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 #222 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 1m green, 2m black, 2m rose and 1m blue, wove paper, set of four, each with violet control seal and Rethymnon cancel, v.f., O Catalog #10E-13E Catalog Value $250 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #223 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 small cover from Garazo to Rethymnon, franked with 2m black, Type II, tied by "Garazo" cds, with straight line Rethymnon arrival alongside, fine (Hellas 5)  Catalog #11 | Unsold |
 | Lot #224 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 2m rose, three different, also 1m blue, used, v.f., O Catalog #12,12E,13 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #225 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 small cover from Rethymnon to New Amari, franked with 2m pale gray-rose, Type II on wove paper, tied by straight-line Rethymnon departure, filing folds away from the stamp, rare on cover (Hellas 4) Catalog #12E | Unsold |
 | Lot #226 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 left part of cover from Rethymnon, with horizontal pair of 2m pale gray-rose, Type II on wove paper, tied by two strikes of straight-line Rethymnon departure pmks (Hellas 4) Catalog #12E | Unsold |
 | Lot #227 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 1m blue, block of four, canceled on piece, each stamp with straight-line Rethymnon pmk, v.f.  Catalog #13 | Unsold |
 | Lot #228 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 1m violet, unused block of four, without handstamp, horizontally laid paper, right pair creased, otherwise fine, very rare (*)Catalog #13J | Unsold |
 | Lot #229 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 Without Stars at Sides, the complete set of 21 unused (except 1gr yellow and 1m black, Nos 22 and 32 used), mostly h.r., few without control marks, fresh, fine-v.f., extremely rare complete, * Catalog #14-34 Catalog Value $6,880 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #230 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 Without Stars at Sides, 13 different used, including 2m black, couple of minor thin spots, mostly fine-v.f., O Catalog #14/33 Catalog Value $2,530 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #231 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 2m black, used (partly on piece), v.f., signed Diena, rare, O Catalog #33 Catalog Value $1,150 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #232 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 1gr black, used on piece, v.f., signed Diena, rare, O Catalog #34 Catalog Value $1,150 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #233 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 With Stars at Sides, complete set of 12, h.r., two without gum, mostly fine-v.f., * Catalog #35-46 Catalog Value $406 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #234 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 With Stars at Sides, rose, blue and green, three imperforate pairs, each printed on both sides, one double impression, v.f. P Catalog #38/41P | Unsold |
 | Lot #235 CRETE Russian Administration 1899 With Stars at Sides, 1gr green, imperforate vertical pair printed on thick factory paper, v.f. P Catalog #41P | Unsold |
