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 #676 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1886 4c rose, block of nine, middle stamp "1c" error, h.r. and perf. separations, error n.h., v.f. (SG 26d)  *Catalog #28a Catalog Value $350 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #677 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1891 6c on 8c green, red "Sandakan" 4 March cancel, well centered, faint perf. toning, v.f., rare stamp, with 1958 BPA certificate (SG 54, £5,000) O Catalog #54 Catalog Value $4,750 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #678 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1894 12c Crocodile, perforated and gummed sheetlet of nine in green and black, each stamp with security punch and overprinted "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen", n.h., v.f. SCatalog #65P | Unsold |
 | Lot #679 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1894 State of North Borneo 25c-$10 high values, six horizontal strips of five or three ($5 and $10), each stamp overprinted Specimen, n.h., occasional toned specks, otherwise fine-v.f., rare S Catalog #68-73S | Unsold |
 | Lot #680 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1895 10 Cents on $1 scarlet, large marginal pane of 45 (9x5), n.h., minor gum wrinkles, still v.f., scarce multiple (SG 88) **Catalog #74 | Unsold |
 | Lot #681 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1897-1902 2c black & lake (type 35), perf. 14 1/2-15, block of 20 (10x2), imperf. between the third and fourth columns, canceled with part of oval of bars, fine-v.f., rare multiple showing two pairs imperf. between Catalog #SG 94a/ab | Unsold |
 | Lot #682 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1899 4 Cents surcharges, complete set of 12, each overprinted Specimen, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 112-24s) S Catalog #91-102S Catalog Value £225 | Unsold |
 | Lot #683 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1909 5c Elephant, perforated, ungummed sheetlet of nine in black & gray, each stamp with security punch and overprinted "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen", center stamp shows the retouch under the Elephant's head, fine-v.f. SCatalog #141P | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #684 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1909 10c Wild Boar, perforated, ungummed sheetlet of nine in black & olive green, also 16c bird, sheetlet of nine in gray blue & black, each stamp with security punch and overprinted "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen", fine-v.f. SCatalog #144P | Unsold |
 | Lot #685 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1911 $5 and $10 in composite printer's sample sheetlet of nine, two values printed se-tenant, each stamp with security punch and overprinted Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen, unused without gum as printed, v.f. PCatalog #SG 182-83P | Unsold |
 | Lot #686 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1916 surcharged 4c on 16c black, lower right sheet corner margin block of eight, top right stamp with inverted "S" variety, n.h., v.f. (SG 187,187a) **Catalog #161,161a Catalog Value £334 | Unsold |
 | Lot #687 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NORTH BORNEO 1939 Pictorials, 1c-50c n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 303-14) ** Catalog #193-204 Catalog Value £310 | Price Realized $120.00 |
