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 #313 FRANCE Flight Covers 1928 (7 Apr) cover (Imperial Hotel Tokyo return address) from Tokyo to Paris, franked 10s, endorsed "Grand Raid Costes Lebrix Japon Paris Tokyo 7 Avril 1928" and carried on their record breaking flight, with "Bourget-Aviation Seine 14.4.28" arrival (The French aviators having left Tokyo on April 8th arriving at Paris on April 14th, the 16,750km completed in 101 hours of actual flying)  | Unsold |
 | Lot #314 FRANCE Flight Covers 1928 (29 Feb) first flight "Latecoere" Marseille via Toulouse and Dakar to Buenos Aires, cover registered and franked with 2fr and 10fr Merson, with Buenos Aires arrival pmk, fine, signed Sinais (Pierre-Georges Latecoere, founded "Aeropostale", which carried mail to French colonies in Africa and South America) | Price Realized $350.00 |
