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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1007
MONACO
1909 (1 Mar) coverfront (somewhat defective) with 10c franking, sent from Vintimille, Nice to Mukden, Manchuria, with Changchun, I.J.P.O. arrival and "Transit a decouvert en Extreme Orient est defendu" handstamp, returned to sender (Commandant Forzinetti, formerly of Cherche-Midi military prison where Capt. Alfred Dreyfus was first held. Forzinetti was convinced of Dreyfus's innocence and is credited as the first Frenchman to protest his innocence. His military career ended in the early 1900s and Forzinetti lived in Monaco for the remainder of his life)
Unsold

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