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 #225 GERMAN STATES Hamburg 1815 (12 May) FL to Bordeaux, red "Ship Letter London Paid" (crown) and Angleterre Par Calais straight line handstamps, "7" (postage paid across the Channel) and "19" (decimes) charge on arrival, with manuscript "forwarded London 31 May 1815" on back, fine usage across the North Sea from Hamburg to London and from there to France, avoiding the War in Low Countries between England and Prussia against Napoleon  | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #226 GERMAN STATES Hamburg 1840 (10 Oct) FL to Norway, ms "Von Havre pr Dampfschiff", framed Hamburg departure datestamps on back, charged "10" in red crayon, fine and interesting letter posted at Le Havre and sent to Hamburg by steamship. Postage at Hamburg was 10 schillings courant as marked by the T&T post office there. Transferred to the Swedish and Norwegian post offices, the debit of 10 schillings was marked in the upper left corner, with corresponding date stamp on back | Price Realized $230.00 |
