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 #1185 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1872-1953 collection on old Schaubek album pages, Large and Small Shields, used or unused, Eagle and Reichspost to 5M used, overprints on Bavaria, Weimar Republic, Inflation Issues used or unused, Air Post and Semi-Postal Sets unused, l.h. or h.r. (C40-45) or used (C38-39), souvenir sheets (Iposta, Ostropa) Third Reich mostly unused, also Bohemia & Moravia, Alsace, Luxembourg, German Occupation of Poland, Serbia, with overprints and souvenir sheets, Post-WWII Germany, Allied Zone, French Zone mostly complete with souvenir sheets, Berlin (black and red overprints, Currency Reform souvenir sheet), Saar (set of two souvenir sheets n.h.), Federal Republic (used and unused), some Local Issues, DDR, few covers, German Offices in China, WWI Occupation issues, German Offices in The Turkish Empire and Offices in Morocco, WWI Plebiscite Issues (Allenstein, Marienweder, Upper Silesia), SAAR 1920-1939, including overprints on 5m and 10m Bavaria (signed), Semi-Postals, with 10fr Madonna, others, including Officials, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f., high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
