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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #547 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIA Flight Covers 1931 (14 May) registered cover from Ararat (Victoria) to England, carried on the 2nd Experimental Air Mail flight, incredibly franked with a variety of issues, including the 1913 Engraved 1p, 1918 1p Die III with plate flaw "white wattle below right wattle stem" (ACSC 75N), 1929 Air 3p booklet pane pair, etc., Melbourne transit and arrival pmks on back, minor toning, otherwise fine and spectacular cover with 17 different stamps paying 2sh2p (probably correct) franking. A rare showpiece, full of character  | Unsold |
