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 #246 CUBA 1864 folded Judicial document franked with a horizontal pair of 1 real green, full margins, tied by oval grills, also by 30 Apr 64 pmk, also oval Alouizar  Catalog #13 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #247 CUBA 1867 (20 Mar) FL from Havana to Paris, with French Consular departure date stamp, charged "10" (decimes), "Ligne B Paq Fr No.2" (21 Mar) and Paris arrival (12 Apr) on back | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #248 CUBA 1874-96 War of Independence, 10c green, also 2c, 5c, 10c and 25c set of five, blocks of four (except 10c red two horizontal pairs), unused without gum, overall toning, fine-v.f. (Ed.1-5, €750)  (*) | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #249 CUBA 1917 3c green, top arrow, sheet margin imperf. horizontal gutter block of eight, proof on wove paper, v.f. PCatalog #267P | Unsold |
 | Lot #250 CUBA 1951 Christmas, imperf. proofs on frame only in green and in purple, blocks of nine, v.f. PCatalog #469-70P | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #251 CUBA 1960 Christmas, 2c ultramarine, se-tenant sheet of 25, imperforate horizontally, n.h., folded between stamps, minor wrinkles and faint toning, v.f., rare sheet **Catalog #653-57a,var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #252 CUBA 1960 Christmas, imperforate sheetlets of 20, set of three, 1c cut in places and rejoined, others intact, unused without gum, some wrinkles, fine-v.f., one of only four imperf. sets of sheetlets recorded PCatalog #658-62a,var | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #253 CUBA 1965 Butterflies, 2c, 3c and 13c imperforate proof sheetlet of 15, comprised of three se-tenant strips of five of each value, marginal security punches, minor toning on back of one, fine-v.f., undoubtedly very rare PCatalog #996-1010var | Price Realized $450.00 |
