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 #1151 RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA 1900 (15 Feb) registered cover from Port Arthur to Santa Rosa, Calif., franked on back with vertical pair of unoverprinted 10k dark blue, tied by Russian Post Office Port Arthur departure cds, with Russian "Shanghai" (22 Feb) and additional "Pochtowaya Kontora Shanghai" (6.III.00) alongside, sent via Nagasaki and Yokohama, with Santa Ana and San Francisco Registered datestamps on arrival. The fascinating feature of this cover is the incorrect (non-hyphenated) "PORTARTHUR" Registry label (instead of "Port-Arthur"), unrecorded, v.f.  | Price Realized $450.00 |
