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 #288 FRANCE 1780 FL to St.Chaumond, with "Col Par Lorient" directional handstamp, message confirms that this letter was being forwarded via "Rodisland" from New York, charged "23" (decimes) on arrival, fine  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #289 FRANCE 1849 10c bistre, margins all around, canceled by "376" small numerals on refolded wrapper to Juvincourt, with "Berry-Au-Bac" 15 Feb 1852 departure pmk alongside, fine, signed Calves, Catalog #1 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #290 FRANCE 1849 25c dark blue, horizontal pair, ample margins, cut in at right, used in combination with 1fr brown carmine, margins all around, sent from Paris to Martinique, all tied by Paris grid cancels, with red "Paid" 1 Dec 1851 transit, signed Calves Catalog #6,9 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #291 FRANCE 1857 (19 Jan) FL from Paris to New York, endorsed "Via Liverpool Steamer", franked 20c and 80c Empire, tied by "D" in lozenge of dots, arrival "21/Feb 6" New York, red "PP" on front, "Paris A Calais" ambulant transit on back, fine example of the double rate, "Three Month American Packet" cover, only a few known Catalog #15,19 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #292 FRANCE 1900-29 Type Merson, 50c bister brown on grayish paper, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., minor perf. separations, well centered, v.f. (YT 120d, €1,800 plus 100% premium for good centering)  **Catalog #123b Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #293 FRANCE 1924 Olympics 25c carmine, variety center displaced to top, sheet margin example, l.h., fine YT 184b) * Catalog #199var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #294 FRANCE 1929 Le Havre Exposition, n.h., pencil signed, with 1989 PFC, ** Catalog #246 Catalog Value $1,325 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #295 FRANCE 1931 "Tourist" picture postcard with stamps from France, United States, Finland, Canada and Italy, canceled in the prospective countries, ultimately addressed to USA, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #296 FRANCE 1932 50c red, unissued design (Paul Doumer), imperforate proof sheetlet of four, artist signed, marginal faults, otherwise fine, rare E | Unsold |
 | Lot #297 FRANCE 1939 Iris, 1fr and 1.25fr imperf. proof sheetlets, two different of each, artist signed in margin, fine P | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #298 FRANCE 1944 4fr black, unissued design, die proof on thin card, artist signed (Jules Piel), fine and very rare, if not unique P | Unsold |
 | Lot #299 FRANCE 1952 15fr De Lattre, unissued design, printer's color die proof, also 8fr Le Clerc, trial color die proof in pink, v.f. P Catalog #692P | Unsold |
 | Lot #300 FRANCE 1956 18fr Flammarion, artist die proof in violet, also unfinished stage proof in black, both signed by the artist, v.f. P Catalog #1057P | Unsold |
 | Lot #301 FRANCE 1964 Philatec, six sheetlets of eight, also block of four with labels, plus 12 additional se-tenant sheetlets of 20 of Philatec 1964 and De Gaulle, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #1100 | Price Realized $450.00 |
