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 #836 ITALY 1882 cover (part of backflap missing), franked with 20c blue, canceled by "22" in dots, with corresponding Parma departure cds, addressed to composer Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto, fine  | Unsold |
 | Lot #837 ITALY 1889 Publicity Card, franked with 20c orange, canceled "Bologna 30.3.90" addressed to Modena (Emilio Diena), v.f., with 2001 Colla certificate, Catalog #Sass.1 Catalog Value €7,000 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #838 ITALY 1910 Garibaldi, set of four, n.h., well centered, fine-v.f., with 2020 Dr.Avi certificate (Sass.87-90, €2,600), ** Catalog #115-18 Catalog Value $1,715 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #839 ITALY 1912 Campanile at Venice, 5c indigo, 120 copies including pane of 50, n.h., few minor toned spots, mostly fine-v.f.,  **Catalog #124 Catalog Value $2,640 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #840 ITALY 1923 Manzoni, set of engraved imperforate plate proofs on thin chalky paper (as opposed to the usual proofs on card), v.f., signed Diena, extremely rare set P Catalog #165-70P | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #841 ITALY 1943 G.N.R. in red or black (Brescia), 1,25L dark blue and 10L violet, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, the latter with his certificate (catalogue value for hinged) ** Catalog #Sass.480,86/I Catalog Value €1,850 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #842 ITALY 1961 205L "Gronchi Rosa", n.h., v.f. (Sass.921) ** Catalog #834a Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $325.00 |
