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 #313 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (7 Apr) picture postcard from Vienna, via Friedrichshafen (9.4) and Cairo (11.4) to Tel Aviv (12 Apr), v.f., only a few pieces exist, ex-Blau  | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #314 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (7 Apr) card from Vienna, via Friedrichshafen (9.4) and Cairo (11.4) to Athens (15 Apr), v.f., only a few pieces from Austria exist | Unsold |
 | Lot #315 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (6 Apr) picture postcard from Danzig, via Friedrichshafen (9.4) and Cairo (11.4) to Jerusalem, fine, only a few pieces of Danzig mail are known, ex-Blau | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #316 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (5 Apr) picture postcard from Budapest, via Friedrichshafen (9.4) and Cairo (11.4) to Tel Aviv (12.4), v.f., only a few pieces of Hungary mail to Palestine are known, ex-Blau | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #317 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (7 Apr) picture postcard (upper left corner clipped) from Triesenberg, via Friedrichshafen (9.4) and Cairo (11.4) to Tel Aviv (12.4), fine and scarce Liechtenstein to Palestine destination, ex-Blau | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #318 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (7 Apr) card from Luxembourg, via Friedrichshafen (9.4), where German 1m adhesive was added, then to Cairo (11.4), fine and very rare Luxembourg dispatch on the Egypt Flight | Unsold |
 | Lot #319 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (9 Apr) cover from Germany, franked with 2m Zeppelin, canceled on board, endorsed "via Jerusalem", with Tel Aviv 12 Apr 1931 arrival pmk (front and back), v.f. | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #320 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (3 Apr) cover from Amsterdam, via Friedrichshafen (9.4) and Cairo (11.4) to Tel Aviv (12.4), v.f., ex-Blau | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #321 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (7 Apr) card from Saar, via Friedrichshafen (9.4) and Cairo (11.4) to Tel Aviv (12.4), v.f., ex-Blau | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #322 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (4 Apr) cover from Saar, via Friedrichshafen (9.4) and Cairo (11.4), v.f., only 49 carried on the Egypt Flight from Saar | Unsold |
 | Lot #323 EGYPT 1931 Egypt Flight - Contract States Zeppelin Flights 1931 (8 Apr) card from Romanshorn, via Friedrichshafen (9.4) and Cairo (11.4) to Tel Aviv (12.4), v.f., only a few pieces of Swiss mail on Egypt flight have been recorded, ex-Blau | Price Realized $240.00 |
