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 #1486 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1840-80 selection of 180+ stampless letters (few with stamps) from St. Thomas, Trinidad, Port of Spain, Mexico City, Vera Cruz, Tampico, New Orleans, Paris, Curacao, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Taganrog, Warsaw, Hannover, Brunswick, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Smyrna, San Francisco, Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Crefeld, Brest, Montreal, Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, Bahia, Buenos Aires, San Vincente (Argentina), Jacmel, Port Royal and St. Pierre (Martinique), Pointe a Pitre (Guadeloupe), Lancaster, London, Ponce, San Juan, Valparaiso, La Guayra, Cape Town, Mauritius, Colombo (Ceylon), Calcutta, Bombay, Cayenne, Crefeld, Stockholm, Berlin, Madrid, plus many others, each accompanied by a detailed description, listing accountancy markings, charge and due endorsements, destinations, forwarding agents, rarity factors where applicable, fine-v.f. An incredible group of 19th Century, mostly Trans-Atlantic mail, each cover worthy of individual listing, ex-Martin Stempien  | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
