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 #1177 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide 1850-1940s balance of a consignment with Luxembourg first issues, Sicily Earthquake labels in various languages (3), Russia Arms 1r sheet, Denmark 1912-18, with 5k used, 1918 Newspaper surcharges set of 13 on 10k, etc., France 1930s-40s unused selection, including Commemoratives, Air Post, Offices in China, Oceania 1892-1907 set to 1f (one 5c value), Greece Occupation of Turkey 1912 Airs with high values, Iceland Airs with Zeppelin set, Italy Austrian Occupation 1918 surcharges, Japan 1928 Enthronement set on card, 1911 card to Italy franked 4sn with Port Arthur cds and a 1935 franked Postal Parcel Notice, 1948 Children's Welfare (2) and 1948 Tree (1) sheets of 30, Offices in China registered cover, Korea 1946/7 FDCs, San Marino 1940s-60s predominantly n.h. Air Post, with 1950 Views, 1951 500L and 1961 1000L; Saudi Arabia 1945-56 Charity Tax stamp, 1/8g rose pane of 40 (SG 348), a selection of part sheets (SG11,36, D40/D41 unused), Tunisia 1946 Red Cross surcharged set of five proofs, Turkey, etc., mixed condition, useful group  *O | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1178 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide 1880-1950 balance of a consignment, mostly in individual folders or stock books organized by country, with few better items from British Commonwealth with BAT to £1, Canada with some Jubilees, 20c Quebec (2), Bluenose used (2), Registration Stamps, multiples, etc., Cayman Islands with George V and George VI sets to 10sh, Falkland Islands with some Victoria, George VI to £1, Great Britain with Victoria including 2sh6p, Newfoundland, etc., also a collection of Costa Rica on Scott pages and other miscellaneous material, mixed condition, fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1179 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide 1890-1960 balance of a consignment in three cartons (banker's boxes), with remainder collections of Italy and Italian Colonies, Trieste, singles and occasional better sets from Somalia, Italian Levant, France, with some sheetlets (Scott 1100), Paintings, better singles, blocks, covers, German Area, Polish Corps in Italy, including souvenir sheets, Italian Local Issues, Cinderella, Fiume, Fezzan, occasional forgeries, etc., somewhat disorganized, but excellent value and potential *O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1180 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide 1890-1980s accumulation of hundreds in small display cards, mostly used singles, sets, some blocks of four, occasional better items, mixed condition and some questionable items, high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1181 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide 1900-60 balance of a consignment in two cartons, Omnibus collections of Prince Charles and Diana Wedding, QEII Silver Jubilee and others, French Africa, collections of hundreds of used and unused, with Togo, Gabon, Congo, etc., singles and sets, few better covers, Great Britain, Channel Islands booklets, British Commonwealth odd and ends, including an intriguing group of Guiana local overprints, covers and FDCs, occasional errors and varieties *O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1182 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide 1915-50 balance of a consignment, various singles and sets, some covers, Iran Parcel Post blocks of four, Denmark reprints, Hong Kong selection of Queen Victoria used on pages, Thailand sets and a few covers, Greece Hermes Heads, Eastern Rumelia, Israel Interim Period unused, Germany, North Korea stationery card to Sweden, Luxemburg Intellectuals set, etc., mixed condition, attractive assembly  ** | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1183 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide 1920s-50s balance of a consignment, various singles and sets, including China (Taiwan) 1046-51 (unused without gum as issued), Germany B316-17 and Berlin 9N42-60 (n.h.), San Marino C77-78 (n.h.), Canada various issues to $1 (162/177, 217-27), Air Post and Special Delivery (n.h. or with album page adhesions), Macao 372-90, Vatican C18-19 (2), 155a (n.h.). Also included a German newspaper clipping (1974), signed by Moshe Dayan, fine lot */** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1184 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide 1920s-50s Asia, accumulation of singles, sets and souvenir sheets, including Mongolia, Laos, with imperforate Malaria set of three and souvenir sheet, other imperforate sheetlets of four and booklets, also Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, etc., some faults noted, mostly fine or better *O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1185 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide 1930-90s large collection of many hundreds on Scott album pages, Independent Nations of Africa, including substantial Liberia, Lesotho, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Libya, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Rhodesia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, etc., mostly used, with occasional better items, fine-v.f. *O | Unsold |
| Lot #1186 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Worldwide 1950s-80s accumulation of many thousands of sets in glassine envelopes, Channel Islands, Ireland, Canada, Poland, rest of the world, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., huge new issue cost ** | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
