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 #24 United States 1909-13 Issues 1909 2c carmine, coil single with foreign entry (1c) variety, used, thinned, with 2023 PSE certificate, graded "VG 50", rare stamp, O Catalog #349var Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #26 United States 1909-13 Issues 1911 3c deep violet, Type I, Orangeburg Coil single, usual centering, but with the design clear of the margins on all four sides, fresh and fine, with 1975 PFC. The 3c Orangeburg coils were made by the Post Office Department in 1911, specifically for use by the Bell Pharmaceutical Company. They were used to send product samples to physicians and were put through the first-class cancelling machine at Orangeburg, New York. Due to the coil stamps' use on mass mailings, many of the surviving copies are faulty to some extent. The most common defects are corner creases or tears. An extremely scarce sound copy, O Catalog #389 Catalog Value $10,000 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
