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 #438 GERMANY 1874 surcharges, blocks of four, l.h. except one 9kr n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.29-30)  *Catalog #27-28 Catalog Value €900 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #439 GERMANY 1920 Deutsches Reich 5pf-1.50M German Eagle designs, uncut proof sheetlet of 12, in various colors and sizes, v.f. E | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #440 GERMANY 1920 Deutsches Reich 5pf-1.50M German Eagle designs, uncut proof sheetlet of 12, all in black, v.f. E | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #441 GERMANY 1920 Deutsches Reich 5pf-100pf eight unissued designs, two imperforate composite blocks of four, all in black, v.f. E | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #442 GERMANY 1935 Return of the Saar to Germany, ten sets, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #448-451 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #443 GERMANY 1948 Band and Net overprints, the complete "mammoth" set of 52, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Schlegel, etc., with his certificate for the unissued set of nine (Mi. Mi.52-68,I-IX, €3,700) ** | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #444 GERMANY 1948 Band and Net overprints double, the complete set of 52 different, including the unissued values, l.h., signed Schlegel, etc., fine-v.f. * Catalog #Mi.52-68,I-IXDD | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #445 GERMANY 1948 Band and Net overprints inverted, the complete set of 52, including the unissued values, l.h., signed Schlegel, etc., fine-v.f. * Catalog #Mi.52-68,I-IXK | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
