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 #326 CUBA 1856 (1 Jan) FL used locally in Havana, franked with "Y 1/4" surcharge on 2rp carmine, tied by oval of crosses, with blue "Havana Isla de Cuba" departure pmk, filing folds away from the stamp, rare usage, with 1995 Graus certificate,  Catalog #7 Catalog Value $1,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #327 CUBA 1863 (18 May) outer FL from Havana to Vera Cruz, franked with 1r green, tied by oval grids, with "C.Suarez y Co." in oval, conveyed via a Spanish steamer "Mejico," arriving May 24th, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #328 CUBA 1930 2nd Central American Games, imperf. plate proofs in green, complete set in marginal blocks of four, v.f.  PCatalog #299-303P | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #329 CUBA 1937 Americas, complete set of 23 imperforate horizontal or vertical gutter pairs, total of 46 plate proofs on stamp paper, various colors, mostly in dark or yellow green, others in red or blue, v.f. P Catalog #340-54,C24-29,E10-11P | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #330 CUBA 1957 Boy Scouts, imperforate pairs, plate proofs in red and green on yellowish paper, v.f. P Catalog #565,C152P | Price Realized $250.00 |
