Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
January 9-10, 2024
Welcome to our January 9-10 Sale of U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. The sale contains 1,508 lots and will be offered in four sessions, beginning with United States and U.S. Possessions. Worldwide sections include France, Germany, Italian Area, with many individual rarities. British Commonwealth, with a further selection of G.R.I. errors and varieties. There are solid selections from rest of the world, with additional items from the Carl A. Kilgas and Martin Stempien estates, plus nearly 200 Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized holdings and featuring a comprehensive collection of British Commonwealth (estimated to realize $100,000), multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #238 AUSTRIA Austrian Offices in Crete 1869-83 two FLs to Syros, one used in 1869 with 10sld Coarse print, sent from Candia, charged 20L due, with Greece 10L orange pair (ample margins to just in at left), added on arrival; the other letter used in 1883, single 10sld tied by "Candia" cds, with "PP" (Port Paye) alongside, addressed to Syra, with partial arrival pmk on back, usual filing folds away from the stamps, the former with 1988 Ferchenbauer certificate ("Sehr Schones Stuck")  | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #239 AUSTRIA Austrian Offices in Crete 1877-81 two FLs, each with 10sld franking, used from Candia and Canea to Syros and Nantes, the latter with Trieste transit and appropriate French entry pmks, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #240 AUSTRIA Austrian Offices in Crete 1911 (24 Sep) picture postcard (Beirut) franked with pair of 5c Franz Josef, tied by red "Maria Teresa O.E. Lloyd" ship cancel, with Port Said (15.X.11) cds alongside, addressed to Graz. Also included 1911 ppc from Candia, franked with single 10c carmine, addressed to Zig | Price Realized $190.00 |
