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 #594 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, 1a chocolate, 1 1/2a chocolate, 2a red violet, 3a ultramarine, 3a orange, singles, also 1/2a green and 3a orange, blocks of four, all with overprints inverted; 3a blue, overprint partly omitted "wait" (of "Kuwait") in pair with normal, fine  */**Catalog #SG 1/7var,20var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #595 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, double overprint, horizontal pair, also single double overprint inverted, top sheet margin strip of three overprint inverted, plus 1a overprint inverted, plus used 1 1/2a and 3a each overprint inverted, additional varieties of 1 1/2a "T" of "Kuwait" malformed and 2sh6p horizontal pair, right stamp with "T" of" Kuwait" malformed, h.r. or n.h., occasional minor thins, mostly fine-v.f., interesting lot *O Catalog #SG 1a/5var | Unsold |
 | Lot #596 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, double overprint, top sheet margin example, n.h., fine, with undated photocopy of a BPA certificate (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 1a Catalog Value £350 | Unsold |
 | Lot #597 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1923 1/2a green, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, n.h., v.f., with 2013 Sismondo certificate (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #SG 1b Catalog Value £1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #598 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 10r purple & claret, extended "T" in Kuwait, also a different shade, double overprint, both n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #SG 50a,50b Catalog Value £3,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #599 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1939 10r purple & claret, double overprint, used, closed tear at top, fine appearance, with Murray Payne 2009 certificate O Catalog #SG 50a | Unsold |
 | Lot #600 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1948 2 1/2a on 2 1/2a light ultramarine, variety showing overprint shifted to right, upper left sheet corner margin block of four, also block of six (2x3), n.h., penciled positions on back, fine-v.f. **Catalog #SG 68var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #601 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1948 2r and 5r surcharges of 2sh6p and 5sh Waterlow George V high values, intact panes of 50, folded between stamps, n.h., v.f., with 1988 Royal certificates. Each sheet shows varieties and re-entries of the basic stamps, extremely rare, **Catalog #SG 72-73 Catalog Value £1,050 | Unsold |
 | Lot #602 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1948 £1 Silver Wedding, surcharged "Kuwait 15 Rupees", left pane of 16, showing variety "short bars" (R3/4), folded between stamps, perf. separations at right, v.f., **Catalog #SG 75,75a Catalog Value £820 | Unsold |
 | Lot #603 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1950 original pencil drawings, showing frame, center, value tablet and additional frames for a 3As stamp, v.f., ex-Neil Donaldson, at the time Postal Superintendent in Kuwait E | Unsold |
 | Lot #604 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 2 Rupees on 2sh6p green, extra bar in the center variety, pos.2 in irregular block of 12, used, apparently the largest recorded multiple, ex-Francis Kindle, Catalog #SG 90a Catalog Value £800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #605 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 2 Rupees on 2sh6p green, extra bar in the center variety, h.r., also overprint type II, n.h., both v.f., */** Catalog #SG 90a,90b Catalog Value £1,900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #606 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1952 5 Rupees on 5sh red, extra bar at top variety, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #SG 91a Catalog Value £1,100 | Unsold |
 | Lot #607 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT 1957 Type II surcharges on Great Britain Castles 2r on 2sh6p brown, 5r on 5sh rose carmine and 10r on 10sh ultramarine, unfolded sheets of 40, n.h., v.f., spectacular and very rare set, **Catalog #SG 107a-109a Catalog Value £14,000 | Unsold |
