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 #855 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri 3m-1,000m with Tabs, complete set of nine canceled by Tel Aviv 16 May 1948 cancels on cacheted, unaddressed FDC, bottom sheet margins of Tabs of 500m and 1,000m appear to have been re-folded, otherwise fine-v.f. (Bale $5,000)  Catalog #1-9 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #856 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri 3m-50m imperforate with Tabs, complete set, n.h., 50m disturbed gum on tab, otherwise v.f. (Bale $3,200) ** Catalog #1-6var | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #857 ISRAEL 1948 250m green, with tab, n.h., v.f., pencil signed Diena and Raybaudi, with certificate ** Catalog #7 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #858 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri, unexploded 120pr booklet, stapled at right, various advertising interleafs, v.f., Bale  Catalog #B1 Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #859 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri, unexploded 120pr booklet, stapled at right, various advertising interleafs, v.f., Bale Catalog #B1 Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #860 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri, unexploded 300pr booklet, stapled at right, various advertising interleafs, back cover orange on white "Giftboxes of Oranges", v.f., Bale Catalog #B3b Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #861 ISRAEL 1948 Doar Ivri, unexploded 300pr booklet, stapled at right, various advertising interleafs, back cover orange on white "Giftboxes of Oranges", v.f., Bale Catalog #B3b Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #862 ISRAEL 1948 Holidays, cross-gutter blocks of four ("Hearts of sheet") with Plate Numbers, n.h., last one with perf. separations not affecting vertical gutters, still fine-v.f. (Bale $2,250)  **Catalog #10-14 | Unsold |
 | Lot #863 ISRAEL 1949 Second Coins, 10 complete sets with tabs, mostly in large strips, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #17-22 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #864 ISRAEL 1965 10a Bet Shean, left sheet margin imperforate tab block of six, n.h., some creasing through top stamps and at bottom tabs, otherwise v.f. **Catalog #281var | Price Realized $290.00 |
