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 #1494 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1840-1950 carton with 450 covers and cards, including stampless letters from Germany, Austria, United States, with Spanish-American War Patriotics, with First Flights, Clipper flights, some Pilot-signed items, Lindberghiana, WWII Patriotic cachets, Tokyo Bay, V-E, APOS, German Nazi propaganda cds, U.S. censored mail, Propaganda and caricatures, covers used in combination with AMG overprints on Italian fiscals, Naval covers, etc., excellent variety, many $50+ items, worth careful inspection  | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #1495 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1890s-1970s two cartons with 2,500+ covers and cards, good showing of picture postcards, including United States, Americana, advertising, Ships, worldwide FDCs, flights, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine or better | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1496 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1890s-1970s carton with 2,000+ covers and cards, various countries, including United States, France, selection of Palestine, plus many more, mixed condition, mostly fine | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1497 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1900-1960 collection of 650+ covers and cards, United States, European countries, South America, multi-color frankings, flight covers, registered mail and more | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1498 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1909-20 collection of 40 covers or cards, usually multi-country frankings and "tourist cards", with Ottoman Empire cancels and used alongside Germany, French, Italian, Russian, Austrian, British Office counterparts, plus three cards from China, one with Norwegian adhesive, plus other interesting and well traveled covers | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #1499 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1905-46 collection of 124 covers and cards, mostly multiple country frankings, Esperanto, Tourist, World Tour and Antarctica items, bearing appropriate markings and used in combination with many stamps from Albania, Austria, Germany, France, Japan, Norway, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, French Colonies, Great Britain, Colombia, Ecuador and many others, neatly mounted and partly written up on pages, exceptionally nice quality for these. An interesting group of postal history, most of the items ($100+ category) can be offered individually | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
