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 #1216 SERBIA 1880 Prince Milan, 50p brown violet, two unused examples, each gummed on both sides, fine-v.f., extremely rare, with 1963 Dr.Hirsch certificate (Mi.26b) * Catalog #31a Catalog Value €560 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1217 SERBIA 1918 (18 Apr) French military postcard sent to a Serbian soldier in Corfu, with the rare "MPO 208" cancel, with arrival pmk, fine  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1218 SERBIA 1918 (Dec 24) picture postcard franked with 10pa, tied by "Tisza Sz Miklos" pmk, from a member of FPO 48, censored "Veliki Beckerek Military Region" (later Zrenjanin-North Banat). After the Salonika Front was broken and the war ended, most of the Serbian troops were taken to Baranya and Temesvar to occupy those parts of Transylvania (Romania) which belonged to Hungary. The Serbian stamp issue "King Peter on the Battlefield" was used at Salonika (5para and 10para only) as wartime currency. Soldiers were paid with these stamps and the Greek authorities collected money from the Serbian officials at Salonika in exchange, rare Catalog #133 | Price Realized $450.00 |
