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 #905 JAPAN Russo-Japanese War Prisoner of War Mail 1905 (15 Apr) Japanese Forces stationery card (hand-colored on reverse), written by a Russian Prisoner being transported by ship to Japan, with violet "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" hs, oval "Examined Censor P.O.W. Camp Ninoshoma" Japanese cachet, Nagasaki transit and Moscow (19.5.05) arrival pmks, all on front, fine and rare  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #906 JAPAN Russo-Japanese War Prisoner of War Mail 1905 (20 Aug) registered cover from Japanese POW Camp in Shizuoka, via America to Headquarters of the Manchurian Army, Siberian division, with Japanese franking, canceled by pen, showing Yokohama registry labels and postmarks, "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" handstamp in violet, censor markings, arrival "Field Post Office and Telegraph Branch of HQ of the 1st Manchurian Army" pmk on back. An extraordinary cover from Shizuoka POW camp | Price Realized $900.00 |
