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 #209 CHINA JAPANESE OFFICES IN CHINA 1897 (8 Apr) 1sen stationery card to a soldier in 2nd Company, 15 Rgt, Wei Hai Wei, with red Field Post Office and censor markings, fine usage during the Sino-Japanese War  | Unsold |
 | Lot #210 CHINA JAPANESE OFFICES IN CHINA 1911 (31 Dec) 4s stationery card from Peking to Berlin, with I.J.P.O. Peking departure, violet "I.J.P.O. Mukden-Changchun South Manchuria" datestamp below, fine and scarce usage via Mukden (during the Russo-Japanese War, Mukden became the site of the Battle of Mukden from February 19 to March 10, 1905. Involving more than 600,000 combatants, it was the largest modern-era battle ever fought in Asia before World War II. Following this Japanese victory, Mukden became one of the chief bases of Japanese expansion into southern Manchuria) | Unsold |
