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 #777
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS
1866 1p and 6p, vertical se-tenant compound die proof in brown lilac, 66x98mm, v.f.
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Catalog #1-2
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #778
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS
1867 1sh carmine & black, unused on grayish paper, position 5, with rectangular black patch on Virgin's right shoulder, huge margins at top and right, unused without gum, v.f., signed Bloch. An unusual and spectacular variety
(*)
Catalog #SG 20var
Unsold
Lot #779
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS
1887 4p pale chestnut, sheet of 24, few perf. separations, mostly n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #SG 35
Unsold
Lot #780
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS
1888 4d violet handstamp on 1sh deep rose & black, toned paper, complete sheet of 20 (position 11 showing long-tailed "S" in "Islands"), folded between stamps, with some perf. separations hinge reinforced, well centered, good color and very fresh, fine-v.f., rare and remarkable entire sheet of the provisional issue (SG 42,42c)
Box *
Catalog #18,18var
Unsold
Lot #781
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS
1888 4d on 1sh black & rose carmine, toned paper, variety long-tailed "S", position 11, h.r., v.f. Only 250 printed, split between the paper varieties,
*
Catalog #SG 42c
Catalog Value £500
Unsold
Lot #782
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS
1954 Queen Elizabeth definitives, 1c-$2.80 complete set of 15 different artist fully hand-painted designs, adhered on a page with corrections noted, unique and splendid set of 15 miniature works of art, from the De La Rue archives
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Catalog #SG 178/192E
Unsold

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