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 #1143 RUSSIA Semi-Postals 1922 250p+250p on 35k, black surcharge inverted and partially printed on folded over selvage, h.r., v.f. and striking variety (Zagorsky 25Ta) * Catalog #B21var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1144 RUSSIA Semi-Postals 1922 250+250r on 35k, horizontal block of six, black overprint and surcharge double, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 25var)  **Catalog #B21var | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1145 RUSSIA Semi-Postals 1922 (8 July) registered "Lamtev" cover from Novocherkassk to Germany, franked on both sides with the complete set of four Rostov-on Don charity stamps, used in combination with Imperial Arms 6x10k dark blue, 7x4k carmine, also vertical pair of RSFSR 10,000r/40k, all canceled by local and external dispatch pmks, sent via Moscow (15 July), arriving in Brunswick (22 July), archival punches at left, fine and rare cover franked with the complete set of charity stamps, with 1984 Mikulski certificate. An exhibition item  Catalog #B30-33 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1146 RUSSIA Semi-Postals 1922 Rostov-on-Don Famine Issue, 2t (2000r) green, printed on both sides, one triple impression, other double impression, printed on cigarette company paper, v.f. and striking (*) Catalog #B30var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1147 RUSSIA Semi-Postals 1922 Rostov-on-Don Famine Issue, 2t (2000r) green, horizontal pair, printed on both sides, printed on cigarette company paper, double impression on back, with offsets of the red triangular stamp on front, v.f. and spectacular variety (*) Catalog #B30var | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1148 RUSSIA Semi-Postals 1926 Lenin as a Pioneer, unissued 20k dark blue, watermarked and unwatermarked panes of 100, n.h., folded between stamps, fine-v.f. (Zverev 157,160, $2,500) ** | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1149 RUSSIA Semi-Postals 1976-80 Moscow Olympics, complete set of 78 special numbered sheetlets of 16, including "Golden Cities", n.h., v.f. **Catalog #B62/136 | Unsold |
