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 #737 GREECE 1859 cover (with letter of contents) from Syros, Ottoman departure handstamp, fine  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #738 GREECE 1861 1 Lepta chocolate, unused with full original gum, l.h., v.f., signed Diena, * Catalog #1 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #739 GREECE 1861 1 Lepta chocolate, red brown, three distinct shades, unused without gum, fresh, v.f., one signed Vlastos (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #1,1a Catalog Value $660 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #740 GREECE 1861 2 Lepta olive bistre, 3L yellow green, two distinct shades of each, couple of natural inclusions, the latter showing a plate flaw "thin circle", unused without gum, margins all around, v.f. (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #2,3 Catalog Value $560 | Unsold |
 | Lot #741 GREECE 1861 40 Lepta violet, two distinct shades, also single 80 Lepta rose pink, unused without gum, fresh with margins all around, v.f. (*) Catalog #5,6 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #742 GREECE 1861 80 Lepta rose, carmine, four singles, different shades, unused with part original gum, h.r., one with a minor flaw, fresh, mostly v.f., * Catalog #6 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #743 GREECE 1861 10 Lepta red orange, unused without gum, beautiful intense color, fresh and v.f., signed Vlastos, etc., also Sismondo, with his 2001 certificate, (*) Catalog #7 Catalog Value $450 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #744 GREECE 1862 40 Lepta mauve on blue, Fine Impression, used, v.f., O Catalog #14 Catalog Value $475 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #745 GREECE 1862-67 2 Lepta bister brown, two blocks of 15, slightly different shades, mostly n.h., v.f., one signed Holcombe (catalogued as hinged singles)  */**Catalog #17 Catalog Value $1,650 | Unsold |
 | Lot #746 GREECE 1886 Malines Printing, 25L blue, imperf. bottom sheet margin block of four, lower right stamp with plate flaw, also imperf. block of six, some toning, otherwise fine-v.f. PCatalog #69P | Unsold |
 | Lot #747 GREECE 1889-95 selection of Fournier forgeries, nine different, including "proofs", some handstamped "Faux" | Unsold |
 | Lot #748 GREECE 1896 Olympics, complete set, fresh, few lower values n.h., others l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #117-28 Catalog Value $1,784 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #749 GREECE 1896 Olympics, complete set used, neat pmks, fresh, fine-v.f., O Catalog #117-28 Catalog Value $1,249 | Unsold |
 | Lot #750 GREECE 1900 5d on 40 Lepta red violet, imperforate single, h.r., faint gum toning, signed Brun, also a single perf. 11 1/2, h.r., fine, * Catalog #139,149 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #751 GREECE 1901 New Year's Presentation Card, with coat of arms, inscriptions and seven different proof impressions, v.f., rare in this condition P Catalog #168P/182P,J1P | Unsold |
 | Lot #752 GREECE 1923 10d on 10d carmine, h.r., gum wrinkles and faint toning, fine example of this rare stamp, with handstamped guarantee mark, * Catalog #276A Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #753 GREECE 1927 Landscapes, color proofs of 1dr, three imperforate blocks of four, also two pairs, one in final color, v.f. P | Unsold |
 | Lot #754 GREECE 1927 1dr dark blue & bister brown, double impression of frame, l.h., v.f., signed Holcombe. Also included proof of center in black, proof of center in bister brown (imperf. block of four), plus block of four overprinted "Akyron" (Specimen) (catalogue value for double impression only) * Catalog #328d Catalog Value $325 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #755 GREECE 1931 Landscapes, Perkins, Bacon & Co., 1dr die proofs of frame and center, four different, also 1dr imperforate vertical pair, v.f., scarce group P Catalog #366P | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #756 GREECE 1931 1dr dark blue & orange brown, imperforate vertical pair and block of four, plate proofs in finished colors, v.f. PCatalog #366P | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #757 GREECE 1931 1dr dark blue & orange brown, two different die proofs, center engraved, plus imperforate pair and block of four of frame only, v.f. PCatalog #366P | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #758 GREECE 1931 1dr black, proof of center only, imperforate block of four, proof printed by De La Rue and Co. from new plates, v.f. PCatalog #366P | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #759 GREECE 1933 Youth of Marathon, 100d brown & dull green, l.h. (if at all), v.f., * Catalog #380 Catalog Value $625 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #760 GREECE 1933 Youth of Marathon, 100d brown & dull green, l.h. (if at all), v.f., * Catalog #380 Catalog Value $625 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #761 GREECE 1933 Youth of Marathon, 100d brown & dull green, two copies, l.h. (if at all), fine-v.f., * Catalog #380 Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #762 GREECE 1945 Glory, 3d mauve, printed on both sides, imperforate horizontal strip of five, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #460a,var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #763 GREECE 1945 Glory, 3d mauve, printed on both sides, imperf. block of ten, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #460a,var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #764 GREECE 1945 Roosevelt Mourning Issue varieties, three strips of four including 60dr black and slate blue with inverted frame, 60dr imperf., double frame and impression, also 200dr strip of four, frame inverted, n.h., v.f. and spectacular lot, with 2002 APS certificates ** Catalog #470,471var | Price Realized $450.00 |
