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 #41 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c-90c, complete set of plate proofs on india, including both 2c Dies, fine-v.f., P Catalog #63-72P3 Catalog Value $835 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #42 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c-90c, complete set of plate proofs on card, including 3c scarlet and 24c brown violet, fine-v.f., P Catalog #63-72P4 Catalog Value $1,185 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #43 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 (Mar) large part of 1865 FL to France, with 3c and 12c paying 15c, tied by indistinct grids, with "per Str Washington" endorsement alongside, framed "PD" and "Etats Unis Paq Fr. Washington" octagonal French Packet pmk, transit and Gironde arrival, fine and rare, signed Calves  Catalog #65,69 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #44 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 5c buff, unused without gum, upper right corner perf. added, well centered, fine appearance of this rare stamp (catalogued as unused without gum), (*) Catalog #67 Catalog Value $12,500 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #45 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 10c green, two singles tied on cover to Paris, San Francisco July 13, 1864 departure, New York transit and French "Etats Unis Le Havre" entry pmk, red "PD" and arrival pmk on back Catalog #68 | Unsold |
 | Lot #46 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 5c brown, 10c green, tied by Foreign Mail cancels on cover to Switzerland, with Williamsburgh, NY May 3 departure pmk, red New York transit, blue "America Uber Bremen Franco" and "Affr.Insuf"." straight line, with "10" (centimes) postage due assessed in red crayon, framed "Franco Schwiez.Grenze" (Swiss border), various transit markings, including German entry Heidelberg-Basel and arrival pmks, fine cover Catalog #68,76 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #47 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 30c orange, tied by cork cancel on FL used in 1867 from New Orleans to France, with appropriate sequence of transit and arrival pmks, readdressed on arrival in Le Havre to Ribeauville, Haut Rhine, with oval forwarding agent's handstamp on back and arrival pmk, fine cover, with 1992 PFC, Catalog #71 Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #48 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 2c black, block of four, h.r., minor perf. separations, good color, fine,  *Catalog #73 Catalog Value $2,750 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #49 United States 1861-68 Issues 1866 printed matter circular from New York to Bremen, franked with 2c Blackjack, foreign mail cork cancel and red French entry cds, endorsed "per Australasian" and charged "4" (groshen) in blue crayon, Bremen Th & Th (Thurn & Taxis) arrival on back Catalog #73 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #50 United States 1861-68 Issues 1866 2c black, well centered, tied by grid pmks on complete wrapper "Le Messager Franco-American" New York to Le Journal "La Petrie", Paris France, charged "15" (decimes), fine and rare Blackjack on newspaper wrapper to France Catalog #73 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #51 United States 1861-68 Issues 1868 (2 June) cover franked with 24c gray lilac, sent from Washington D.C. to Sydney, New South Wales, endorsed "Per Steamer via England and Marseilles", "Fr. 2F55c" accountancy mark and "Insufficiently Paid" hs on front (correct rate was 30c), treated as unpaid and charged "4" (shilling) postage due, further crayon markings including "36" and "23" (crossed out), with "37" on back, those probably applied in NSW Post Office, fine cover to uncommon destination | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
