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 #178 CHINA 1861 (20 Mar) FL from Kong-tschou to Paris, sent from a French Missionary, showing clear departure dateline and embossed Mission address, with red chops on back, minor surface tear, fine early cover from the leased Territory of Guangzhouwan, officially the Territoire de Kouang-Tcheou-Wan (a territory on the coast of Zhanjiang in China leased to France and administered by French Indochina. The capital of the territory was Fort-Bayard, present-day Zhanjiang)  | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #179 CHINA 1862 (21 Jan) cover from Foochow Foo, via Hong Kong with 6c and 18c Queen Victoria canceled "B62" and sent to Ireland, with Hong Kong transits and Kinsale arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and scarce usage from Foochow Foo | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #180 CHINA 1885-88 Small Dragon, perf. 12 1/2 1c and 3c, also 5c greenish yellow, h.r., last one small thin, others fine-v.f. (SG 10a,11,12a) * Catalog #10,11,15 Catalog Value $950 | Unsold |
 | Lot #181 CHINA 1897 Dowager Surcharges, 2 1/2mm below Chinese Characters, 1/2c-30c complete set of nine, both 10c values used, others unused, part original gum, overall toning, 1/2c short perfs at bottom, good colors, 10c on 12c brown orange with closed tear at bottom, otherwise fine, extremely rare, *O Catalog #37-46 Catalog Value $12,225 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #182 CHINA 1897 Dowager Surcharges, 1 1/2mm below Chinese Characters, 1/2c, 1c, 4c, 5c, 8c, 10c on 9ca green and 10c on 12ca brown orange, seven different, unused with original gum, overall toning, 5c on 5ca and 10c on 9ca creased, 10c on 12ca small thin, otherwise fine and scarce group of Dowagers, * Catalog #56,57,59-63 Catalog Value $5,090 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #183 CHINA 1897 Surcharges on Shanghai Printing, 1 1/2mm below Chinese Characters, 1/2c-10c seven different, also Redrawn Designs 1/2c and 2c, unused, l.h. or h.r., occasional faint toning, mostly fresh, fine-v.f., * Catalog #65-71,73-74 Catalog Value $1,540 | Unsold |
 | Lot #184 CHINA 1897 (27 Jan) red-band cover franked with 2c I.C.P., tied by brown Pa-kua pmk, with large blue Peking dollar chop on back, plus Tientsin dollar chop on front, fine | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #185 CHINA 1897 1c on 3c red Revenue, n.h., post office fresh, fine (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #78 Catalog Value $525 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #186 CHINA 1898 10c dark blue green (Chan 109), vertical pair, tied by Tientsin 1903 cds on printed cover to New York, sent via Siberia, where two singles of Russia 10k dark blue "Kitai" overprints (6) were added and tied by Nikolayevsk Priamur cds, with Warszawa transit and New York (9 June) arrival pmks on back, blue "via Siberia" handstamp in Cyrillic, v.f. Catalog #103 | Unsold |
 | Lot #187 CHINA 1899 Hotel Des Colonies Shanghai corner card cover to Hankow, franked with pair of 2c CIP Coiling Dragons, tied by Pa-kuas in black, with Shanghai Local Post Mar 20, 99 and large Hankow dollar cancel (24 Mar) on back, filing folds, otherwise fine | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #188 CHINA 1901 Hong Kong 1c stationery card canceled Jy 24, 93 Hochow (Chongqing), sent via Hong Kong (26 July) to Dr.Bushnell in Peking, with red CUSTOMS TIENTSIN Aug 3 1893 transit, filing fold away from the markings, fine and extremely rare usage from Hochow with Tientsin Customs arrival (Dr. Bushnell was Robert Hart's personal physician. Sir Robert Hart served from 1863-1911 as Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service) | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #189 CHINA 1901 (25 Apr) picture postcard from Chefoo to Manila, franked with 4c C.I.P. Coiling Dragon, tied by Chefoo departure pmk, sent via Shanghai and Hong Kong, with 2c Queen Victoria added (5 May), Manila (May 10) arrival, fine combination franking to the Philippines | Unsold |
 | Lot #190 CHINA 1917 (20 Dec) "From Commercial Intelligence Branch, Board of Trade, London" to "His Britannic Majesty's Consul General, Kashgar, China" wrapper from London, with 1p George V tied by departure pmk, charged 2cents Postage Due on arrival in "Shufu" Kashgar, with Mar 29, 1918 arrival pmk, repeated alongside, unusual framed handstamp and transit pmk on back, fine and undoubtedly unique usage | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #191 CHINA 1922 cover franked on back with 1c, 3c and 6c G.P.O. Issue, used from Foochow, via Hong Kong (16 Feb) to France, redirected to Germany, showing the corner card address of Ling Ya-Kie, Fou Acheou, China Catalog #243-245 | Unsold |
 | Lot #192 CHINA 1938 $5 red & greenish black, imperforate cross-gutter sheet of 300, unused without gum as issued, each pane showing full imprint ("Engraved & Printed by Ching Hwa Book Co. Ltd" in English at bottom and Chinese at top) folded between stamps, v.f. While imperforate No.361 is printer's waste, complete sheets of 300 are rare  (*)Catalog #361var | Unsold |
 | Lot #193 CHINA 1950 "Kinmen" 10c banknote, v.f., encased PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated | Unsold |
 | Lot #194 CHINA 1951 Geese, set of four, unused without gum as issued (never hinged), usual perforations, $10 creased, otherwise fine-v.f., (*) Catalog #1042-1045 Catalog Value $2,345 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #195 CHINA 1962 Emperors, left sheet margin blocks of 10, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f., **Catalog #1355-58 Catalog Value $3,700 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #196 CHINA 1968 $1 views, se-tenants sheet of 50 (10 strips of five) and additional block of 20, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #1560a Catalog Value $280 | Unsold |
