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 #125 United States - Air Post 1918 24c rose carmine & blue, Top sheet margin Arrow and Two Plate Nos block of 12, exceptionally well centered, hinge marks on selvage, stamps n.h., with natural gum skips affecting upper right and upper left stamps, fresh and v.f. Plate No. Block,  *Catalog #C3 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #126 United States - Air Post 1923 8c-24c, set of three Worden, Washington, D.C. First Day Covers, last one with small toned spot, otherwise fresh and v.f. set,  Catalog #C4-6 Catalog Value $1,950 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #127 United States - Air Post 1930 Zeppelin, 65c green bottom, $1.30 brown and $2.60 blue Top Plate No. Blocks of six, first two n.h., $2.60 regummed, upper right stamp with small surface flaw, well centered, fine-v.f. **(*)Catalog #C13-15 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #128 United States - Air Post 1930 $1.30 brown, n.h., well centered with wide margins, v.f., with a photocopy of a 2022 PFC for a block of four from which this originated, ** Catalog #C14 Catalog Value $575 | Unsold |
 | Lot #129 United States - Air Post 1930 $1.30 brown, used, tiny natural inclusion, v.f., O Catalog #C14 Catalog Value $360 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #130 United States - Air Post 1930 $1.30 brown, horizontal pair, multiple flight cancels, v.f., with 2022 PFC, O Catalog #C14 Catalog Value $720 | Price Realized $550.00 |
