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 #687 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SAMOA 1914 1s ("Shillings") on 1m carmine, h.r., tiny corner perf. crease at lower right, still v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 110) * Catalog #110 Catalog Value £3,250 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #688 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SAMOA 1914 2sh on 2m blue, l.h., v.f., signed Kosack, Champion, etc., with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 112) * Catalog #111 Catalog Value £3,500 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #689 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SAMOA 1914 3sh on 3m violet black, h.r., fresh color, pencil signed, handstamped guarantee marks, fine, with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 113) * Catalog #112 Catalog Value £1,400 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #690 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SAMOA 1935-55 Western Samoa overprints on Postal-Fiscal stamps of New Zealand, 2sh6p-£5 complete, 18 different, last four n.h., others l.h. or h.r., signed Hoffmann-Giesecke, */** Catalog #175/219 Catalog Value $2,009 | Price Realized $450.00 |
