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 #393
FRENCH COLONIES Dahomey
1898 soldier's free-frank cover to France, endorsed "Correspondance Militaire", with "Grand-Popo Dahomey" (22 July) and "Establissements du Benin Ligne M No.1" (2 Aug), with rare blue "Delimitation Dahomey-Soudan-Tchad / Le Commissaire Francais" military cachet, plus Cotonou, Ouidah, Grand-Popo transit and Paris arrival pmks on back, some cover wear, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #394
FRENCH COLONIES Dahomey
1899 1c-1fr "Dahomey et Dependances" Grouppe type, complete set of matching, right sheet margin singles, perforated from the Bristol cards, fine-v.f., rare set. These stamps were produced for the 1900 Paris Exhibition (Maury €1,650)
P
Catalog #1/15P
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #395
FRENCH COLONIES Dahomey
1902 (4 Oct) free-frank military cover to France, with ms return "Le Commandt. Du Detachment du 3 Territoire Militaire a Zander", "Kandi Ht. Dahomey" departure cds, also "Correspondance Militaire Porto-Novo Benin", "Loango a Bordeaux L.L. No.3" maritime and other markings on both sides, backflap missing and minor repairs, scarce collection of markings
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

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