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 #643 GREECE Samos 1835-56 five official mail folded letters used during the Samian Principality, with the administrative seals of the Town Halls of Vathy, Chora, also the Supervisory office at Soke, Asia Minor, all neatly written-up exhibition style on pages, fine  | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #644 GREECE Samos 1912 Hermes without overprint, complete set of five perforated sheetlets of 25, mostly with margins all around and including inscriptions at top and bottom, n.h., some perf. separations, fine-v.f., rare,  **Catalog #N76-80 Catalog Value $ 1,237 | Unsold |
 | Lot #645 GREECE Samos 1912 Hermes without overprint, 20 covers or cards, many franked with the set of five stamps, various souvenir cancels, some registered, also Bisects, etc. In addition, there are used and unused sheetlets of 25 of 25L and 50L (N79,80), blocks of four, imperforate singles and pairs, bisects on pieces, double perforations, mostly fine-v.f. *OCatalog #N76-80 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #646 GREECE Samos 1912 Hermes without overprint, lower right sheet corner margin Imprint blocks of four, n.h., v.f., each with a handstamped guarantee mark at bottom on face, rare, **Catalog #N76a-80a Catalog Value $ 725 | Unsold |
 | Lot #647 GREECE Samos 1912 Hermes without overprint, imperforate sheetlets of 25, with Imprints at lower right, h.r. in outer margin, stamps n.h., occasional natural inclusions, v.f. (catalogued as 12 imperf. pairs), very rare, **Catalog #N76a-80a Catalog Value $ 4,350 | Unsold |
 | Lot #648 GREECE Samos 1913 25d red, without initials, bottom sheet margin block of four, n.h., fine-v.f., each stamp with handstamped guarantee mark, pencil signed in margin, rare, **Catalog #N91a Catalog Value $ 1,200 | Price Realized $325.00 |
