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 #711
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 picture postcard (Graf Zeppelin over Stuttgart) canceled on board (25 Mar) with 1M franking and three Palestine 2m adhesives canceled Er Ramle (26 Mar), v.f., ex-Blau
Envelope
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #712
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient Flight cover from Friedrichshafen, franked with 2M Eagle, canceled 24 March and addressed to Athens, with 30 March arrival markings on back, two red Orient Flight cachets (unusual), v.f. On the return flight, the airship flew twice over Athens, since due to bad weather, mail could not be dropped the first time. Dropped the second time, a bag containing about 480 letters was found two days later by a shepherd delivering milk to Athens (Si.23c, unpriced), ex-Blau
Envelope
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #713
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 15pf stationery card with L.Z. 127 cachet, also red on-board cachet, drop mail Rome, with "Roma Centro 27.3.29" arrival pmk, v.f. A rare card, dropped "privately" over Rome and therefore did not receive the commemorative cachet (Si.23bb, €1,000), ex-Blau
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Unsold
Lot #714
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 picture postcard franked with two different 50pf adhesives, canceled on board "Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin" 25.3.29, with Orientfahrt cachet, drop mail Athens, v.f., with 30 March arrival postmark, signed Sieger. Only a few cards are known, this may be the only one posted on board (Si.23c, unpriced), ex-Blau
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Unsold
Lot #715
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 cover endorsed "Mit Luftschiff L.Z.127 Friedrichshafen-Cairo, Par Avion Cairo Baghdad", with German adhesives from Friedrichshafen (24 Mar 29) Er Ramle drop (26 Mar), with Gaza (27 Mar) and Baghdad (28 Mar) arrival pmk, appropriate Orient Flight cachet, fine cover to uncommon destination
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #716
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 Orient Flight cover franked with German 2M Eagle, from Friedrichshafen (24 Mar 29) to Jaffa, with arrival pmk (27 Mar), addressee unknown, carried via Tel Aviv (31 Mar), Jerusalem (1 Apr), Jaffa again (4 Apr), "Retour" handstamp and back to Germany, arriving in Kieritzsch on 16.5.29, fine and well traveled cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #717
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 cover from Friedrichshafen, franked with 2M Zeppelin, canceled on board, Rome (Ferrovia) drop, with 25.3.29 arrival pmk, fine and scarce drop mail, ex-Blau. While cruising over Rome, one bag containing about 600 pieces of mail was dropped. This cover was then forwarded by train to Germany (Si.23ba, €600)
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #718
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 cover from Friedrichshafen, franked with 2M Zeppelin, canceled on board, Rome (Ferrovia) drop, with 25.3.29 arrival pmk, v.f., signed Roger Koerber. While cruising over Rome, one bag containing about 600 pieces of mail was dropped. This cover was then forwarded by train to Germany (Si.23ba, €600)
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #719
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 German 5pf stationery card with additional franking, sent from Friedrichshafen (24 Mar) to Salonika, Greece, with Orientfahrt cachet, drop mail Athens (30 March), addressee unknown and card returned to sender, fine and scarce drop mail, signed Roger Koerber. Only a few cards are known (Si.23c, unpriced)
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #720
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 picture postcard (Friedrichshafen Graf Zeppelin) with L.Z. 127 cachet, with uncanceled 3pf adhesive, drop mail Tel Aviv, with "Tel Aviv A 27 Mar 29" arrival pmk, also "T" handstamp. This card was privately dropped by Mr. Doering, a crew member. As it was not postpaid it received additional "30" charge and red "Nachgebuehr" was added in Germany, still fine and very rare, with 1990 Sieger certificate (Si.23e, €1,600)
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #721
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 card with "Von Bord des Luftschiffes "Graf Zeppelin" L.Z.127" with L.Z. 127 cachet, franked with three Palestine adhesives, canceled "Tel Aviv 27 Mar 29" and the unofficial "Tel Aviv A 27 Mar 29" drop pmk, plus "Visit the Palestine and Near East Exhibition" slogan cachet, v.f., with 1978 APS certificate (Si.23e, €1,600)
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #722
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH PALESTINE Zeppelin Flights
1929 cover with blue L.Z. 127 cachet on backflap, drop mail Jerusalem, with "Jerusalem 27 Mar 29" arrival pmks, also "Visit the Palestine and Near East Exhibition Tel Aviv April 1929" slogan cancels. This cover was privately dropped out of a window over Jerusalem. As it was not postpaid it received additional "30" charge and red "Nachgebuehr 2M" was added in Germany, very rare (Si.23f, €1,150), ex-Blau
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,500.00

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