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 #471 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1895 (2 Sep) 10pf stationery card sent from Amoy to Wilhelmshaven, canceled "Kais. Deutsche Marine Schiffspost No.5" (2/11/95) SMS "Prinzess Wilhelm" to Wilhelmshaven, with 10.12.95 arrival pmk below, v.f. This is purported to be the earliest recorded Naval card posted from China (Mi.VP25)  | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #472 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1896 (27 Jan) cover from Shanghai to Hamburg, franked with unoverprinted pair of 5pf green and single 10pf carmine, tied by Shanghai departure pmks, with "Cub Concordia" imprint on backflap and Shanghai Local Post (Jan 23 97) pmk, little toning, fine forerunner cover, signed Bothe (Mi.V36c,V47d) | Unsold |
 | Lot #473 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1898 50pf red brown, complete gutter sheet of 100, n.h., folded horizontally along the gutter, with minor perf. separations, post office fresh, fine-v.f. A spectacular complete sheet (Mi.6 II, €5,000+ as singles)  **Catalog #6 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #474 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 Tongku German Post, undated "Kaiserlich Deutsche Feldpost China 1900" pmk tying 20pf "China" on cover to Hamburg, with "K.D.Feld-Postation No.4" and framed "Feldpostbrief" alongside, with "Tongku Deutsche Post" undated pmk and part of arrival (backflap missing) on reverse, filing fold away from the stamps, fine example of the rare "Tongku" pmk, in use only for the first few days in September of 1900 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #475 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 80pf lake and black, "Tientsin 6/2 01" cds, nicely centered, v.f., signed Lange, etc., with 2000 Jakubek and 2016 Jashke-Lantelme certificates (Mi.14) O Catalog #23 Catalog Value €6,000 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #476 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 (28 June) picture postcard ("Group of Russian Offices at the station in Tientsin") franked with Kiauchau 5c green (two pairs), tied by "Peking Deutsche Post" cds, addressed to Basel, sender's endorsement at top, little toning, fine and scarce usage from Peking using Kiauchau adhesives | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #477 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1908 (4 June) postcard from Norway to a German Naval officer in Shanghai, with arrival pmk, also "Nicht Abgeholt Postausgabe" handstamp (Unclaimed) and sent back to Kristiania, v.f. and extremely rare | Unsold |
 | Lot #478 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1914 (6 June) large coverfront, registered from Shanghai to Germany, franked with $1 and $2 1/2, plus 2c and 4c surcharges, tied by Shanghai cds, fine-v.f., signed Steuer, Jaschke, etc. Catalog #48,49,55,56 | Unsold |
