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 #201
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia
1850 10c black, 15c red and 45c blue, machine-made paper, each with margins all around, tied by Venezia 30.6. (1858) cds on outer FL to Blois, red "P.D." and French entry pmk, also Bordeaux and Paris transits, Blois arrival postmarks on back, unusually nice and v.f. three-color franking paying 70c rate, various signatures, with 1968 Alberto Diena and 2007 Giorgio Colla certificates (Sass.19,20,22)
Envelope
Catalog #3,4,6
Catalog Value €16,500
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #202
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia
1850 10c black, hand-made paper showing complete offset of design on back, unused with full original gum, small h.r., margins all around, natural gum bend, not mentioned on the accompanying 2000 Colla certificate ("perfetto") (Sass.2f, €13,750)
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Catalog #3
Catalog Value $5,750
Unsold
Lot #203
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia
1850 15c rose vermilion, Type I, h.r., margins all around, fresh color and beautiful impression, v.f., signed A.Diena, E.Diena, also Colla, with his 2000 certificate (Sass.3e, €10,000)
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Catalog #4b
Catalog Value $3,750
Unsold
Lot #204
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia
1850 30c deep brown, type I, unused with large part original gum, nice margins all around, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed A.Diena, etc., with 2000 Colla certificate (Sass.7b, €20,000)
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Catalog #5
Catalog Value $7,250
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #205
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia
1858 3s black, type I, unused with large part original gum, h.r., excellent embossing, post office fresh and v.f., signed A.Diena, with 2000 Colla certificate (Sass.24, €16,000)
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Catalog #8a
Catalog Value $8,750
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #206
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia
1859 15c blue, Type II, unused with original gum, h.r., tiny natural inclusion not mentioned on the accompanying 2000 Colla certificate ("perfetto"), signed Thier, fine and attractive example, rare unused (Sass.32, €16,000)
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Catalog #12
Catalog Value $8,750
Unsold
Lot #207
AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia
1861 5s red, unused with full original gum, just a trace of a light hinge, with perfectly embossed impression, post office fresh, fine, signed Diena, Bolaffi, also Colla, with his 2000 certificate ("perfetto") (Sass.33, €13,000)
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Catalog #13
Catalog Value $6,850
Unsold

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