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 #518 GREAT BRITAIN 1796 (16 May) FL from Berkshire to Middlesex (one flap missing) with hs "4" and "Reading" in black, faint town mark on face, "4" handstamp defaced and replaced with a manuscript "5" alongside, part pmk on reverse, fine  | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #519 GREAT BRITAIN 1857 (4 Sep) FL from Sheffield to New York, franked with 1sh green, tied by departure cds and "700" obliterator, endorsed per "Steamer Persia", with red "5 cents" and "Paid" hs alongside, Liverpool transit, fine Catalog #28 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #520 GREAT BRITAIN 1876 (29 Feb) incoming cover from Constantinople, via Varna and Lemberg to Manchester, with departure and arrival (7 Mar 76) alongside, handstamped "T" and charged "5" in manuscript, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #521 GREAT BRITAIN 1878 10sh slate, Plate 1, lettered "E-A", "Coffee House" cds and red crayon markings, crisp color and sharp impression, fine and completely sound stamp, with 2023 PFC (SG 128,£3,200) O Catalog #74 Catalog Value $3,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #522 GREAT BRITAIN 1880 5p deep indigo, l.h., fine, pencil signed (SG 169) * Catalog #85 Catalog Value £725 | Unsold |
 | Lot #523 GREAT BRITAIN 1882 10sh slate, watermarked Anchor, Plate 1, white paper, lettered "E-F", lightly canceled, well centered, v.f., with 2023 PFC (SG 145,£4,000) O Catalog #91a Catalog Value $4,675 | Unsold |
 | Lot #524 GREAT BRITAIN 1924 (26 April) cover addressed to a Scout in USA, with special "Wembley Aug. 1-8, 1923" Boy Scout Jamboree label (imperf. at right) on back, fine and rare Boy Scout item | Unsold |
 | Lot #525 GREAT BRITAIN 1957 9th World Boy Scout Jamboree, set of three, lower left sheet corner margin blocks of 12, n.h., v.f. (SG 557-59)  **Catalog #334-36 | Unsold |
