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 #725 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1890 £10 orange brown, lower left sheet corner margin single, unused without gum, fine and attractive positional piece (catalogue value for a stamp with gum) (*) Catalog #19 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #726 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1890-1910 £10 orange brown, unused (regummed), also 1910 £1 gray black & red perf. 15, Salisbury 15 Dec 12 cancel, small thin, fine appearance, (*)O Catalog #19,118c Catalog Value $7,750 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #727 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1909 1/2c-£1 perforated Specimen, set of 14, part original gum, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 100-13s) S Catalog #82-99S Catalog Value £425 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #728 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1910 £1 bluish slate and carmine, h.r., well centered, fresh color, v.f., * Catalog #118 Catalog Value $1,650 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #729 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1910-13 £1 rose-scarlet and bluish black, perf.14, with "King's eyebrow line" and "twisted entry at lower left" varieties, used, with part "Welo" cds, v.f., O Catalog #SG 166 Catalog Value £375 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #730 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1917 1/2p on 1p brown rose, surcharge inverted, pos. 16, l.h., v.f., only 120 printed, with 1981 BPA certificate (SG 280a) * Catalog #139a Catalog Value £1,200 | Price Realized $800.00 |
