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 #203 ALBANIA 1913 Double Eagle handstamps, complete collection of 100+ different, all values represented, including 25pi "Russian green", black handstamp inverted, used on small piece, well centered with excellent perforations, faint toning at left, ex-Lef Nosi, with Rudolf Nosi provenance statement, 2008 Otto Graf and 2022 Sorani certificates. Only 35 issued of this value, including a few inverted overprints. Another major rarity from Albania is the 50pi orange brown, tied on small piece by neat Elbasan 24 June 1913 cds, well centered with neat perforations, certainly one of the finest (if not the finest) of the 16 issued, signed Muller Mark, Diena, etc., with 1939 Dr.Paul Wolf, Hekker's and 1957 Alberto Diena certificates (Mi.B11). Also included are a number of tete-beche (one inverted) pairs, overprints in red, blue and violet, inverted overprints, 1913 Telegraph cover from Tirane to Durres, Kruja to Durres, Lushe to Fier (each with Holcombe certificate), unused stationery entires, Elbasan, Qukes and Shijak markings (signed Dr.Peters), plus some modern issues, Air Post set (Mi.210-16, n.h., signed Prindushi, etc.). A splendid holding of the first Issue Albanian Eagles, many ex-Lef Nosi, signed and mostly with certificates (many just issued in 2022 by Sorani), (Mi.€150,000+) *O | Price Realized $80,000.00 |
