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 #228 GERMAN STATES Prussia 1852 (15 June) 2sgr stationery entire, cleaned and with invalidating pen mark, re-used with 1sgr franking, canceled "103" numeral in concentric rings, sent from Berlin to Kassel and forwarded free of charge with Bremen Thurn & Taxis 16 June datestamp, additional markings on back, fine  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #229 GERMAN STATES Prussia 1855 unpaid FL from New York to Cologne, "Per Ericson" ship routing, with red French entry and Paris transit, red "Aus Frankreich par Aachen" and Coeln 3/7 arrival pmk on back, charged "5" in blue pen | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #230 GERMAN STATES Prussia 1860-67 two FLs, one from Berlin to Chambery, with framed "P.38", the other from Stettin to Messina, with "P.43.", appropriate charge and arrival markings, fine and scarce pair of letters from Prussia | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #231 GERMAN STATES Prussia 1861 (15 Aug) cover from China Coast (per docketing date) to Breslau (25.10), "via Southampton" and London (23.10), showing "Hong Kong C" (Au 25) on back and red "Hong Kong Paid C Aug 29" on front, "England per Aachen Franco" and oval "P" (only one recorded on mail from China), rated "1/7" in crayon, carried by "Emeu" from Hong Kong to Galle, then "Simla" to Egypt and "Indus" to Southampton, fine (There are other examples from this correspondence to Breslau originating in Shanghai) | Unsold |
