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 #1157
RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
1865 (10 Nov) outer FL franked with 2k rose & pale blue (horizontal network), lower right sheet corner margin single, tied by blue "Tarsus" cds in Cyrillic, supported by oval "Simeon Giovanni Tarsous" merchant's handstamp, addressed to Smyrna, with ornamental blue "Smyrna Nov 2, 1865 Companie Russe de Navigation" arrival pmk on back, vertical and horizontal filing folds well away from the stamp, v.f. and rare cover from Tarsus, with 1998 BPA certificate, ex-Faberge, according to Tchilingirian "One cover known"`
Envelope
Catalog #4
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Previous Lot Auction Index Next Lot

Back to Top