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 #701 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Sgt. Major Goodyear, 1p blue, h.r., good color, fine (SG 17) * Catalog #178 Catalog Value £1,200 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #702 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Sgt. Major Goodyear, 1p blue, Plate 36, h.r., good color, fine, signed Bloch (SG 17) * Catalog #178 Catalog Value £1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #703 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Sgt. Major Goodyear, 1p deep blue, unused with full original gum, l.h., fresh and v.f., signed Raybaudi (SG 18) * Catalog #178 Catalog Value £1,200 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #704 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Sgt. Major Goodyear, 1p pale blue, unused with part original gum, fresh and fine (SG 17) * Catalog #178 Catalog Value £1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #705 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Sgt. Major Goodyear,1p blue, Plate 31a, canceled on piece, fine (SG 17) O Catalog #178 Catalog Value £350 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #706 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Baden-Powell, 3p blue (18 1/2mm wide), unused without gum, well centered, v.f. (SG 19) (*) Catalog #179 Catalog Value £1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #707 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Baden-Powell, 3p pale blue (21mm wide), upper left sheet corner margin single, small h.r., light horizontal crease, good color, fine positional rarity (SG 21) * Catalog #180 Catalog Value £12,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #708 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Baden-Powell, 3p deep blue (21mm wide), unused with original gum, h.r., well centered, vertical crease, otherwise fine example of this rare stamp (SG 22) * Catalog #180a Catalog Value £14,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #709 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1900 Baden-Powell, 3p pale blue (21mm wide), variety "cracked plate", well centered, canceled on piece May 11, 1900, v.f. (SG 21var) O Catalog #180var | Unsold |
 | Lot #710 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Mafeking Siege Issues 1914 typewritten letter dated 5th June, 1914 headed "Boy Scouts. 116 Victoria Street, London", addressed to George Pratt in New York City, signed "Robert Baden Powell" (George Dupont Pratt (1869-1935) was an American conservationist, philanthropist and Boy Scout sponsor) (The Lord Baden-Powell (1857-1941) was a British Army officer, writer, author of Scouting for Boys which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement, founder and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association and founder of the Girl Guides) | Unsold |
