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 #539 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Salonica 1916 1/2p green and 1p carmine, overprinted "Levant", bottom sheet margin imprint "F 15" and "E 14" strips of three, h.r., couple of minor thins, fine and extremely rare positional multiples, 1/2p with 1973 Royal certificate * Catalog #SG S1,2 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #540 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Salonica 1916 1/2p green, vertical pair, top stamp without "Levant" overprint, h.r., bottom stamp n.h., v.f., with 1980 BPA certificate, * Catalog #SG S1b Catalog Value £2,250 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #541 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Salonica 1916 1/2p green, vertical pair, bottom stamp without "Levant" overprint, canceled on piece by "Field Post Office C", 2 Mar 16 cds, fine, extremely rare actually used variety, one of only a few recorded, with 1959 BPA certificate, O Catalog #SG S1b Catalog Value £3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #542 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Salonica 1916 6p reddish purple, horizontal pair, l.h. or n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) */** Catalog #SG S5 Catalog Value £220 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #543 GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Salonica 1916 6d red purple vertical strip of three, middle stamp without the "Levant" overprint, v.f. and scarce positional piece, signed Stanley Gibbons, * Catalog #SG S6a Catalog Value £2,250 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
