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 #628
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMBIA
1869 4p brown, unused large part original gum, h.r., margins all around, v.f.,
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Catalog #SG 1
Catalog Value £600
Unsold
Lot #629
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMBIA
1874 6p deep blue, top sheet margin horizontal pair, h.r. at right, left stamp n.h., selvage folded at top, fresh and exceptional multiple (catalogued as hinged singles)
*/**
Catalog #SG 7
Catalog Value £700
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #630
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMBIA
1874 6p blue, red cancel, bottom sheet margin example, folded well away from the stamp, v.f., rare
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Catalog #SG 8
Unsold
Lot #631
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMBIA
1880 3p dull ultramarine, sheet of 15, also 1886 3p pearl gray, watermarked sideways, sheet of 15, three small colored dots in left margin, h.r., gum toning, otherwise fine-v.f.
Box *
Catalog #SG 14Bc,29
Unsold
Lot #632
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMBIA
1880 1sh deep green, watermark upright, block of four, h.r. at top, l.h. at bottom, irregular clipped perfs at left, rare multiple, ex-Dale Lichtenstein and Weldhen collections
Box *
Catalog #SG 20B
Catalog Value £1,500
Unsold

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