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 #935 LUXEMBOURG 1855 1sg red orange, inverse watermark, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around, excellent color, fresh and v.f. stamp, with 1963 Balasse certificate, ex-Burrus (lot 76) * Catalog #2b Catalog Value $2,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #936 LUXEMBOURG 1859 25c brown, unused with original gum, h.r, margins all around, fresh color, v.f., with 2008 APS certificate, * Catalog #9 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #937 LUXEMBOURG 1859 30c lilac, two distinct shades, unused with original gum, h.r., one with disturbed gum, margins all around, fresh colors, v.f., with 2008 APS certificates, * Catalog #10 Catalog Value $810 | Unsold |
 | Lot #938 LUXEMBOURG 1865 4c yellow, unused with full original gum, radiant color and fresh, l.h., v.f., signed Bloch. An exceptional stamp, with 1995 and 2008 APS certificates, * Catalog #15 Catalog Value $1,025 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #939 LUXEMBOURG 1865 25c ultramarine, perfectly centered, good color, h.r., signed F.P.P.L., with 2008 APS certificate (mentions "two nicks at bottom margin", really just normal rouletting), sound and v.f. example of this rare stamp unused, * Catalog #22A Catalog Value $1,300 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #940 LUXEMBOURG 1865 37 1/2c bister, exceptionally well centered, h.r., fresh and v.f., * Catalog #24 Catalog Value $930 | Unsold |
 | Lot #941 LUXEMBOURG 1875 5c yellow, imperforate horizontal pair, h.r., large margins all around, left stamp with a tiny thin, still v.f. and exceptional rarity, with 2008 APS certificate, * Catalog #32b Catalog Value $2,200 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #942 LUXEMBOURG 1875 10c gray lilac, imperforate single, large margins all around, beautiful fresh color, h.r., tiny thin specks and small crease at upper left, still a v.f. example of this rare imperforate stamp, with 2008 APS certificate, * Catalog #33c Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #943 LUXEMBOURG 1875 37 1/2c bistre, imperforate single without surcharge, h.r., pencil signed, with 2008 APS certificate, * Catalog #39c Catalog Value $775 | Price Realized $300.00 |
