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 #1378 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRENCH COLONIES 1885-2010 Afars et Issas-Wallis et Futuna, collection of thousands in 9 (mostly large) stock books, 19th Century mostly used, generally unused from 1914, singles, sets, souvenir sheets, wide range of overprints, including "France Libre", with good showing of French India, French Morocco, Polynesia, French West Africa, Indochina, Inini, Obock, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Syria, Madagascar, Martinique, Mauritania, Niger, Somali Coast, Ubangi-Shari, French Southern Antarctic Territories (with all the better items, No.28, Air Post), New Caledonia, Wallis & Futuna, St. Pierre & Miquelon, etc., no rarities, but replete with better items ($200+), booklets, special issues, occasional covers, fine-v.f. *O | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1379 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRENCH COLONIES 1960s-90s Afars et Issas-Wallis et Futuna, collection of 284 different Signed Artist Die Proofs from 21 different countries, including Laos (4 different), Monaco (14 different), with good showing of Space-related issues, native scenes, Air Post, UNESCO, United Nations, Explorers and more, each in a separate pochette, identified with a catalogue number, mostly fine-v.f., scarce group P | Unsold |
