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 #345 FEZZAN French Occupation 1943 (26 June) registered and flown cover from Sebha to Brazzaville, franked with 50c on 50c violet, used in combination with 2x1fr on 25c blue and Air Post 50c on 50c, with return address of Lt.Col. De Lange, military governor, some usual minor toning, unusual mixed franking, with arrival pmk, signed Bolaffi, Diena, etc., also Raybaudi, with his 2002 certificate,  Catalog #Sass.11-12,PA3 Catalog Value €10,475 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #346 FEZZAN French Occupation 1944 surcharges on Italian Libya Parcel Post stamps, complete set of seven unsevered sheet margin or sheet corner margin blocks of four, each tied by Sebha 27-28 July 1943 departure pmks on mostly locally addressed covers, some with additional "Postes Fezzan" markings on back, v.f. and rare set of blocks on cover, only 35 complete sets were issued, of which many were broken up into singles, signed Raybaudi, with 2011 Roger Calves and 2015 Dr. Giorgio Colla certificates ("Massime rarita del Fezzan") (catalogued as used off cover)  Catalog #Sass.13-19 Catalog Value €208,000 | Price Realized $28,000.00 |
