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 #997 POLAND Flight Covers 1926 (17 Oct) Balon Poznan flight cover to Warszawa (19 Oct) with 1zl Balloon Post, used in combination with 1gr and 5gr L.O.P.P. labels, plus 5gr government franking, canceled Swislocz (21 Oct) on arrival, fine and unusual triple franking combination  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #998 POLAND Flight Covers 1928 (30 Sep) Balon Warszawa flight cover to Torun, franked with 1zl Balloon Post, used in combination with 5gr government franking, cancelled Wasilkow (1 Oct), filing fold at bottom, well away from the stamps, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #999 POLAND Flight Covers 1929 (2 Mar) Warszawa to Lwow, cover franked with 2x5gr, used in combination with 10gr and 50gr L.O.P.P. labels, charged additional 5gr on arrival, with appropriate markings, fine and scarce | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1000 POLAND Flight Covers 1938 (15 July) First flight cover and card from Vilnius to Kaunas, each with appropriate "Wilno-Kaunas" cachet and arrival pmks, v.f. | Price Realized $140.00 |
