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 #1010 MONGOLIA 1924 (incoming mail) red-band Chinese cover with Regular Issue two of each 4k and 6k, paying 20k to Manchuria, Chinese Mongolian Control, Peking transit and Kalgan arrival pmks, fine and rare Soviet Usage to Mongolia  | Unsold |
 | Lot #1011 MONGOLIA 1926 5c plum, violet handstamp, variety imperf. vertically, used, minor faults, fine appearance O Catalog #18var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1012 MONGOLIA 1926 official Bank cover franked with imperforate 20m single, tied by Ulan-Bator departure cds, addressed locally, some adhesive toning and filing folds away from the stamp, fine and unusual usage with imperf. single on cover Catalog #44Ca | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1013 MONGOLIA 1931 return card franked with 1m orange & black, tied by Ulan Bator pmk and addressed locally, fine and scarce usage | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1014 MONGOLIA 1931 20c bister brown, overprint inverted, canceled Ulan Bator, rough perforations, fine and obviously rare variety (Hellrigl states "one unused pair and three used singles, as well as two covers and one card recorded") O Catalog #52var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1015 MONGOLIA 1931 5m on 5c brown violet, vertical pair used 10.6.1932 on picture postcard addressed to Manchuria, fine and extremely rare usage on card Catalog #59 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #1016 MONGOLIA 1931 20m on 20c bistre brown, "Postage" reading up, surcharge completely shifted, horizontal sheet margin pair, affixed by adhesive, which is showing through and badly stained, canceled by Ulan Bator pmk on cover addressed to Harbin, with 1c and 2c China/Manchuria blocks of four canceled by Harbin 5 Dec 31 pmks, with another on back, rare Catalog #61var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1017 MONGOLIA 1932 1m variety imperf. at right, n.h., also 2m variety imperf. at top (trimmed), canceled Altanbulak, fine *O Catalog #62,63var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1018 MONGOLIA 1932 Landscapes, 1 Tugra carmine, perforated trial color proof affixed on presentation card and overprinted "Proekt 20 Mar 1932" in red Cyrillic letters, fine and rare P Catalog #71P | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1019 MONGOLIA 1934 (30 Oct) cover franked on back with block of 6x5m, sent from Ulan Bator, via Vladivostok to Shanghai, with departure pmk on front and directional handstamp, franking apparently not recognized, with Chinese Postage Dues, strip of 5x10c orange added and canceled by Kalgan 19.12.34 pmks | Price Realized $280.00 |
