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 #3 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c red brown, bottom sheet margin single with large margins otherwise, beautiful early impression, tied by light red grids on FL used in 1850 from New York to Boston, filing fold away from the stamp, fresh and v.f.  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #4 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c red brown, margins all around, canceled by blue grids on FL used May 14, 1851 from Louisville to Georgetown, Ky, with corresponding departure pmk at left, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and late usage from Louisville, Kentucky Catalog #1 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #5 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, margins all around, fine, tied by blue grid cancel on FL used in 1847 from Baltimore, Md to Cattaraugus County, New York, addressed to Reverend Asher Wright, Cattaraugus Reservation (Reverend Asher Wright worked for 43 years among the Seneca, on the Cattaraugus Reservation), fine 1847 usage to a very unusual destination Catalog #2 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #6 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, margins all around, tied by red grid cancel on FL used Feb 27, 1850 from Hopkinsville, Ky to New Orleans, red departure pmk at left, filing folds and little toning away from the stamp, fine and late usage from Hopkinsville, Ky Catalog #2 | Price Realized $550.00 |
