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 #428 GERMAN STATES Saxony 1851 1/2ng black on pale blue paper, printed in error (paper color of 2ng, rather than the gray color of the 1/2ng), full margins all around, hinge disturbed original gum, fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, signed Richter, Starauschek, etc., with 1957 Grobe and 1999 Tilo Rismondo certificates ("Sehr seltenes stuck der Sachsen-Philatelie in einwandfreier erhaltung" - very rare piece of Saxony philately, in perfect condition), ex-Manus. The error occurred when paper meant for printing the 2ng value was inadvertently inserted in the stack for printing the 1/2ng value, * Catalog #3a Catalog Value $20,000 | Price Realized $9,500.00 |
 | Lot #429 GERMAN STATES Saxony 1860 (28 Oct) outer FL from Leipzig to Paris, franked with 1/2ngr black on gray, 1ngr black on rose and 3ngr black on yellow, prepaying the appropriate 4 1/2ngr letter rate to France, v.f. and attractive three color franking, with transit & arrival pmks  | Price Realized $750.00 |
