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 #1228 TIBET 1912 cover franked with five different adhesives, tied by violet Lhasa P.O. markings, addressed locally, with arrival pmk, horizontal filing fold away from the stamps, fine  Catalog #1-5 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1229 TIBET 1913 (19 May) Tuck's (Tibet) picture postcard with India 1a6p Queen Victoria (rounded upper left corner), tied by "Yatung Tibet via Siliguri" departure cds, Base Office 22 May 13 alongside, sent to Wolfersdorf, Bohemia, Austria, scarce usage of the 1a6p adhesive on a Tuck's postcard (printed in England) | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #1230 TIBET 1933 2 Trangka scarlet, setting Ia, reconstructed sheet of 12 (six pairs), unused with original perforations (W-170, Methuen 10A9), fine-v.f., scarce reconstructed setting of the first printing of this value, ex-D.Crocker (*) Catalog #17 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1231 TIBET 1933 2 Trangka orange, setting IIa, sheet of 12, unused, privately perforated in the 1950s (W-189), fine, with 2004 G.Flack opinion  (*)Catalog #17 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1232 TIBET 1934 (11 Aug) Indian stationery card 9pies, with additional franking used from Yatung-Tibet to England, datelined Tsang Province, with excellent message on back | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1233 TIBET 1937 (20 Aug) cover to England, with Indian franking 2x1a3p George V, tied by clear, small "Yatung Tibet via Siliguri" departure cds, fine | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1234 TIBET 1938 (9 July) postal card with Indian franking, used from Yatung to USA, clear Yatung-Viasiligurai departure cds, flown via Southampton, with Hendersonville NC July 29 arrival cds, fine | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1235 TIBET 1938 (9 July) cover with Indian franking (George V 3a and George VI 1/2a), used from Yatung to USA, clear Yatung-Viasiligurai departure cds, fine and scarce mixed-Reigns Indian stamps from Tibet to Short Hills, N.J. | Unsold |
 | Lot #1236 TIBET 1938 Tibet/India mixed franking with 1a George V on back, sent from Calcutta, Pharijong cancel, Tibet 1t rose on front, some toning | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1237 TIBET 1946 Tibet/India mixed franking with 1/2a on 1a on back, Pharijong cancel, Tibet 2t pair tied by local Lhasa pmk, sent to Nepal, with arrival | Unsold |
 | Lot #1238 TIBET 1949 (17 Oct) registered cover to USA, franked with India 1r George VI, tied by clear, large "Yatung Tibet via Siliguri" departure cds, fine, with New York and Elizabeth, N.J. arrival pmks on back | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1239 TIBET 1950 (24 Nov) cover to England, with Indian franking 3p (2), 1/2a and 2a, tied by clear, large "Yatung Tibet via Siliguri" departure cds, fine | Price Realized $170.00 |
