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 #897 JAPAN Flight Covers 1919 (23 Apr) first flight Tokyo Osaka, two unaddressed picture postcards, each with 1 1/2s franking, different pmks, one slightly toned, otherwise fine  | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #898 JAPAN Flight Covers 1925 (25 July) first flight Tokyo to Paris by Capt. Abe and Lt Kavachi (the project was sponsored by Japanese newspaper "Asahi Shinbun") flew to Moscow, via Korea, Manchuria and Siberia, then on to Berlin and Paris, arriving 28 Sep 1925, with appropriate cachets and arrival pmks, pilot signed at right, little toning, otherwise fine, with newspaper clippings | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #899 JAPAN Flight Covers 1928 (7 Apr) cover (Imperial Hotel Tokyo return address) from Tokyo to Paris, franked 10s, endorsed "Par Avion Costes Lebrix Japon-France, 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 #900 JAPAN Flight Covers 1929 flown cards (2) and cover, Tokyo-Osaka and Dairen, Manchuria to Keijo, various cachets and franking, little toning, otherwise fine | Unsold |
