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 #896 KOREA - Covers and Postal History 1897 registered cover franked with Japanese 2sen carmine, 10sen brown orange and 3sen lilac, tied by Fusan I.J.P.O., paying 15sen to Kobe, with "Kakidome" (registration) and "Haitatsuchome" (return receipt) markings on front, v.f. and attractive cover, with 1992 Eichhorn certificate  | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #897 KOREA - Covers and Postal History 1903 (4 Mar) picture postcard to Austria, franked with 4ch carmine, tied by perfect blue strike of "Gwendolyn Coree" French type cds, repeated below, with another departure pmk in black, with "Shanghai Chine" French post office transit and bilingual Trieste (20 Mar) arrival pmk, overall card toning, otherwise fine example of this extraordinarily rare origin | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
