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 #1189 RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 10pa brown and blue, vertical pair, faint postmark, large margins all around, v.f., with Paul Alcuri certificate O Catalog #2 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1190 RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1866 FL franked with 20k deep blue & rose (horizontal network), margins virtually all around, tied by a "783" blue numeral in triangle of dots pmk of Beirut (another stamp probably missing at upper right) addressed to Trebizond, fine and scarce item  Catalog #5 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1191 RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1873 (14 June) complete FL from Constantinople to Taganrog, franked with 10k numerals, tied by blue "Konstant-Pol Agency" departure pmk, with Odessa transit and Taganrog arrival pmks, oval "Glavany Zono Constantinople" merchant's cachet on back, slightly toned filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover | Price Realized $150.00 |
