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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #57
United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia Prisoner of War Mail
1918 (24 Dec) bilingual preprinted POW card written by an Austrian officer in "Krasnaya Retchka", sent through U.S.Postal Agency Siberia (Jan 8, 1919), with boxed "Censored" applied in Vladivostok, round "Passed by Censor 494" (New York) also German-Austrian two-line censor on arrival in Vienna, v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #58
United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia Prisoner of War Mail
1919 (7 June) printed P.O.W. "Hungary / Austria" designation card to Budapest, Hungary, U.S.Postal Agency Siberia duplex, datelined "Krasnaya Retchka", Cadet Andor Szalai is writing to his parents, fine and rare POW card
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #59
United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia Prisoner of War Mail
1919 (15 Nov) postal card, U.S. Postal Agency Siberia departure cds, datelined "Prisoner of War Mail, American Prison Camp Vladivostok", with rare boxed Censor cachet in blue green (A.E.F. Siberia Passed as Censored Base Censor), sent by Martin Prigge to Altona, Germany, fine usage from a German POW in an American Camp
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #60
United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia Prisoner of War Mail
1920 (26 June) illustrated YMCA card to Berlin, with Russian Censor handstamp applied in Nikolsk-Ussuryjsk, endorsed "Via America", minor card abrasions, fine and unusual
Envelope
Unsold

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