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 #1472 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1840-1995 Aden-Zambia, collection of many thousands of used and unused singles, sets, souvenir sheets, hinged and/or mounted on pages, in 57 mostly large 3-ring binders (housed in 13 cartons), covering the entire world, extensive showing of Great Britain and British Commonwealth, with some Queen Victoria (perf. And imperf.), KEVII, George V, mostly singles cataloguing up to $100, then many complete sets from George VI-Queen Elizabeth II Era, here with many complete sets, definitives to £1, commemoratives and souvenir sheets. Other areas are equally well represented, with European countries and their Colonies, especially France and Colonies, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and others, including Eastern European countries, Russia, Poland, Romania. South and Central America are well covered from Argentina to Venezuela, so is Asia with Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam and others, mixed condition, many n.h., fine-v.f. *O | Price Realized $11,250.00 |
 | Lot #1473 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1840-1940 collection in stock book, mixture of 19th & 20th century, including Great Britain No.1 (2), No.3 (15), values to 2sh6p, Poland used and unused to 1950, Japan 19th Century, mostly forgeries, United States, with Bank Note and Bureau issues, etc., mixed condition *O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1474 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-1920 collection on pages and loose, Bavaria, with a good section of Cogwheel pmks on imperforate Numerals, values to 18kr, imperf. and perf. Arms Issues, some covers, etc. In addition, there is a collection of used Austria, miscellaneous foreign and some covers, few better, inspection recommended, ex-Kilgas  *O | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1475 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-1940s selection of hundreds of used and unused singles and sets on small cards in two red boxes, Austria, Denmark, British Commonwealth, France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine or better, useful lot, owner's cat. $30,000+ *O | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1476 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-1945 selection of better individual items on auction lot sheets, mostly European countries, also Armenia, with occasional pre-philatelic covers, plus countless better sets, proofs, errors, varieties and covers, from Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Fiume, Trieste Zone A, Albania, Yugoslavia, Greece, Hungary, Carpatho-Ukraine, some items with certificates, mostly fine-v.f., all described and ready for resale  */** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1477 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-2008 collection in four huge Harris "Citation" albums, plus additional albums, glassines, with many thousands of used and unused singles and sets, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Japan, Korea, South America, plus a tremendous accumulation in glassine envelopes, sets and souvenir sheets from European Countries (France (including St. Pierre & Miquelon), Germany, Spain, Sweden, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Russia and Ireland), Great Britain and various British Commonwealth countries including Australia, New Zealand, British Antarctic Territories, Bahamas, Samoa, Grenada, St. Vincent, Falkland Islands, Dominica, Gibraltar, Kiribati. In addition, there are sets from Brazil, Micronesia, with Palau and Marshall Islands. This holding includes many blocks of four, complete booklets, special issues and much more, huge face value and new issue cost *O | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #1478 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850s-1950s balance of a consignment in four cartons (banker's boxes), with balances of collections on pages, some in albums, with France, Austria, Bulgaria (covers), Montenegro, Haiti, Armenia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, also Scandinavian locals, Guatemala, Turkey, Belgium, Italian States, British Commonwealth, with Malaysian States, Mauritius fiscals, some fakes and reference material, etc., mixed condition, ex-Sismondo *O | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1479 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1862-1945 balance of a consignment on stock cards, better items, including Baden 1862 18kr green (Scott 24) used with two guarantee marks, Sweden, Luxembourg, Italian Aegean Football set, Brazil, Libya, Colombia, Tibet, Japan National Parks, Indochina France Libre cover, Netherland Indies 1902 surcharges, each in a block of 10 with two values showing the "2" with straight foot (2), and one 2c on 3c with inverted "I" for "t" on "cents", plus others, mixed condition *O | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #1480 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1865-1960 balance of a consignment in carton, stock books with United States, Japan, with Regular issues and used high values, some commemoratives, also Hong Kong, China, occasional Great Britain, India, Revenues, U.S. Plate Blocks and a few sheets, mixed condition *O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1481 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1900-1970 Balance of a collection, mostly Asia, with Manchukuo, North Korea, North Vietnam, including better early singles and sets, Ryukyu Islands, occasional British Malaysia, group of China forgeries, Hong Kong, etc., interesting lot, ex-Kilgas *O | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1482 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1900-2000 balance of a consignment in 2 cartons, thousands of used and unused on album pages and in APS Sales books, all countries and areas represented, with many sets, souvenir sheets, occasional better items, mixed condition, excellent potential and value *O | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1483 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1920-1995 Antigua-Virgin Islands, collection in 10 huge Master-Global albums, showing solid representation of issues 1950-1995 from British Commonwealth Queen Elizabeth II era, thousands of sets (in mounts) from Aitutaki, Barbados, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Great Britain and Channel Islands, Grenada, Guiana, Malta, Nevis, St. Vincent, Tristan da Cunha, etc., with other areas including earlier and scattered used and unused singles and sets from Austria, Germany, Iceland, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, including better souvenir sheets, Switzerland, Sweden, plus many others. In addition, there are collections in Lighthouse or KA-BE hingeless albums of Austria (1940-94 three volumes), Greece (1940-1993 three volumes), EUROPA sheetlets (three volumes 1960s-80s), Great Britain Gutter Pairs (mostly complete in two volumes), Australia (1950s-80s collection in a Lighthouse albums), United Nations (two Lighthouse albums), plus several large volumes with newer issues, with hundreds of sets, souvenir sheets, booklets, etc. (substantial new issue cost, housed in 10 cartons), fine-v.f. */**O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1484 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1920-90 collection of many thousands in glassine envelopes, singles and sets neatly arranged by Scott catalogue order, purchased at auction, countries include Albania, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guatemala, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, El Salvador, etc., mostly unused, generally n.h., fine-v.f. */**O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1485 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1920s-70s selection of hundreds of mostly complete sets on small cards in two red boxes, Canada, British Commonwealth, Iceland, Italy, Belgium, Laos, etc., mostly n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $12,000+ */** | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
