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 #261 CHINA - PRC 1950 500f surcharge, perf. 14, sheet of 200, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps, some usual wrinkles, fine-v.f.,  (*)Catalog #27a Catalog Value $16,000 | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #262 CHINA - PRC 1959 accumulation of 180+ stamps, canceled on pieces, all with bilingual cancellations, Chinese and Uyghur (Arabic) characters, mostly fine-v.f. O | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #263 CHINA - PRC 1963 Mountains, complete set of 17, n.h., usual minor gum offsets, fine-v.f., ** Catalog #716-31 Catalog Value $1,043 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #264 CHINA - PRC 1964 Chrysanthemums, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #767-81 Catalog Value $584 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #265 CHINA - PRC 1964 Peonies, souvenir sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #782 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #266 CHINA - PRC 1964 Peonies, souvenir sheet, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #782 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #267 CHINA - PRC 1964 Oil and Hydroelectric Industry, complete sets, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #799-803,806-809 Catalog Value $1,037 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #268 CHINA - PRC 1967-68 Poems by Mao, canceled to order, complete set, many sheet margin examples, fine-v.f., O Catalog #967-80 Catalog Value $1,364 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #269 CHINA - PRC 1980 Exhibitions in USA, sheets of 12, also 1981 Panda and stamps, sheets of 20, all n.h., v.f., **Catalog #1626-27,1677-78 Catalog Value $1,583 | Price Realized $800.00 |
