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 #977 MANCHUKUO 1935 (28 Mar) cover from Chahar Province, Inner Mongolia, addressed to the American Legation in Peking, franked on both sides with two pairs of 1f red brown, tied by "Tolun" cds, with Manchukuo "Nanlanping/Jeho" and Chinese "Kupehwo" transit markings, with "Shanhaikwan Remittance Transfer Bureau" framed violet handstamp on front. All four stamps and their cancels have brush strokes applied by the Chinese Post Office to obliterate the country's name and the Manchukuo year-date indication, v.f. and exceptional usage from Inner Mongolia (Manchukuo Post Office in Tolun opened following the Japanese Army's actions in Inner Mongolia starting in April 1933)  | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
