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 #186 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA General Issues 1862 1c orange, die proof on glazed paper, reduced to stamp size, also proof of central vignette in black, another of Jefferson Davis cut to stamp size, also "fifty" of De Witt Clinton in blue, each item mounted on non-contemporary presentation card, some ageing, fine group of proofs from De La Rue archives P Catalog #14P | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #187 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA General Issues 1863 2c brown red, left margin single with parts of adjoining stamps on three sides, n.h., with 2020 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100" (SMQ $550) ** Catalog #8 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #188 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA General Issues 1863 10c greenish blue, high margins with adjoining stamps on all sides, n.h., tiny marginal inclusion well away from the stamp not mentioned on accompanying certificate, with 2014 PSE certificate graded "Superb 98" (SMQ $225) ** Catalog #11c | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #189 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA General Issues 1866 (29 Jan) small cover from London, franked with 1sh green, addressed to Commodore Samuel Barron, care of L.D. Crenshaw, Richmond, Va, fine cover, with "21 Cents" and arrival pmks. In 1862, Samuel Barron was sent to Great Britain to take command of the two ships (CSS North Carolina and CSS Mississippi), that were being built for the Confederacy. After the ships were seized by British authorities the following year, Barron traveled to France, remaining in Paris as "Flag Officer" commanding Confederate States Naval Forces in Europe  | Price Realized $140.00 |
