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 #1171 RUSSIA Russo-Japanese War 1904 (23 Oct) Insured money letter for 30 rubles sent by officer with 12th Siberian (Barnaul) Infantry Regiment to Germany, franked on reverse 4k,10k and 20k (tone spot). Wax seals and cancelations read "Siberian Army Corps Field Post Office No.4", the latter applied 22.10.04, with another strike the next day; passed to Mukden Post Office No.24 received at Head Field Post Office (Harbin) 29 (10) 04, Registry label partly torn off. The violet circular cachet of District HQ of Administration of Military District of the Army in Manchuria, applied as a censor mark before the seals were affixed, suggests that this Siberian Army Corps FPO was situated in Mukden. Only one other example of the double-circle Mukden canceler with serial "a" has been recorded, while the Head FPO canceler of small (25mm) format has not been reported previously  | Price Realized $250.00 |
