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 #788 NORTH KOREA 1946 50ch carmine rose, variety imperf. vertically, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value $ 2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #789 NORTH KOREA 1946 50ch carmine rose, variety imperf. vertically, horizontal pair, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value $ 4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #790 NORTH KOREA 1946 Geb. Kim Il Sung, 50ch brown, two pin-perf. examples, slightly different shades, minor creases, otherwise fine and scarce, (*) Catalog #6 Catalog Value $ 1,400 | Price Realized $825.00 |
 | Lot #791 NORTH KOREA 1946 Geb. Kim Il Sung, 50ch brown, pin-perf. example, unused without gum, fine, scarce stamp, (*) Catalog #6 Catalog Value $ 700 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #792 NORTH KOREA 1948 Third Anniversary of Liberation from Japan, 50ch carmine, imperforate single, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as a perforated stamp) (*) Catalog #12 Catalog Value $ 4,000 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #793 NORTH KOREA 1948 Constitution, 50ch perf. and imperf. singles, unused without gum as issued, n.h., fine-v.f., scarce, ** Catalog #13 Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #794 NORTH KOREA 1949-51 five different stamps with black of red validation chops, fine-v.f., extremely rare (*) | Unsold |
 | Lot #795 NORTH KOREA 1950s two illustrated covers to Czechoslovakia, each attractively franked, with perf. or imperf. issues, fine-v.f., scarce  | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #796 NORTH KOREA 1953 8th Anniversary of Liberation from Japan, 10w carmine red, imperforate horizontal pair, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #69 Catalog Value $ 8,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #797 NORTH KOREA 1954 Fee Collected overprint, unused without gum as issued, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #76 Catalog Value $ 1,750 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #798 NORTH KOREA 1966 unissued, set of three in blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (footnoted in Scott following No.725)  **Catalog Value $ 14,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #799 NORTH KOREA 1966 unissued, four different in pairs, also additional single, used in 1972 on registered cover from Pyongyang to USA, fine-v.f., with July 4 1972 Portland arrival pmk on back, fine-v.f., probably the only known cover with this franking, actually used (footnoted in Scott following No.725) | Unsold |
