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 #403 FRANCE Air Post 1870-71 Ballon Monte, two FLs from Paris, one dated 7 November (stamp missing) to Dieppe, with 9 November arrival pmk (probably carried on "La Gironde"); the other a flimsy envelope, dated 11 January, franked with 20c Ceres (defective), probably carried on "Le Vaucanson" to Gironde, with 14 January arrival  | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #404 FRANCE Air Post 1927 overprints, imperf. collective deluxe sheet of two, with part of the glassine overlay, slight thins due to hinge removal, otherwise fine-v.f. (YT PA1-2) P Catalog #C1-2P Catalog Value €3,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #405 FRANCE Air Post 1936 Plane over Paris, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #C8-14 Catalog Value $976 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #406 FRANCE Air Post 1936 50fr green, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #C14 Catalog Value $1,450 | Price Realized $350.00 |
