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 #318 GREAT BRITAIN 1825 (11 May) incoming FL (Prices Current) from RIGA, via Memel (23 May) and Amsterdam to London, showing "1 Oz at 6s8d per Oz" accountancy hs, also "6/8/2d" for London Penny Post, showing "123" (kopecks) double rate paid on departure and arrival pmk (Jan 5 1829) on back  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #319 GREAT BRITAIN 1828 (Autographs) Raglan, Fitzroy (1788-1855), British Field Marshall (Crimean War), ALS, 3 1/2 pages, Horse Guards to General Lord Hill, nice text, reference to the Duke of Wellington's observations on the court martial of officers of the 14th Light Dragoons and submissions to be made to the king, with copy of General Hill's reply | Unsold |
 | Lot #320 GREAT BRITAIN 1828 (4 Oct) FL to Halifax, Nova Scotia, two different "Paid" handstamps, also "Missent to Halifax" in red, ms due markings, endorsed "if not in Halifax to be forwarded", fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #321 GREAT BRITAIN 1847 1sh pale green, used, margins all around, v.f., O Catalog #5 Catalog Value $ 1,000 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #322 GREAT BRITAIN 1855 1p red brown, watermarked Small Crown, perf.14, block of four, unused without gum, excellent color and fresh, usual centering, sold AS IS  (*)Catalog #11 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #323 GREAT BRITAIN 1861 (21 Mar) cover franked with 1p red (lettered D-F), tied by duplex "47" and used from London to Portugal, charged "80 T", handstamped on arrival in Porto (27 Mar), part of backflap missing, otherwise fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #324 GREAT BRITAIN 1865 (2 Mar) cover from Plymouth to Stockholm, franked with single 1sh green (plate 4), London and Hamburg transit markings, red crayon dues, fine cover to uncommon destination | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #325 GREAT BRITAIN 1876 (27 Jan) FL to France, with single 2 1/2d Plate 2, tied by "94" obliterator with departure pmk alongside, also a coverfront from London to Paris, with 2 1/2d canceled by "77", London departure and French entry marking, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #326 GREAT BRITAIN 1877 (3 Apr) cover franked with 6p gray, Plate 15, sent "Via America" from Armagh, and Cork (Apr 6) to Yokohama, Japan, with May 31, 77 arrival cds on back, minor backflap tears, otherwise fine, carried on Pacific Mail Steamship Co. "Alaska", delayed by heavy winds from San Francisco to Yokohama | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #327 GREAT BRITAIN 1877 cover ("Guion Line Royal Mail Steamers" backflap embossing) from Liverpool to Paris, franked with single 2 1/2p, tied by duplex numeral with departure alongside, redirected to Monaco, sent instead to Munich, with Venezia transit and Munich (26 Aug) arrival pmks, overall toning, otherwise fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #328 GREAT BRITAIN 1878 10sh slate, Plate 1, well centered, usual perforations, fine (SG 128) O Catalog #74 Catalog Value £3,200 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #329 GREAT BRITAIN 1934 Seahorses, 2sh6p-10sh, set of three, small h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 450-452) * Catalog #222-224 Catalog Value £575 | Price Realized $180.00 |
