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 #43 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 (31 Jan) San Francisco Foreign Mail, FL used in 1874 to San Jose, Costa Rica, franked with 10c brown, paying the pre-UPU 10c West Indies Rate (stated to be one of only five recorded to Costa Rica), usual filing fold, clear markings, fine, ex-Millet correspondence  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #44 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 15c orange, H-Grill, unused without gum, bright color, well centered, with a small tear at bottom right corner, fine appearance, with 2009 PFC (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #141 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #45 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 2c red brown, small h.r., bright color, v.f., with 2023 PFC, * Catalog #146 Catalog Value $325 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #46 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 2c unadopted design, completed die in black on ivory paper, v.f., rare, E Catalog #146-E7b Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #47 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 FL originating from Hamburg and addressed to Laguna, Mexico, carried by a HAPAG Line steamer "Holstatia" departing January 15th and arriving New York January 28th, where 10c U.S. franking was added by an unknown forwarding agent, then via "City of Merida" to Campeche, arriving on 7th February, with "2" (Reales) due handstamp, overall toning, scarce usage from Germany, via New York to Mexico Catalog #150 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #48 United States 1870-71 Issue 1871 (Aug) cover from Boston to Rev. Bissel in Ahmednuggur, India, paying 44c with pair of 10c brown & single 24c, red "London Paid 28 Aug. 71" transit, also "36/2" in crayon (indicating British credit) on front, oval "Sea Post Office" and red "Ahmednuggur Camp PO." arrival pmks on back, also with some inked computations (which could indicate why the Reverend saved them; he may have used them for record keeping in lieu of scarce paper. When he returned to the U.S., he brought his records with him. Rev. Lemuel Bissell was a missionary in India from 1851 to 1891. The envelopes to Rev. Bissell came on the philatelic market in the spring of 1912 in a sale to J. Murray Bartels, a well known stamp dealer in New York City) Catalog #150,153 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
