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 #768 GREECE Samos 1899 Ottoman Administration, registered cover from Samos to Munich, franked with single 2pi Turkish adhesive, tied by bilingual Samos departure pmk (Mar 14, 99), with Galatz and Smyrna transits, Munich arrival pmk on back, fine cover  | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #769 GREECE Samos 1899-1901 Ottoman Administration, two registered covers from Samos to Munich and Constantinople, also a picture postcard registered to Munich, all with Turkish franking, appropriate transit and arrival pmks, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #770 GREECE Samos 1900 three imperforate multicolored essays for 1 Lepta, 2 Lepta and 5 Lepta designs by H. Douchet, fine-v.f., two with a 1987 Peter Holcombe certificate, rare E | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #771 GREECE Samos 1900 (10 July) folded telephone form addressed to the "Honorable House of Representatives of Samos", franked with uncanceled 20p black, sent by the mayor of Paleokostron, fine and rare | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #772 GREECE Samos 1901 Ottoman Administration, cover from Samos to Constantinople, franked with Turkish adhesives 1pi and 20pa, tied by bilingual Samos departure pmk, with Smyrna transit and Constantinople arrival pmks on back, cover roughly opened at top, otherwise fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #773 GREECE Samos 1904-08 Turkish Occupation, four covers from Samos to Germany, United States and England, different Ottoman franking, one with Smyrna transit, fine commercial usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #774 GREECE Samos 1912 Map of Samos, imperforate blocks of four, usual slightly dried gum, also 10 Lepta blue (error), lower right sheet corner margin block of four, h.r., faint gum toning, otherwise v.f.,  *Catalog #N73-75,74b Catalog Value $1,356 | Unsold |
 | Lot #775 GREECE Samos 1912 Map of Samos, set of three sheets of 18, also additional sheet of 5 Lepta gray green, all canceled First or Second Day of Issue (14 or 15 November), fine-v.f., Catalog #N73-75 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #776 GREECE Samos 1912 5 Lepta red, blue (errors), vertical tete-beche pair; 10 Lepta blue, green (errors), 25 Lepta blue, green (errors), usual oily printing, l.h. or h.r., dried gum, fine-v.f., * Catalog #N73a,b,c,74a,b,75a,b Catalog Value $2,410 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #777 GREECE Samos 1912 5 Lepta green, horizontal and vertical tete-beche pairs, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #N73c Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #778 GREECE Samos 1912 5 Lepta green, 10 Lepta red, vertical tete-beche pairs, l.h. or h.r., v.f., the latter signed Vlastos, * Catalog #N73c,74c Catalog Value $890 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #779 GREECE Samos 1912 10 Lepta red, vertical tete-beche pair tied by bilingual Vathy pmk on unaddressed cover, also 10 Lepta blue (error), horizontal pair, v.f. *O Catalog #N74a,c | Unsold |
 | Lot #780 GREECE Samos 1912 10 Lepta red, double impression, used on piece, also vertical tete-beche pair, bilingual Vathy pmk, v.f. O Catalog #N74var,74c | Unsold |
 | Lot #781 GREECE Samos 1912 cover (opened for display) franked on back with the first set of three Map stamps, plus some labels, sent via the Austrian Post Office in Vathy to a Lieutenant Johnston H.M.S. "Medea" Mediterranean Fleet at Malta, with appropriate "Vathy Samos Osterr. Post" Registry label, Malta arrival pmk, fine and interesting cover | Unsold |
 | Lot #782 GREECE Samos 1912 Map of Samos, set of three, used on six covers to Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Athens, four with additional frankings, fine-v.f., mostly with arrival pmks Catalog #N73-75 | Unsold |
 | Lot #783 GREECE Samos 1912 Map of Samos, set of three, used on six covers and two picture postcards, three Garas covers to Athens (one with PFC), one illustrated Hotel cover to Constantinople, others unaddressed and canceled First Day of Issue, some creases, mostly fine-v.f. Catalog #N73-75 | Unsold |
 | Lot #784 GREECE Samos 1912 (12 Mar) registered cover from Vathy to Athens, franked with vertical pair of 25 Lepta pale green (error), ted by bilingual departure pmk, with Athens arrival (13 May), part of addressee's name obliterated by pen, slight backflap cover tears, fine (stamps cat. $1,200 off cover) Catalog #N75a | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #785 GREECE Samos 1912 (12 Mar) two registered covers from Vathy to Athens and Carlovassi, each franked with 25 Lepta pale green (error), used in combination with additional franking, one with Athens arrival, minor cover faults, otherwise fine-v.f. (stamps cat. $1,200 off cover) Catalog #N75a | Unsold |
 | Lot #786 GREECE Samos 1912 (14 Mar) registered cover from Vathy to Athens, franked with 25 Lepta pale green (error), used on combination with 5 Lepta Greek adhesive, registry handstamp and arrival pmk (19 Mar) on back Catalog #N75a | Unsold |
 | Lot #787 GREECE Samos 1912 25 Lepta blue, vertical tete-beche pair used on registered cover from Vathy (4 Apr 1913) to Athens, with arrival (6 Apr) on back, part of addressee's name obliterated, pair v.f. (cat. $2,400 as unused) Catalog #N75d | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #788 GREECE Samos 1913 1d-25d set of five, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., last two with PFCs, */** Catalog #N87-91 Catalog Value $273 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #789 GREECE Samos 1913 six registered covers, five to Germany and one to France, mostly single franking 1d-25d with manuscript initials (one with pair of 1d), fine-v.f., with arrival pmks Catalog #N87-91 | Unsold |
 | Lot #790 GREECE Samos 1913 two registered covers to France, one franked with single 25d red, the other with four different, tied by bilingual Vathy departure pmks, various transit and arrival markings, minor toning, mostly fine-v.f. Catalog #N87-91 | Unsold |
 | Lot #791 GREECE Samos 1913 1dr brown, imperforate lower left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., one stamp with a small fault, some toning, otherwise fine, **Catalog #N87b Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #792 GREECE Samos 1913 1d-25d imperforate sheet margin singles, without initials, set of five, also additional singles of 1d, 2d (printed on Turkish cigarette paper) and 5d, plus bottom sheet margin imperf. pair of 5d, hinged or n.h., some disturbed gum, few signed, fine-v.f., sold as is */** Catalog #N87b-91b | Unsold |
 | Lot #793 GREECE Samos 1913 2dr+5dr deep blue, imperforate composite block of four, proof on wove paper, some thinning at top, otherwise v.f. PCatalog #N88-89P | Unsold |
 | Lot #794 GREECE Samos 1913 2dr deep blue, imperforate block of eight, final proof printed on Turkish cigarette paper, without initials, some toning, otherwise fine (illustrated in A.Kosmidis study, page 199) (Hellas 26) PCatalog #N88P | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #795 GREECE Samos 1913 10d yellow green, imperforate horizontal pair, also single, variety imperf. vertically, plus 25d red, horizontal pair imperf. between and at left, h.r., fine-v.f., the former signed Vlastos, * Catalog #N90c,91c Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #796 GREECE Samos 1913-15 four registered covers from Vathy to Leipzig, Paris, Corfu and Athens, each with 1d brown, two with additional franking, showing appropriate registry markings and arrival pmks Catalog #N87/104 | Unsold |
 | Lot #797 GREECE Samos 1913-15 four registered covers from Vathy, sent to London, also to Leipzig and Ulm, Germany, each franked with overprinted Samos adhesives, appropriate transit and arrival markings, fine-v.f. Catalog #N87/89 | Unsold |
 | Lot #798 GREECE Samos 1913-15 four covers from Vathy to Constantinople, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Smyrna, each franked with overprinted Samos adhesives, two registered, one with rounded corner, also two picture postcards showing the Fortress at Tigani, Samos, fine-v.f. Catalog #N87/89 | Unsold |
 | Lot #799 GREECE Samos 1914 overprints, sheets of 25, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #N92-96 Catalog Value $1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #800 GREECE Samos 1914 seven registered covers from Vathy to Germany, each franked with the complete set of five overprints, fine-v.f., with transit and arrival pmks Catalog #N92-96 | Unsold |
 | Lot #801 GREECE Samos 1915 four registered covers, each franked with the complete set of seven overprints, used from Vathy and Carlovassi, fine-v.f., with arrival pmks Catalog #N97-103 | Unsold |
 | Lot #802 GREECE Samos 1915 overprints, complete set of five, 1dr with red initials, 25dr overprint shifted and split to top and bottom, l.h., various expert signatures and guarantee marks, last one signed Brun, fine-v.f., * Catalog #N104-108 Catalog Value $786 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #803 GREECE Samos 1915 25d red, two singles, with and without initials, l.h., v.f., signed, * Catalog #N108,108a Catalog Value $1,350 | Unsold |
 | Lot #804 GREECE Samos 1916-18 Greek Administration, three covers and one card, various frankings, two with "New Greece" overprints, one with "Censure Hellenique" bilingual label addressed to Zurich, others to France, Egypt and Germany, with or without arrival pmks, fine-v.f. | Unsold |
