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 #1262 UKRAINE 1918-19 Kiev II, 3.50r (vertically laid paper), right sheet margin block of four, canceled Kiev 12.11.18, v.f., signed Svenson, rare multiple  Catalog #6f | Unsold |
 | Lot #1263 UKRAINE 1918-19 Kiev III, black overprint inverted, 3.50r (vertically laid paper), horizontal sheet margin pair, with 6 (!) additional impressions of the overprint in margin, perf. separations, v.f., signed Svenson ** Catalog #6g,var | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1264 UKRAINE 1918-19 Odessa IV, 3.50r (vertically laid paper), upper left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., signed Dr.Seichter, etc., rare **Catalog #6k | Unsold |
 | Lot #1265 UKRAINE 1918-19 Ekaterinoslav II, 7r black & yellow (vertically laid paper), block of four, n.h., v.f., extremely rare **Catalog #7a | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1266 UKRAINE 1918-19 Kiev II, 50k violet & green, basic stamp variety groundwork omitted, left sheet margin block of six, n.h., perf. separations, v.f. and rare, signed Mikulski **Catalog #20f,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1267 UKRAINE 1918-19 Kiev I, 10r scarlet, yellow & gray, block of four, violet trident overprint inverted, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., some creasing, otherwise fine, signed UPV */**Catalog #26e,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1268 UKRAINE 1918-19 Podolia Ia, 15k red brown & blue, imperforate horizontal strip of four, n.h., some natural handstamp offsets on third stamp, v.f., signed Bulat ** Catalog #34o | Unsold |
 | Lot #1269 UKRAINE 1918-19 Kharkov III, 10r scarlet, yellow & gray, imperforate block of four, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f. */**Catalog #44d | Unsold |
 | Lot #1270 UKRAINE 1954 National Council stamps, 25k sheetlets in ultramarine, orange and magenta, n.h., with marginal inscriptions in French, German and English ** | Price Realized $250.00 |
