Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
May 9-10, 2023

Welcome to our May 9-10, 2023 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, which will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. There are 1,487 lots in the sale, which begins with United States and U.S. Possessions, including graded items, Plate Blocks, and modern errors. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer Great Britain and British Commonwealth, European Countries, Asia and the rest of the world. There is a splendid collection of Egypt and Orient Zeppelin flights, featuring three of the four known Suez dispatches, plus other rarities. There are further selections from the estate of Dr.Martin Stempien, a respected postal historian and Secretary to the Chairman of the Expert Committee at the New York Philatelic Foundation from 1988-2018. 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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #198
AUSTRIA Newspaper Stamps
1840 "Allgemeine Zeitung" complete newspaper (No.313) with decorative "K. & K. Zeitung" handstamp, interesting contents regarding England, Spain, Russia, Poland, etc., v.f.
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #199
AUSTRIA Newspaper Stamps
1851 (0.6kr) blue, Type I, horizontal pair and two singles, mostly with ample to large margins, one cut in at top, tied to newspaper wrapper from Vienna to Bellovar in the Croatian-Slovenian military district, tied by "Zesting's-Exped/Wien 5/1" double circle cds and by two-line "Bellovar/8 Jan" datestamps, fine usage, with 1997 Ferchenbauer certificate
Envelope
Catalog #P1a
Price Realized
$450.00

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