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 #856 IRAQ 1879 (7 Oct) registered cover to Bombay, franked with India 1868 8a rose, die II, tied by fine strike of "Bashir Oct 7" K-5 duplex in black, with framed "Registered" cachet with information filled in below, Bombay arrival pmk on back, little toning at left, fine and rare cover from Bashir (a village located south of Kirkuk)  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #857 IRAQ 1881 (18 Oct) cover to Teheran, franked on back with block of 4x10pa, canceled by "Bagdad Turquie" departure cds, repeated alongside, with Teheran 6.11 arrival | Unsold |
 | Lot #858 IRAQ 1896 (25 Mar) registered cover to Bulgaria, 2pi Ottoman franking tied by "Bagdad Turquie" departure cds, with bilingual Tarnovo and Plovdiv arrival pmks on back, also intact wax seal and "Mustafa Pasha" handstamp, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #859 IRAQ 1898 (June) cover from Kerbela to Bushire, franked on back with single 1pi gray, tied by undated bilingual "Kerbela" departure, with Baghdad (8 June), Busrah (11 June) and Bushire (17 June) arrival pmks | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #860 IRAQ 1920 registered cover to Calcutta, with "Baghdad" registry label, franked on back with 1/2a and 3a surcharges, tied by Baghdad 10 Sep 20 departure pmk, red London transit and Calcutta arrival pmks, minor backflap tear, otherwise fine | Unsold |
