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 #633 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR 1897 (4 Oct) wrapper franked with 5c green & used from Tangier to New York, fine  | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #634 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR 1903 KEVII, 1/2p-£1, set of ten, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 46-55) * Catalog #39-48 Catalog Value £1,200 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #635 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR 1904-12 KEVII, 1/2p-£1, set of eighteen, with additional 2sh on chalky paper and 2 1/2p ultramarine with large "2" in "1/2", l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 56-74) * Catalog #49-54 Catalog Value £2,145 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #636 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR 1921 George V, £5 dull violet and black, lower left sheet corner margin Plate No. "1", minor perf. separations, n.h., post office fresh, fine, with 2015 Bolaffi certificate (SG 108) ** Catalog #93 Catalog Value £1,600 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #637 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR 1921 George V, £5 dull violet and black, corner margin plate number single, n.h., fresh and v.f. positional piece (SG 108; catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #93 Catalog Value £1,600 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #638 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR 1938-49 George VI, four sets to £1, one n.h., rest l.h., one hinged set missing two low values, fine-v.f. (SG 121-131) */** Catalog #107-118 Catalog Value £720 | Price Realized $160.00 |
