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 #965 RUSSIA Air Post 1924 15k on 1r brown, surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., signed Romeko, etc., * Catalog #C8a Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #966 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 Zeppelin 40k and 80k imperforate singles, n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski, etc., ** Catalog #C12b-13b Catalog Value $5,700 | Price Realized $2,300.00
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 | Lot #967 RUSSIA Air Post 1930 80k carmine, horizontal pair used in 1937 with additional franking on registered cover from Moscow to Switzerland, 15k Foreign Exchange surcharge added on back, with Lugano arrival pmk, wax seal removed, fine and interesting commercial usage
Catalog #C13 | Price Realized $230.00
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 | Lot #968 RUSSIA Air Post 1931 50k violet brown, imperforate trial color proof on gummed stamp paper, large margins all around, l.h., v.f., signed Kessler. A significant Soviet and Air Post rarity, only 24 (!) recorded, this one being position 18 (indicated in pencil), with "D" Postal Museum handstamp on back, 1997 Buchsbayew certificate (Sanabria 40) * Catalog #C18var | Unsold
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 | Lot #969 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Chelyuskin Expedition, 1k-50k complete, n.h. and post office fresh, each stamp well centered, fresh and v.f. A splendid set in superior quality, rarely offered this nice, ** Catalog #C58-67 Catalog Value $2,058 | Price Realized $1,400.00
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 | Lot #970 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r on 10k Levanevsky, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, etc., with Sorani certificate, ** Catalog #C68 Catalog Value $1,275 | Price Realized $450.00
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 | Lot #971 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 Moscow-San Francisco 1r on 10k Levanevsky, n.h., v.f., signed Goznak, etc., with Caffaz certificate, ** Catalog #C68 Catalog Value $1,275 | Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #972 RUSSIA Air Post 1935 1r on 10k dark brown, v.f., tied by 26.8.35 Moscow cds on registered Air Mail cover to Berlin, address portion excised, otherwise v.f., with arrival pmk
Catalog #C68 | Price Realized $500.00
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