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 #1188 RUSSIA Sakhalin 1905 (11 Jan) registered letter (opened for display), franked with 7k (rounded corner), sent from Aleksandrovsk to St. Petersburg, charged 14k on arrival (penalty rate), with 10k and 4x1k cancelled 16 February, fine and rare cover, with 1990 Mikulski certificate ("the only known Imperial letter where penalty due was paid with stamps, rather than in cash")  | Price Realized $950.00 |
