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 #964 POLAND 1806 (9 Nov) FL from Zielezie to France, from a soldier in Napoleonic Army, 4th Corps, Second Division (General Leval), with red "No.9 Grande Armee" hs, endorsed "Par Paris", fine  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #965 POLAND 1807 (7 July) FL from Antonowo to France, with "No.19 Grande Armee" handstamp in black, fine Napoleonic letter | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #966 POLAND 1808 (1 July) FL from Greiffenberg (Gryfow Slaski) to France, with "No. 10 Grande Armee" hs in black, endorsed "cito cito" (special delivery) and charged "8" (deci), also "15g" and "20" endorsements, fine Napoleonic letter | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #967 POLAND 1807 (27 Mar) FL from Driepen to France, with red "No. 29 Grande Armee" hs, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #968 POLAND 1808-23 two FLs from Warszawa to Rheims, France, first one unpaid, marked "9 Du Dub", with "Prusse Par Neuss" hs, various charge markings, the second with red Warszawa departure datestamp, boxed "Prusse Par Givet" struck twice, one eliminating erroneous "Pays Bas Givet" marking, Strzalkowo 25 Aug" and R.No.5 handstamps, charged "17" and with additional ms endorsements | Unsold |
 | Lot #969 POLAND 1858 Russia 20k orange & blue (colorless "2" watermark), canceled "1" in concentric rings (Warszawa), rounded corner perforations at top, tiny thins, fine appearance of Russia Number 3 used in Poland O | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #970 POLAND 1860 10k light cobalt blue & carmine, canceled "Kibarty 6/6" (instead of the customary numeral 282 in concentric rings), slightly trimmed perforations at top and at right, still fine example of this rare color, with 2023 Pelc certificate, ex-Martens and Mikulski (Fi.1bd) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #971 POLAND 1860 10k greenish blue & rose carmine, canceled "282" in concentric rings (Kibarty), variety broken left frame (Fi.B5), well centered, large margins, minor crease, fine appearance, signed Dolinski, with 2023 Pelc certificate (Fi.1ac) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #972 POLAND 1860 10k Prussian blue & carmine, canceled "124" in concentric rings (Pinczow, Bojanowicz rated 6 points), variety broken left frame (Fi.B5), slightly trimmed perforations at right, signed Mikulski and Dolinski, with 2023 Pelc certificate (Fi.1bc) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #973 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose carmine, canceled on piece by "282" in concentric rings (Kibarty), with corresponding town cancel alongside, sharp impression, probably from the original printing, short perf. At upper right, fine appearance, with 2023 Pelc certificate (Fi.1ab) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #974 POLAND 1867 (22 Nov) cover to Berlin, franked with Russian 1k, 3k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), first two canceled by "21" in concentric rings (Preny), 10k tied by "221" (Konin) cancel, with bilingual 22/11 departure postmark on front, endorsed and handstamped "Franco", additional "par Strzalkow" endorsement at bottom, transit and arrival markings on back, 10k appears to have been used twice (postal fraud), fine and interesting cover | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #975 POLAND 1868 small cover (minor backflap flaws) from Warszawa to France, franked with Russian 3k, 5k and 20k (first two horizontally laid paper, last one unwatermarked), tied by "1" (ornamental foot) and paying 28k, with red "Franco" and "P.D.", also "Aus Russland uber Eisenb.Post. Bureau XI" and small "Warszawa 27/6" departure pmks, fine and scarce combination franking, with Bordeaux arrival | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #976 POLAND 1868 cover from Warszawa to Berlin, franked with Russian 1k, 3k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), tied by "1" (ornamental foot) and paying 14k, with red "Franco" and small "Warszawa 30/12" departure pmks, blue "Russland Franco" and arrival markings, cover repaired, still fine appearance | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #977 POLAND 1868 Russian 10k brown & blue, tied by "Berdyczew" cds in Cyrillic letters on FL to Warszawa, with red bilingual arrival pmk, also "5/P" (5:00 PM), fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #978 POLAND 1870 Russia 10k brown & blue, tied by "78" in concentric rings on cover from Iwangrod, date "21/3" inserted by hand, with straight-line departure pmk, little toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #979 POLAND 1871 complete FL from Warszawa to Belgium, written by Casimir Eppler (manufacturing Rail Cars and Bridges), franked with Russian 1k, 3k (3) and 10k (all horizontally laid paper), tied by "1" (ornamental foot) and paying 20k, with red "Franco" and "P.D.", also "Aus Russland uber Eisenb.Post. Bureau XI" and 11 Apr 1871 Russian departure markings, cover refolded at bottom, minor flaws, with Huy arrival pmk on back, uncommon franking and destination | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #980 POLAND 1871 Russia 10k brown & blue, tied by "1097" in truncated triangle of dots on FL from "Szydlowiec" to Warszawa, with Szydlowiec Rad. Gub. Nov 1, 1871 departure datestamp in Cyrillic letters, with arrival pmk on back, rare usage, with 2023 Pelc certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #981 POLAND 1871 Russia 1k, 3k and 10k, tied by "1" cancels on FL from Warszawa to Vienna, red "Franco" and red departure pmk (in Cyrillic letters), fine usage, with arrival pmk | Unsold |
 | Lot #982 POLAND 1871 (27 Sep) outer FL from Genova, franked with Russian 20k blue & orange (horizontally laid paper), tied by Cyrillic departure pmk, red "Aus Russland" and "PD", Verona transit and Genova arrival pmks on back, filing folds away from the stamp, fine cover, ex-Maslowski | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #983 POLAND 1875 (27 Mar) FL from Warszawa to London, franked with 10k and 2x3k (horizontally laid paper), tied by Postal Car (Pochtowy Wagon 27-28) cds, another strike on back, with red arrival pmk, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #984 POLAND 1879 (8 Aug) printed matter rate to Italy, folded business announcement franked with single 2k black & rose (horizontally laid paper), tied by Warszawa Railroad cds, with Postal Car No.25 and Livorno arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #985 POLAND 1916 Germania "Deutsches Reich" 3pf, 5pf, 10pf, 20pf, 30pf and 60pf six different, each overprinted "Polen" in Gothic letters, each stamp with top selvage folded over and adhered to gummed portion at top, fresh and v.f. group of unissued overprints, with 1981 Dr.Hochstadter certificate, extremely rare * | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #986 POLAND 1919 15h on 10h stationery card additionally franked with 15h and 25h imperforate Polish Eagle adhesives, tied by Krakow departure cds, registered to Vienna, with "K7" censor handstamp, v.f., rare registered card | Unsold |
 | Lot #987 POLAND 1921 unadapted designs, composite sheetlet of 16 in blue on wove paper, showing three stamps intended for postage due, v.f. and extremely rare  E | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #988 POLAND 1934 55g on 60gr blue, surcharge inverted, unused with partial gum, slight thin spots, otherwise fine, signed Gryzewski, Rachmanow, also with 2022 Jerzy Walocha certificate. A rare stamp (Fi.271no, 18,000zl) (*) Catalog #284var | Unsold |
 | Lot #989 POLAND 1945 1.50zl on 25gr, form II, pos. 7, l.h., v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg * Catalog #346a | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #990 POLAND 1953 Engels, unissued design, trial essay in red brown (proba maszynowa), perforated block of four, n.h., v.f. (Fischer cat.1,600zl) P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #991 POLAND 1956 Tourism, 1.15zl violet, imperf. horizontal pair with imprint at lower left, n.h., v.f. (Fi.825nz 700zl) ** Catalog #732var | Unsold |
 | Lot #992 POLAND 1956 Tourism, 1.15zl violet, imperf. vertical pair, n.h., v.f. (Fi.825nz 700zl) ** Catalog #732var | Unsold |
 | Lot #993 POLAND 1958 400 years of Polish Post, imperforate vertical pairs, five different, n.h., v.f. imperf. pairs, complete as issued, n.h., v.f. (Fi.918-22nz, 4,000zl) ** Catalog #799-802,804var | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #994 POLAND 1991 Phila Nippon Exhibition imperforate souvenir sheet, error missing the hologram (butterfly), n.h., v.f., rare (Fi.bl 101MKnz, cat. 1,200zl) ** Catalog #3056var | Unsold |
