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 #1202 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Space on Stamps 1955-1970s collection of imperforate deluxe sheets, Jules Verne and Copernicus, 35+ different single proofs and sets, including Telstar Satellite issues, French Antarctic, Polynesia, New Caledonia, also bromide proof from Niuafo'ou, plus 39 different signed artist proofs from France (Jules Verne 30fr), and former French Colonies, Mali, Niger, Gabon, Malagasy, etc. In addition, there are some imperforate trail colors and occasional older proofs from Algeria and France, as well as six signed artist die proofs from Monaco, including 200fr and others, v.f. P | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1203 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Space on Stamps 1960s-70s American Astronauts, Project Gemini collection of 38 signatures (often two of each) on 37 Space covers and FDCs, including Frank Borman, James Lovell, Walter Schirra, Thomas Stafford, Charles Conrad, Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, John Glenn, Virgil "Gus" Grissom (both signatures on 1961 cacheted cover. Also a Gemini 1965 FDC, signed Gus Grissom), Neil Armstrong (two signed 1966 Gemini FDCs), Michael Collins, John Young, Gene Cernan, also Apollo 15 cover signed by the three Astronauts, etc., mostly v.f., attractive group of genuine early autographed Space covers. In addition, there is the "infamous" Charles Riser cover (Riser was a space cover dealer who "pleaded guilty to mail fraud and the fraudulent forging and selling of space covers on March 11, 1975, and received four years probation." The fake cover included here was used in the trial against Mr. Riser (A Lester Winnick certificate is included)  | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #1204 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Space on Stamps 1960s-90s Russian Cosmonauts' autographs, duplicated collection of 1,150+ original signatures, mostly on 730+ Space-related covers, cards, FDCs, picture postcards, photographs and leaflets, with autographs of Yuri Gagarin (8 items), Vladimir Komarov (5 items), Vladislav Volkov (4 items), also Anatoly Levchenko, Herman Titov, Valentina Tereshkova, Valery Bykovsky, Georgy Beregovoy, Pavel Popovich, plus many others, fine-v.f. and valuable assembly of original Cosmonauts' autographs | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #1205 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Space on Stamps 1965 Russian Cosmonauts, collection of 13 Space covers and FDCs, individually prepared, with a total of 17 signatures, including Yuri Gagarin (2) Herman Titov, Nikolayev and Popovich (2), Feokistov (3), Valentina Tereshkova (2), Pavel Bykovsky (2), Pavel Belayev and Alexy Leonov (2), Vladimir Komarov, plus additional 15+ signatures on later covers and cards, including several signed 1969 souvenir sheets on FDCs (Volynov, Eliseyev, Shatalov, Khrunov, etc., fine-v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #1206 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Space on Stamps 1980s-90s NASA Staff Photographs (usually 8x10inches), collection of 245, mostly autographed and dedicated ("With Best Wishes", etc.), including Sally Ride, Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Vance Brand, Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Michael Richard Clifford, Eileen M. Collins, Jan Davis, Barbara Redding Morgan, James D. Halsell, Mark and Scott Kelly, Fred Leslie, John Irwin, Jack Lousma, Rick Husband, Joan Higginbotham, Susan Helms, Linda Godwin, Story Musgrave, Nancy Sherlock, Carl Walz, James Wetherbee, Alan Bean (Apollo 12), Richard F. Gordon Jr., Don Leslie Lind, crews of Space Shuttles STS-53, STS-39, STS-104, STS-101, STS-99, STS-111, STS-114, STS-121, some duplication, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
