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 #1169 RUSSIA Russo-Japanese War 1904 (19 Nov) red-band stampless cover to Riga, showing a solid strike of "Dalny-Kwantun.Ob. Zhelezno-Dorog." departure cds, with military cachets and Riga (13.12.04) arrival pmks. Situated in Kwantung Province at the end of Lyaotung Peninsula and not far from Port Arthur, the port of Dalny was one of the first places to fall to the Japanese. The Russians abandoned the city in May 1904. The staff of the Dalny Railway Post Office relocated to Kaiyuan Station on Line Nos.265/266 of the C.E.R., from where it continued in service until November 1904. This cover may be the latest date known from Kaiyan (the relocation of "Sedentary" Post Offices during the Russo-Japanese War was discussed by Dr.Casey in the Post-Rider No.52, June 2003)  | Price Realized $500.00 |
