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 #1073 POLAND Polish Legion - Army of General Haller 1919 large cover addressed to the American Express Company in Paris, endorsed "Brigadier L.Wierzbicki Armee de Mr.le General Haller S.P.302 Pologne", French 2x20c canceled by Tresor et Poste 302 pmks, filing fold, fine  | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1074 POLAND Polish Legion - Army of General Haller 1919 cover (opened for display) endorsed "F.M." and sent to Tarnow by a Polish Officer, Camp Santa Maria, province Casserta in Italy, red "Armja Polska we Wloszech" cachet, with "K" violet censor handstamp applied in Krakow, some overall toning and filing folds, signed Korszen, with his 2010 certificate. A very rare cover from Polish Army in Italy (The accession of Italy to the Entente's side of the War in 1915, created a new front of military activities, with a large inflow of Polish (and other Slav) POWs, who served in Austro-Hungarian Army. Italian authorities established several camps in Santa Maria Capua Vettere (Naples) and La Mandria di Chivasso (Turin) for ex-Polish POWs who became Legionnaires on the way back to their homeland, eventually joining the Haller Army) | Price Realized $475.00 |
