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 #509 GREAT BRITAIN 1815 (31 Mar) FL docketed London, addressed to Paris, with red "Angleterre Par Calais" entry hs, ms "12" and "5" (decimes) due markings, with "Arrive a Calais" courier endorsement and red April 6, 1815 arrival pmk, fine and scarce usage during the 100 Days of Napoleon's rule after leaving Elba  | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #510 GREAT BRITAIN 1838 (Nov) FL from Bedford to Paris, France, with Paid and "P D" in red, oval "missent to Birmingham" and London datestamp on back and framed "Paid to Oxford," fine and well traveled cover | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #511 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, lettered "F-J", South Kensington Exhibition (Feb 1872) imperf. plate proof in black on thick white card, v.f., rare (with the permission of the Exhibition, the company Perkins, Bacon prepared one such sheet from Die II, plate 27. The printer retained the sheet until 1935 when the firm was liquidated and the sheet was sold and subsequently broken up) (SG Spec. DP36, £2,500) P Catalog #1P | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #512 GREAT BRITAIN 1847 1sh pale green, full to large margins all around, showing portions of adjoining stamps on three sides, used on cover from Liverpool to USA, tied by black grid and red Boston Paid cds, with matching red "Paid" handstamp alongside, transits on reverse, part of backflap missing and small marginal fault in adjoining stamp at bottom, still v.f. (SG 54) Catalog #5 Catalog Value £1,900 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #513 GREAT BRITAIN 1855-61 correspondence of 12 FLs to Rangoon, Burma, variety of frankings including Embossed 6p, 10p and 1sh, all cut to shape, also cover franked with 20x1p red, another with single 1p red, different transit & arrival markings, usual faults, mostly fine | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #514 GREAT BRITAIN 1870 (28 Nov) cover from London to Nantes, franked with 3x1p red, tied by departure cds, red "PD" in oval alongside, with "Ang. Cherbourg" (29 Nov) transit and Nantes 2 December arrival on back, fine "diverted letter" (due to Franco-Prussian War) | Unsold |
 | Lot #515 GREAT BRITAIN 1871 (19 July) cover from London to Padova, franked with 1p, 2p and 3p rose, tied by "N25" duplex strikes, redirected to Bologna, with horizontal and vertical pairs of 10c Italian Postage dues added once in Padova and again in Bologna, with variety of forwarding postmarks on back. Cover roughly opened on back, otherwise fine and interesting combination of double postage due taxation in Italy, with Diena certificate | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #516 GREAT BRITAIN 1882 Queen Victoria, £5 bright orange, Plate 1, h.r., nicely centered, fresh color, v.f. and beautiful stamp, signed Diena (SG 137) * Catalog #93 Catalog Value £12,500 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #517 GREAT BRITAIN 1883-84 Queen Victoria, 2sh6p lilac, 5sh carmine rose and 10sh ultramarine, 5sh small h.r., other two l.h., fresh colors, v.f. (SG 178/183) * Catalog #96,108-109 Catalog Value £3,825 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #518 GREAT BRITAIN 1883-84 Queen Victoria, 2sh6p lilac, 5sh carmine rose and 10sh ultramarine, small h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 178/183) * Catalog #96,108-109 Catalog Value £3,825 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #519 GREAT BRITAIN 1883-84 2sh6p, 5sh and 10sh slate, watermarked Anchor, White Paper, used, fine-v.f. (SG 178,180,183) O Catalog #96,108-109 Catalog Value £935 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #520 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 £1 brown violet, used, well centered, faint blue crayon markings, fine (SG 185) O Catalog #110 Catalog Value £3,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #521 GREAT BRITAIN 1891 £1 green, lettered "A-M", h.r., fresh color, creases, v.f. appearance (SG 212) * Catalog #124 Catalog Value £3,500 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #522 GREAT BRITAIN 1902-11 KEVII, 5sh carmine rose, 10sh ultramarine, l.h., nicely centered, v.f. (SG 263,265) * Catalog #140-141 Catalog Value £1,450 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #523 GREAT BRITAIN 1913 £1 green, used, well centered, fresh color, v.f. (SG 403) O Catalog #176 Catalog Value £1,400 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #524 GREAT BRITAIN 1929 P.U.C., £1 black, bottom margin single, n.h., slight overall gum toning, otherwise v.f., signed Sorani, ** Catalog #209 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #525 GREAT BRITAIN 1955-56 Castles 2sh6p-10sh cancelled 11 Sep 1956 London and used on individual letters to Italy, also £1 used locally in London (1 Sep 55, First Day of Issue), cover creases, fine-v.f. (SG 536-539) | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #526 GREAT BRITAIN 1971 Christmas Issue, 7 1/2p "Ride of the Magi", error "Emerald omitted", used, fine and undoubtedly very rare, with regular stamp included for comparison (SG 896c, £750 for unused) O Catalog #663var | Price Realized $150.00 |
