older issues, with Japan, Korean, North Korea, Macao, China PRC, Hong Kong, minor duplication, many better items, mostly fine-v.f. */** | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
