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 #77 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1933 (30 May) cacheted mourning cover signed by all three survivors during the Memorial Day service held at Lakehurst NAS, accompanying cacheted typed note on USS Akron stationery from Richard Deal states "hope you will be pleased, as I know of only a few that were thus autographed" (Lakehurst-based US Navy dirigible ZRS-4 USS Akron built by Goodyear - Zeppelin was lost on April 4th, 1933 in a storm near Barnegat NJ. Out of 76 men on board, only three survived the crash - Lt. Comdr. Henry V. Wiley, Boatswain's Mate 2d Class Richard E. Deal, and Aviation Metalsmith 2d Class Moody E. Ervin)  | Price Realized $250.00 |
