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 #251 CHINA 1897 (14 May) coverfront with pre-printed address in Lyon, France, franked with a combination of surcharges 4c Dowager and vertical pair of large 2c on 3c Red Revenue, cancelled by brown "Pa-kua" chops, sent via the French Post Office in Shanghai where 25c "Chine" was added to pay for further transmission "per French Packet," fine and attractive item | Unsold |
 | Lot #252 CHINA 1898 (3 Nov) registered picture postcard franked with 5c I.C.P. and 1/2c-10c C.I.P., used from Tientsin via Shanghai where Hong Kong 2x2c and 10c Victoria were added to pay for further transmission to Germany, large Shanghai Dollar chop, Hong Kong transit and Breslau arrival postmarks, some toning, otherwise fine and colorful card, scarce registered usage  | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #253 CHINA 1901 (27 Feb) German "Feld-Postkarte" to Munich, franked with 1/2c Chinese Imperial Post Coiling Dragon, tied by blue Tientsin departure cds, with Russian 10k blue, red Kitai overprint added alongside and tied by red departure pmk, fine and scarce combination of red and blue pmks on card to Germany | Unsold |
 | Lot #254 CHINA 1901 (16 Oct) cover from Chinkiang to Tsingtau, franked with 1can (Small Dragon), also 1c Dowager and 4c Chinese Imperial Post, with departure postmark below, Shanghai transit and oval Kiaochow arrival pmks on back, colorful mixed issues cover | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #255 CHINA 1921 1c-10c set of four, each overprinted "Specimen", h.r., fine-v.f. S Catalog #39-42S | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #256 CHINA 1923 Constitution, set of four, each overprinted Specimen, h.r., some irregular perfs, fine-v.f. S Catalog #43-46S | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #257 CHINA 1938 $5 red & greenish black, imperforate sheet of 50, unused without gum, full imprint at bottom, creases, mostly fine-v.f.  (*)Catalog #346var | Price Realized $450.00 |
