Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
September 12-13, 2023
Our September 12-13, 2023 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. There are 1,500 lots in the sale, which begins with United States and U.S. Possessions. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer Great Britain and British Commonwealth, European Countries and the rest of the world, with exceptional China, including Postal History and additional lots from the Carl A. Kilgas collection. There are further selections from the estate of Dr.Martin Stempien, a specialized collection of Greece and Samos, formed by Dr.Frederick Rogers, and a selection of reference material from Sergio Sismondo's estate, with many fascinating offerings. The auction concludes with nearly 250 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 #472 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1851 6p red purple, plate proof on india, card mounted, horizontal lower left sheet corner imprint (Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York) strip of five, fresh and v.f. (Unitrade 2TCi) P Catalog #2P | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #473 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1858-65 two FLs to France, one from Montreal, with "GB 2F62c" accountancy mark, endorsed "per Arabia", London transit and Cognac arrival pmks, charged "24" (decimes); the other letter is from Cap Rouge, "GB 2F" mark and charged "10" (decimes), various French entry and arrival pmks  | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #474 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1868 1c brown red, unused (regummed), good color, fine (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #22 Catalog Value $500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #475 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1868 3c orange red, horizontally laid paper, pen canceled, minor perf. faults, fine appearance, O Catalog #33 Catalog Value $2,400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #476 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1868 3c bright red, horizontally laid paper, light target pmk, small thin, usual centering, nice color, O Catalog #33 Catalog Value $2,400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #477 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1870 Small Queen, 2c green, imperforate horizontal pair, h.r., v.f., O Catalog #35b Catalog Value $450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #478 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1888 5c gray, imperforate horizontal pair, n.h., natural gum wrinkles, small thin spots in outer margin only, stamps v.f., ** Catalog #42a Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #479 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1888 20c vermilion, l.h., well centered and very fresh, v.f., * Catalog #46 Catalog Value $400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #480 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 10c brown red, imperforate lower right sheet corner margin horizontal pair, disturbed original gum, h.r., v.f., * Catalog #45c Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #481 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1897 Jubilee Issue, 20c vermilion and 50c ultramarine, the former n.h., well centered, lower right stamp with natural gum wrinkles, the latter h.r., lower right stamp with diagonal crease, fresh, fine-v.f.,  */**Catalog #59,60 Catalog Value $4,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #482 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1898 2c purple, top plate number block of six, hinged in margin only, stamps n.h., well centered, nearly v.f. (catalogued as n.h. singles) */**Catalog #76 Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #483 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1908 Quebec, 1/2c-20c blocks of four, l.h. or h.r., 15c regummed, 20c disturbed gum, fresh, fine-v.f. set of blocks, *Catalog #96-103 Catalog Value $3,912 | Unsold |
 | Lot #484 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1912 King George V, 1c green, blue green, deep blue green, yellow green, etc., six unexploded booklets, n.h., some of the panes with dried or disturbed gum, mostly fine-v.f.  Catalog #104b,c,f | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #485 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1912 King George V, 1c yellow, three unexploded booklets, one English, two French, each with minor scuff marks on covers, panes n.h., except first with disturbed gum, fine-v.f. Catalog #105b | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #486 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1922 7c red brown, top margin, part imprint and plate number block of six, four stamps n.h., upper left and middle stamp at bottom l.h., well centered and fresh, v.f. (catalogued as six singles) */**Catalog #114 Catalog Value $360 | Unsold |
 | Lot #487 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1922 10c blue, top sheet margin Plate No.21 block of eight, h.r. in margin, stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as n.h. singles) */**Catalog #117 Catalog Value $1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #488 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1928-29 Scroll Issue 1c-$1, complete set in blocks of four, n.h. (two 5c stamps hinged), fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #149-159 Catalog Value $5,620 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #489 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1938 $1 dull violet, corner margin plate number block of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #245 Catalog Value $675 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #490 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1973 15c Musical Ridge, imperforate, imprint block of four, dried gum, also 1990 61c Timber Wolf, perf. 13, left sheet margin block of four, CAN $1,600 (*)Catalog #614a,1175a | Unsold |
 | Lot #491 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADA 1973 6c Christmas, double impression of black color, bottom sheet margin block of four, n.h., v.f., with regular block included for comparison, **Catalog #625a Catalog Value $400 | Unsold |
