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 #1354 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS CYPRUS 1880-1934 specialized collection on custom pages, early stamps all identified by plate number, with 1880 1/2p rose, plates 12 and 15, 1p red, 12 different, including better plates such as 174 (£1,400), 181 (£500), 193 (£800), 196 (£700) and 220x2 (£350 each), 1881 "Half-Penny" Surcharges, 15 different, (including First Surcharge with ten different plates, complete as issued, including Plate 215 (SG £800), 217 (£900) and 218 (£500), Small Surcharge, four different plates (complete as issued with some duplication), 1881 30pa on 1p, fourth different, Queen Victoria watermarked "CC" 1/2p-6pi set of five (£3,755), "1/2" Surcharges, then both sets to 12pi, including additional better shades of 4pi, 1894-96 set to 45pi, 1912 George V to 45pi (plus additional shades), 50th Anniversary of British Rule and 1934 1/2pi-45pi, mixed condition, some earlier stamps with disturbed gum or unused, few minor faults possible though generally fairly fresh and fine-v.f., difficult to duplicate, SG £18,500+ * Catalog #1/135 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
