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 #613 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT - Covers and Postal History 1913 (13 Apr) India 1/2a stationery entire envelope additionally franked with pair of 1a carmine, tied by KOWEIT (SG Z1) departure pmks, sent via Bombay to New York, violet "Passed Censor 14 Bombay" hs, staple holes at left, still a v.f. cover  Catalog #SG Z5 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #614 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT - Covers and Postal History 1923 1 1/2a chocolate, variety type B, horizontal pair, used in combination with 3a orange brown on registered cover (24 June 26) from Kuwait to Bombay, India, with Registration label No.166 at bottom left, fine usage, with 10 July arrival pmk on back, 1996 Royal certificate Catalog #SG 3var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #615 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT - Covers and Postal History 1926 (11 Aug) registered cover franked with 1a chocolate, overprint inverted, used in combination with pair of 2a6p ultramarine, paying 6a rate from Kuwait to Bombay, with arrival (31 Aug) pmk, roughly opened with small piece missing from back, only a few covers known with this error | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #616 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT - Covers and Postal History 1926 (11 Aug) registered cover from Kuwait to Bombay, franked with pairs of 1/2a green, overprint inverted and 2a6p ultramarine, large boxed "Kuwait" registry label, some toning, with Bombay (31 Aug) arrival pmk on back, fine and quite scarce, only a few covers known with inverted overprints | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #617 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT - Covers and Postal History 1926 (11 Aug) registered cover from Kuwait to Godra, India, franked with two copies of 3a ultramarine, one with overprint inverted, Godra (30 Aug) arrival on back, fine, very few commercial covers with inverted overprints are known (Donaldson Handbook, Page 110) | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #618 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT - Covers and Postal History 1929 10r green & scarlet, used on flown cover from Kuwait (2 July 38) to England, v.f., stated to be the only recorded postal (non-telegraphic) usage of 10r George V on cover, Catalog #SG 28 Catalog Value £2,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #619 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT - Covers and Postal History 1943 (27 Sep) cover franked with India 14a, tied by "Kuwait Persian Gulf" departure pmk, sent to England, with 30 Sep Basra transit and Haslemere arrival pmks on back, opened by censor and resealed at left, with violet handstamp, fine Catalog #SG Z71 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #620 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KUWAIT - Covers and Postal History 1951 two covers with British Post Office in East Arabia franking, one with single 4a to Beirut, with Baghdad transit pmk on back, the other (missing backflap) with 6a value only, used in combination with Kuwait 6a George VI and sent to England, fine and rare usage of the "value only" surcharges from Kuwait | Unsold |
