Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
November 7-8, 2023
Our November 7-8, 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 and StampAuctionNetwork (SAN). The 1,211 lots sale begins with United States and U.S. Possessions. Worldwide sections include a solid collection of Germany and German Colonies, with many individual rarities. British Commonwealth features British Guiana "Cotton Reels" with an unused 12c black, making its first appearance on the market since the 1935 Hind sale; G.R.I. errors and varieties, strong Bushire, specialized Malaysian States and much more. There are strong selections from various European Countries and rest of the world, with additional items from the Carl A. Kilgas and Martin Stempien estates. The auction concludes with 250 Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact. Kindly note that we will continue adding images for some lots. If scans for the lot you are interested are unavailable, please check again in a few days.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #215 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1918 (29 May) picture postcard from Ogden, Utah to Lyon, sent by a French soldier in transit to Siberia, with red A.R.C. Canteen, Ogden, Utah and violet "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie/Le Commandant" cachet. Also included a ppc sent 29.4.1919 from Vladivostok by a mechanic with "Aviation Militaire Francaise", with Russian 50k franking on picture side, fine  | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #216 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1918-19 (31 Dec) two picture postcards to Cahors, France, one with "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie Aeronautique / Le Vaguemestre", the other in violet "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie Service Postal", each with San Francisco transit pmks, faint toning, otherwise fine-v.f. | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #217 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1919 (29 Jan) cover with letter from Siberia to Bordeaux, with "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie Aeronautique / Le Vaguemestre" cachet, similarly endorsed, with "Franchise Militaire" and Paris arrival pmks, interesting contents describing the sender's voyage through Honolulu and Japan, sent "Parc 407 en Siberie" | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #218 FRANCE French Intervention in Siberia 1919 (21 Apr) cover with "Mission Militaire Francaise en Siberie Base Francaise de Vladivostok" cachet, sent through the U.S. Postal Agency Siberia, showing a perfect duplex alongside, addressed to San Francisco, fine and very rare usage from the French contingent via U.S. forces | Price Realized $475.00 |
