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 #974
POLAND
1867 (22 Nov) cover to Berlin, franked with Russian 1k, 3k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), first two canceled by "21" in concentric rings (Preny), 10k tied by "221" (Konin) cancel, with bilingual 22/11 departure postmark on front, endorsed and handstamped "Franco", additional "par Strzalkow" endorsement at bottom, transit and arrival markings on back, 10k appears to have been used twice (postal fraud), fine and interesting cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

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