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 #1457 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SCANDINAVIA 1856-1928 collection, with Finland, duplicated selection of used and unused, good range of Serpentine Roulettes, 1875-82 10p-1m, 1889-92 to 10m, 1901 10m black & gray, etc.; Denmark, selection of 13 used singles, including 4rs (2 shades), 1854-57 2s-16s, 1858-62 4s (4 with shades), 1863 4s (2) and 1912 GPO 5kr dark red; also Norway, with duplicates on card with No.1 ("8" cancel, three margins), 1856-57 2s-8s with shades, including unused 8s (no gum), 2s-24s (without 3s), with shades, 1867-68 1s, 2s and 4s, 1872 6s and 7s and 1877-78 three high values unused. Also included is a small group of 14 used and unused singles from Iceland, some usual faults noted, high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1458 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SCANDINAVIA 1873-2010 balance of a consignment, many hundreds of used and unused singles and sets on pages and in glassine envelopes, Finland, substantial collections of Denmark and Iceland, with many better items, Greenland, Faroe Islands, also Norway, with extensive selections of Local Issues, some quite scarce, also miscellaneous items, mixed condition, high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
