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 #831 POLAND 1838 folded Church letter addressed to Consistorium in Zalesia, showing an 18th Century "Rzeszow" with Posthorns departure handstamp, various routing indicated at bottom, large part of wafer seal on back, fine and very rare Rzeszow mark  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #832 POLAND 1880 (12 May) FL from Antoine Berezovski to Ladislas Mickiewicz (son of Adam Mickiewicz) in Paris. Antoine Berezovski, a Polish patriot, was sentenced to penal servitude for life for attempting to assassinate Tsar Alexander II, on June 6, 1867, on the occasion of his visit to Paris. Berezovski, who was 18 at the time, fired into a carriage in which the Tsar, the Emperor Napoleon and his two sons were driving in the Bois de Boulogne. The Pole was tried, condemned and shipped to New Caledonia. A fascinating letter (written in French), with appropriate markings including "T", various transit and arrival pmks, ex-Stanczykowski collection | Unsold |
 | Lot #833 POLAND 1893 Austrian 5kr parcel card from Krakow to Chicago, bilingual "Krakow Dworzec" departure pmks, "Bremen" label and pmks in transit; also 1914 10h parcel card from Bielitz, additional 2kr (3), 5kr, 10h and 60h adhesives on both sides, sent to Philadelphia, "Via Bremen durch Constantin Wurttenberger" forwarder's label, fine | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #834 POLAND 1916 10h Parcel card additionally franked with 25h, 60h (2) and 2kr, used from "Zablocie b.Zywiec", with bilingual 28.XII.16 departure pmk, addressed to Aleppo, with "Halep Syrie" arrival pmk on back, fine usage from Poland to Ottoman Syria | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #835 POLAND 1924 two covers to France, one from Lomza, with 4x100,000m (3x100,000m and one 100,000 surcharge), the other from Strzybnica (Upper Silesia) with 100,000m on 5m, 2x25,000m on 20m and 2x200,000m Eagle, all tied by cds, one stamp with staple holes, filing folds away from the stamps, fine inflation usage Catalog #209,210 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #836 POLAND 1978 Sculpture "Peace", 1zl sheet margin block of eight, right block imperf., n.h., v.f., signed Petriuk (Fi.2430Mk2+nz, 2,400zl)  **Catalog #2284var | Price Realized $230.00 |
