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 #148 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 (Oct 2) YMCA corner cachet cover to Rhode Island, with U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai duplex, also Oct.5 Knights of Columbis War Acitivities cover to Los Angeles, with U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai pmk, each with boxed A.E.F. Siberia Censored handstamps, cover faults, clear markings, rare usages  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #149 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 (16 Nov) YMCA corner cacheted cover endorsed "Soldier's Mail" addressed to Arizona, with U.S. Postal Agency Siberia departure and boxed "A.E.F. Censored" cachet, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #150 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 (16 Oct) picture postcard (Vladivostok department store) to Seattle, U.S.Postal Agency Siberia departure pmk overstruck by framed "A.E.F. Siberia Censored" handstamp, signed by the censor | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #151 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 forerunner cover with corner cachet "War Department Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces Siberia", endorsed "Soldier's Mail", with framed "A.E.F. Siberia Censored" handstamp, self-censored by Lt.Col. Robinson, addressed to Mrs Robinson in Washington, D.C., closed tear at top, fine and scarce forerunner cover from AEF Siberia, without dated cancel which was not yet available. This cover is illustrated in The Van Dam's "Postal History of the A.E.F." (page 180) According to Van Dam, only 10 such forerunners are in private hands (another 10 are in the Smithsonian) | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #152 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 forerunner cover YMCA corner cachet, endorsed "Soldier's Mail", with violet framed "A.E.F. Siberia Censored" handstamp, signed by the censor, addressed to Chicago, fine and rare cover without dated cancel which was not yet available. According to Van Dam, only 10 such forerunners are in private hands (another 10 are in the Smithsonian) | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #153 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 (28 Oct) cover with corner cachet "War Department Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces Siberia", endorsed "Soldier's Mail", with framed "A.E.F. Siberia Censored" handstamp, self-censored by Lt.Col. Chapman, addressed to Mrs Chapman in California, with U.S. Postal Agency Siberia departure pmk, accompanying letter, fine cover | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #154 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 (2 Oct) War Department corner cacheted cover "Soldier's Mail A.E.F. Siberia Col. Infantry, U.S.A." typewritten return address, with U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai Oct. 2 CDs, violet "A.E.F. Siberia Censored" cachet, self censored by the sender, addressed to NY., fine. The "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai" was used in Siberia from September 25-October 2, 1918 until the new APO Siberia postmark arrived. A last day of usage of the Shanghai pmk | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #155 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 (28 Sep) legal size cover from Japan to USA, franked with Japanese adhesives, canceled "Otahu Japan", sent via Tokyo (29.9.18), with censor label and two different "Opened/Passed by Censor" handstamps, sent by Lt. R.M. Elliot with A.E.F. Siberia to Mrs. Elliott in Los Angeles, minor cover wear, otherwise fine and rare | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #156 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 (22 Sep) legal size cover from Japan to USA, franked with Japanese adhesives, canceled "Hakodate Japan", sent via Tokyo (29.9.18), with censor label and two different "Opened/Passed by Censor" handstamps, sent by Lt. R.M. Elliot with A.E.F. Siberia to Mrs. Elliott in Los Angeles, minor cover wear, otherwise fine and rare | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #157 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1919 (29 June) hand-made postcard endorsed "For Prisoner of War", sent from Vladivostok to Fallersleben, Germany, with "U.S.Postal Agency Siberia" duplex departure and oval A.E.F Siberia Censor C1 cachet, below "German Prisoner of War, Prison Camp American Expeditionary Forces Vladivostok Siberia" (American troops became involved in guarding German and Austrian POWs. Eventually special cards were produced for the POWs) | Price Realized $230.00 |
