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 #857 RUSSIA 1838 outer FL from Odessa to Genova, disinfected, showing Odessa Quarantine Station markings on departure, second disinfection at Brody, with usual cover slits, charged on arrival  | Unsold |
 | Lot #858 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, canceled on piece, margins all around, v.f., with Raybaudi certificate, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $ 950 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #859 RUSSIA 1870 1k black & yellow, 3k black & dark green, 10k brown & blue, three different, each vertically laid paper, h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., * Catalog #19c, 20c, 23a Catalog Value $ 1,250 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #860 RUSSIA 1870 3k black & dark green, "V" in background (error), h.r., minute hinge thin, fresh and fine appearance, * Catalog #20d Catalog Value $ 2,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #861 RUSSIA 1870 5k black & lilac, vertically laid paper, unused (gum is not original), small surface abrasion, fine appearance, (*) Catalog #22c Catalog Value $ 10,000 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #862 RUSSIA 1870 20k blue & orange, vertically laid paper, h.r., couple of tiny thins at bottom, fresh and fine appearance, rare stamp, * Catalog #24a Catalog Value $ 5,250 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #863 RUSSIA 1870 30k carmine & green, vertically laid paper, unused without gum, fine, (*) Catalog #25a Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #864 RUSSIA 1875 2k black & red, vertically laid paper, h.r., well centered, faint hinge thin, fresh and fine appearance of this extremely rare vertically laid paper, signed Romeko, * Catalog #26a Catalog Value $ 6,750 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #865 RUSSIA 1875 7k gray & rose, vertically laid paper, l.h., incredibly fresh, with full embossing, usual centering, faint gum bend, fine example of this rare vertically laid paper, signed Romeko, * Catalog #27a Catalog Value $ 2,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #866 RUSSIA 1883 7k blue, background inverted, l.h., fresh and fine example of this rarity, signed Mikulski, * Catalog #35b Catalog Value $ 2,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #867 RUSSIA 1902 7k dark blue, groundwork omitted, l.h., fine, scarce and undercatalogued variety, * Catalog #59a Catalog Value $ 315 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #868 RUSSIA 1902 1r light brown & orange, perf. 11 1/2, lower left sheet corner margin example, small h.r., v.f., * Catalog #68a Catalog Value $ 700 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #869 RUSSIA 1903 (20 Nov) registered cover to Paris, franked on back with 4k, 5k, 7k, 10k and 14k Arms, all tied by Kiev departure cds, with Paris arrival, fine and attractive five color combination paying 40k rate | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #870 RUSSIA 1906 5r vertically laid paper, perf. 11 1/2, l.h., well centered, v.f., * Catalog #71a Catalog Value $ 500 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #871 RUSSIA 1909 7k blue, imperforate bottom sheet margin single, l.h., fresh and v.f., * Catalog #78b Catalog Value $ 1,250 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #872 RUSSIA 1913 10k deep blue, imperforate single, large margins all around, small h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Mikulski, etc., * Catalog #83a Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #873 RUSSIA 1915 10r carmine, yellow & gray blue (error), centered to top right as always, minor h.r., irregular perforations, handstamped guarantee mark just showing through at bottom, fine example of this rare color error, * Catalog #109c Catalog Value $ 2,700 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #874 RUSSIA 1917 10r scarlet, yellow & gray green, green background inverted, left sheet margin example showing both color indicators, folded in margin only, l.h., v.f. A rare stamp * Catalog #135var | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #875 RUSSIA 1917-24 Madagascar Postes & Telegraphes "Collection de Berne" Archive, five large sheets, dated 8 November, 1924, numbered 5-8, with 126 different horizontal (few vertical) strips of three, tied by red overprints and countersigned by the secretary and director of Post and Telegraph in Berne, Switzerland, with virtually complete R.S.F.S.R., including surcharges, Early Soviet Commemoratives and Definitives, plus Semi-Postals, Air Post (C1-5), as well as Postage Dues, some gutter strips (rare), surcharges and Imperial definitives to 10r (used in RSFSR), fine-v.f., possibly unique S | Unsold |
 | Lot #876 RUSSIA 1919 (13 May) cover from Vladivostok to Canada, franked with 20k and 50k Arms, tied by cds, with "Opened by Censor" label (applied prior to canceling) and corresponding Russian Military handstamp on back, cover roughly opened, otherwise fine | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #877 RUSSIA 1924 UPU Congress, bound presentation booklet with 102 different RSFSR and Soviet stamps, plus two unused stationery cards, all partially glued to 12 presentation pages, fine-v.f., scarce. Zverev $900 (*) | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #878 RUSSIA 1924-46 Lenin imperf. (21x26,5mm), 1939 World's Fair perf. and imperf., also 1946 Bombers (nine different, two of each), all in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f.  **Catalog #265/992I | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #879 RUSSIA 1925 three complete presentation folders, one three pages (7 stamps), second 10 stamps on four pages, third 20 stamps (including postage dues) on four pages, about 500 of each printed, Zverev $1,150 (*) | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #880 RUSSIA 1949 Lenin Mausoleum, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets of four (176x130mm), n.h., gum creases, otherwise v.f. **Catalog #1327a | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #881 RUSSIA 1949 Lenin Mausoleum, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets of four (176x130mm), n.h., natural gum creases and minor inclusions, otherwise v.f. **Catalog #1327a | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #882 RUSSIA 1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperf. souvenir sheet of four (180x130mm), n.h., natural gum creases, v.f. **Catalog #1327a | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #883 RUSSIA 1949 Lenin Mausoleum, imperf. souvenir sheet of four (173x127mm), n.h., natural gum creases, v.f. **Catalog #1327a | Price Realized $525.00 |
