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 #992 MEXICO 1879 (21 Mar) outer FL from Tampico to Bordeaux, franked with 10c orange "1479" overprinted, tied by oval departure, New Orleans (Mar 28) transit, "Centimes 35" and "T" in circle, New York (Apr 1) and Bordeaux (15 Apr) arrival pmks on back, crayon due markings on front, fine  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #993 MEXICO 1914 coverfront addressed to Mexico City, franked with 5c orange (Scott 314) with a "Colima" local handstamp, corresponding 18 Oct 1914 departure pmk alongside, fine usage, with 2001 MEPSI certificate | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #994 MEXICO 1914 (31 Mar) American Consulate pre-addressed "Sanitary Report" legal size cover, franked with single 5c orange, sent from Manzanillo to Washington, D.C., filing fold away from the stamp, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #995 MEXICO 1914 mourning cover addressed to San Antonio, franked with 5c orange (Scott 314) locally overprinted "San Juan de Allende" (Coahuila), used in combination with unoverprinted 5c (Denver) revenue adhesive, tied by June 30 1914 San Juan de Allende pmk, "unclaimed" label mostly removed, San Antonio arrival and "Sent to Dead Letter Office" Aug 11 datestamps on back, rare cover | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #996 MEXICO 1914 cover locally addressed, franked with 5c orange (Scott 314) locally overprinted "San Juan de Allende" (Coahuila), tied by unclear San Juan de Allende pmk, "unclaimed" label folded over, with "Lista" Aug 1, 1914 datestamp on back, additional "No reclamada" and 30 July Piedras Negras, as well as Nov 8 1914 arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps, rare usage as apparently most of the mail was sent to USA and covers were additionally franked with Denver revenue adhesives | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #997 MEXICO 1915 Sabinas (Coahuila) local provisional overprint, 1c dull violet, horizontal strip of 10, overprinted "Gobiernio Constitucionalista", type I. The sheet was turned after the first application of the overprint, which reads up at left and down at right five stamps, unused without gum, interesting item (*) | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #998 MEXICO 1915 (21 Feb) legal size cover franked with vertical pair of 5c Sonora Coach seals, sent from Guyamas to the American Consul in Hermosillo, attractive "Botica Del Leon" corner handstamp, filing fold away from the stamps, with arrival pmk | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #999 MEXICO 1916 20c red & blue, horizontal pair used on registered cover from Culiacan, Sin. to San Francisco, with "Certificacion" label and transit & arrival markings on back, minor toning, otherwise fine Catalog #535 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1000 MEXICO 1917 cover from Monterey to USA, franked with pair of 5c orange, with inverted "Corbata" overprints, tied by Railroad pmks, minor cover tears, fine Catalog #521var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1001 MEXICO 1917 (23 June) small registered cover paying 30c rate with 6x5c ultramarine, tied on back by oval Nogales departure datestamps, sent to San Francisco, with "Certificacion" label, transit & arrival markings on back, fine-v.f. Catalog #613 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1002 MEXICO 1934 University Issue, Postage and Air Post complete, l.h. or h.r., mostly well centered for issue, fine-v.f., * Catalog #698-706,C54-61 Catalog Value $6,115 | Unsold |
