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 #614
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1880 6p olive gray, lettered "T-C", h.r., usual centering, fresh and fine stamp, with 1984 BPA certificate (SG 5)
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Catalog #5
Catalog Value £500
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #615
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1880 6p gray, Plate 16, block of four, wing margin at right, h.r. at top, bottom stamps l.h., fine and rare multiple,
Box *
Catalog #SG 5
Catalog Value £2,000
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #616
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1882 30pa on 1pi rose, h.r., fine, with 1990 PFC (SG 24)
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Catalog #17
Catalog Value £1,600
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #617
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1886 1/2 on 1/2pi emerald green, small "1" at right, used, fine, with 1963 BPA certificate (SG number has changed from 24 to 28b)
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Catalog #SG 28b
Catalog Value £2,250
Unsold
Lot #618
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1904 KEVII, 1/2pi to 45pi, set of twelve, plus additional (better) shades of 10pa, 30pa and 9pi, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 60-71)
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Catalog #48-59
Catalog Value £490
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #619
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CYPRUS
1966 definitives, 73 sets mostly in large blocks, n.h., v.f. (SG 283-96)
Box **
Catalog #278-94
Catalog Value £949
Price Realized
$240.00

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