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 #581
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland
1783 (18 Aug) small FL datelined "Princeton", addressed to Bordeaux, with "Colonies Par Le Havre" entry hs, with ms due marking, fine, attributed as mail from the French Shore of Newfoundland (the French Shore, also called The Treaty Shore, resulted from the 1713 ratifications of the Treaty of Utrecht. The provisions of the treaty allowed the French to fish in season along the north coast of Newfoundland between Cape Bonavista and Point Riche)
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #582
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland
1860 5p brown, orange brown, two different sheet margin singles, stamps n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #12A,19a
Catalog Value $345
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #583
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland
1865 12c pale yellow brown, top sheet margin block of six, four stamps n.h., fine,
Box */**
Catalog #28
Catalog Value $970
Unsold
Lot #584
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland
1894 12c brown, block of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f.,
Box */**
Catalog #29
Catalog Value $520
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #585
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland
1897 Cabot, 30c slate, 35c red, 60c black, three different blocks of four, n.h., 35c with fingerprints on top two stamps, otherwise fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #72-74
Catalog Value $1,488
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #586
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN PROVINCES - Newfoundland
1919 Caribou, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #115-26
Catalog Value $2,466
Price Realized
$625.00

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