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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #48
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 1c-$5 Plate Proofs on card, complete set, fresh, mostly v.f.
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Catalog #230P4-245P4
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #49
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 5c chocolate, n.h., well centered with jumbo margins, with 2021 PFC graded "XF 90J" (SMQ $650)
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Catalog #234
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #50
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 6c purple, dull purple and red violet, three blocks of four, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #235
Catalog Value $1,420
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #51
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 6c purple, dull purple and red violet, 45 copies, l.h. or h.r., some n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged)
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Catalog #235
Catalog Value $2,475
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #52
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 8c magenta, n.h., with 2022 PFC graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ 250)
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Catalog #236
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #53
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 15c dark green, right sheet margin single, n.h., nearly v.f., with 2022 PFC,
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Catalog #238
Catalog Value $600
Unsold
Lot #54
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 30c orange brown, n.h., fresh color, jumbo margins, with 2022 PSE certificate graded "VF 80J" (SMQ $850)
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Catalog #239
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #55
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 30c orange brown, n.h., nice color, fine, with a photocopy of a 2021 PSE certificate for a block of four from which this originated,
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Catalog #239
Catalog Value $675
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #56
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 $1 dark salmon, disturbed original gum, well centered, fresh color, tiny thin, with 2022 PFC,
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Catalog #241
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #57
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 $2 brown red, numeral grid cancel, well centered with wide margins, with 2022 PFC graded "XF-S 95" (SMQ $3,500)
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Catalog #242
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #58
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 $3 green, h.r., bright color, thins and diagonal crease, v.f. appearance, with 2022 PFC,
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Catalog #243
Catalog Value $1,500
Unsold

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