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 #1 United States Stampless covers 1806 (5 April) FL from Boston to San Sebastian, Spain, sent via Nantes, with "Colonies Par Nantes" struck twice, various charge markings, fine  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #2 United States Stampless covers 1849-1861 four FLs from New York to France, first one "Steamer Harman", others to Le Havre, each with a different ship endorsement "Per City of Manchester", Steamer "Arabia" and "Australasian", various exchange and charge markings, arrival pmks, fine | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #3 United States Stampless covers 1853 (28 Feb) complete folded "San Francisco Prices Current and Shipping List" per Steamer "Oregon" to Bordeaux, with red "Outre Mer Dunkerque" (2 Feb 1854) cds, taxed "11" (decimes), with transit and arrival pmks | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #4 United States Stampless covers 1857 (Feb) FL from New Orleans to Nantes, with red "New York AM PKT", with oval "GB 40c" accountancy mark (Salles 3036), endorsed "Per Steamer Alps", oval forwarding cachet, with French entry cds, fine. This accountancy mark was in use only three months for American packet mail. "Alps", a Cunard line steamship substituted on this one occasion for the American Collins liner that should have sailed; cover still treated as American mail and charged accordingly | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #5 United States Stampless covers 1857 (18 Feb) cover from New York to Switzerland, redirected on arrival, showing red New York British Packet departure, French entry markings and framed "GB 1F60c" accountancy mark (Salles 3040), red crayon "95" (centimes dues), pen "105" (95c+10c forwarding fee), on back transit markings of London, Calais, Basel, St. Gallen, etc., fine cover with plethora of markings | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #6 United States Stampless covers 1865 (14 Sep) printed Cotton-Trade circular from Galveston, Texas to Bordeaux, sent unpaid via New York, where "15c" due mark was applied in red, French entry and variety of transit and arrival pmks on back | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #7 United States Stampless covers 1870 two unpaid covers from Paris to New Orleans, with "18 U.S. Notes" or "20 U.S. Notes" applied on arrival in New York, each with different type of "FR 2F" accountancy mark applied in London, fine | Price Realized $210.00 |
