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 #694
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NAURU
1916 2 1/2p ultramarine, 4p slate green "NAUPU" varieties, the latter being the middle stamp of the strip of three, fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #6b,8b
Catalog Value $1,175
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #695
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NAURU
1916-23 10sh deep bright blue, small h.r., pencil notation, fine example of this better shade, with 2005 BPA certificate (SG 23d)
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Catalog #15e
Catalog Value £500
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #696
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NAURU
1916-23 2sh6p brown De La Rue and Waterlow printings, blocks of four, the former sheet margin at left, n.h., other block l.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles)
Box */**
Catalog #SG 21,24
Catalog Value £720
Unsold
Lot #697
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NAURU
1916-23 5sh carmine, De La Rue printings, bottom sheet margin horizontal strip of four, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles)
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Catalog #SG 22
Catalog Value £480
Unsold

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