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 #693 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1890-94 Coat of Arms, 1/2p-10sh, £1 dark blue, £2 rose, £5 yellow green and £10 orange brown, complete set of 19 different sheet margin blocks of four, unused without gum, fresh, fine-v.f., top value with 2001 Sismondo certificate. A rare set of blocks (catalogued as singles with original gum)  (*)Catalog #1-19,24,25 Catalog Value $26,548 | Unsold |
 | Lot #694 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1890 £10 orange brown, unused (regummed), fine (catalogued for stamp with original gum) (*) Catalog #19 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #695 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1896-1903 presentation set of 16 to £1, with diagonal italic "Specimen" overprints (Samuel type R3), with 1896-97 Arms (nine different) and 1898 issue 1/2p-£1, couple of minor thin spots, mostly fine-v.f. (SG 34/90s) S Catalog #32/72S | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #696 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1898 1p red, imperforate left sheet margin block of four, h.r. at top, bottom pair n.h., v.f. (SG 78b) (catalogued as hinged pairs) */**Catalog #59a Catalog Value $2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #697 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1898-1908 2 1/2p-£10 perforated Specimen (type R5), set of 10, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., scarce (SG 80-93s) S Catalog #62/75S Catalog Value £900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #698 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1910 Queen Mary and King George V Issue, perforated 14, complete set of eighteen to £1, overprinted Specimen, removed from archival pages so the majority with backing adhesions, few minor creases and blunt perfs, mostly fine-v.f., scarce set of Specimen overprints (SG 119s/185s) S Catalog #101-118S Catalog Value £3,750 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #699 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1910 Double Heads, 1/2p and 2p perf. 14, used in 1911 on Registered 4p stationery entire to Wurzburg, Germany, with pink Bulawayo registration label. The stamps are canceled by Bulawayo departure pmks, London transit and Wurzburg arrival pmks on back, v.f.  | Unsold |
 | Lot #700 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1910 5p olive yellow and brown, error of color, l.h., v.f., with 1985 Brandon certificate (SG 141ab, £650) * Catalog #107a | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #701 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RHODESIA 1910 £1 gray black & red perf. 15, Salisbury 15 Dec 12 cancel, small thin, fine appearance, scarce, O Catalog #118c Catalog Value $4,750 | Unsold |
