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 #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)  | 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,  */**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., */**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., **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., **Catalog #115-26 Catalog Value $2,466 | Price Realized $625.00 |
