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 #319 COSTA RICA 1863 1/2r blue, tied by "1" circle of bars on outer FL to San Jose, with "Cartago" in oval departure handstamp at top, fine. Holcombe certificate stating "the cover has been bleached to remove staining as are most of the letters from the Jimenes correspondence", rare stamp on cover  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $350.00 |
