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 #1172 RUSSIA Dornier Do-X Flights 1930 (27 Oct) registered and flown cover from Leningrad, attractive combination franking of Definitives and Commemoratives, sent to Germany, where 2m and 4m Zeppelin adhesives (C37,C38) were added on both sides and canceled by "Dornier Flugschiff 30 Jan 31 D 1929" datestamp, with additional red cachet and Rio de Janeiro (22.6.31) cds, plus framed "DoX Primero Voo Europa-America do Sul Estados Unidos" diamond shape handstamp, fine-v.f.  | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1173 RUSSIA Dornier Do-X Flights 1930 (27 Oct) registered and flown cover from Leningrad, attractive combination franking of Definitives and Commemoratives, sent to Germany, where 2m and 4m Zeppelin adhesives (C37,C38) were added on both sides and canceled by "Dornier Flugschiff 30 Jan 31 D 1929" datestamp, with additional red cachet and Rio de Janeiro (22.6.31) cds, plus framed "DoX Primero Voo Europa-America do Sul Estados Unidos" diamond shape handstamp, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1174 RUSSIA Dornier Do-X Flights 1933 (17 May) cover from Leningrad to Switzerland, franked with five different commemoratives, tied by large departure pmks, with violet "Flugschiff Do.X Passau/Schweiz 1933" cachet, appropriate "Staad 5.IX. 33" postmarks below, red Berlin transit but without the customary German franking added, minor toning, otherwise fine, only 10 carried | Unsold |
 | Lot #1175 RUSSIA Dornier Do-X Flights 1933 (7 July) cover from Leningrad to Budapest, franked with five different adhesives, tied by large departure pmks, with violet "Flugschiff Do.X Passau/Schweiz 1933" cachet, appropriate "Staad 5.IX. 33" postmark alongside, with German franking added in Passau, red Berlin transit, additional German franking and violet cachet, Budapest arrival cds, fine and colorful cover | Price Realized $300.00 |
