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 #491 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, brown red overprint, top sheet margin plate number horizontal strip of four (pos.5-8), left stamp type I, others type II, position 7 variety "Lieuva" instead of "Lietuva", clear Zarasai postmarks, v.f. and rare strip, with 2007 Krischke certificate (catalogue value includes premiums for type II, for a se-tenant pair types I-II and for the variety) O Catalog #Mi.6b I/II/IV Catalog Value €5,265 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #492 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, brown red overprint, horizontal strip of three, middle stamp type II, outer stamps type III, pos.48-50, used, right stamp with perf. faults, still v.f. and rare se-tenant, with 2006 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.6b II/III Catalog Value €1,912 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #493 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, brown red overprint, type I, variety "Vi" instead of "VI" (pos.21), used, v.f. and scarce, only 25 printed, with 2007 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.6b IX Catalog Value €2,250 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #494 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, brown red overprint, type I, variety "Vi" instead of "VI," used, v.f. and scarce, only 25 printed, with 2007 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.6b IX Catalog Value €2,250 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #495 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 50k brown, brown red overprint, type III, variety "I" instead of "VI" (pos.36), used, v.f. and scarce, only 25 printed, with 2007 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.6b V Catalog Value €2,250 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #496 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 60k carmine, black overprint inverted, types I+III (pos.45-46), used horizontal pair, v.f. and scarce se-tenant, with 2007 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.7a I/IIIK Catalog Value €1,800 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #497 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Zarasai 1941 60k carmine, black overprint inverted, types II-III horizontal pair (pos.48-49), left stamp (type II) "941" instead of "1941" and accent on "I" of "VI" varieties, used, v.f. and scarce se-tenant, with 2007 Krischke certificate. (Michel value is approximate, based on premiums for the better types II and III, also for se-tenant pair, the overprint variety as well as the premium for the inverted overprint; needless to say, the pair must be scarce given all the premiums placed on it) O Catalog #Mi.7a II/III/XK Catalog Value €6,525 | Price Realized $900.00 |
