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 #254 BOLIVIA 1867 5c violet, two singles of this scarce stamp, largely well margined examples, fresh colors, each tied to a different partial FL to Cochabamba, one with portion of black "Correos de La Paz/RB" double circle cds, the other with "Corocoro" ornamented circular handstamp, the two postal cancels that are most normally used on this value, v.f., ex-Ortiz-Patino collection  Catalog #3 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #255 BOLIVIA 1868 Nine Stars, 500r black, h.r., fresh and fine, * Catalog #14 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #256 BOLIVIA 1898 (27 July) cover (opened for display) from La Paz to Concepcion (Chile), franked on both sides with nine copies of 1c rose (one stamp folded over), cancelled by grids and Valparaiso transit | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #257 BOLIVIA 1917 "Correos /10 Cts./1917" on 1c blue, Cobija provisional surcharge in carmine, type I, used, well centered, fresh with strong bright colors of both the stamp and surcharge, portion of the black violet Cobija cds and a similar strike on the reverse as a control, v.f., signed Roig, O Catalog #102 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
