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 #1090 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, imperforate single, first stamp of the country, used on outer FL from Koretz to Riga, stamp tied by two-line Cyrillic datestamp 25 June 1858 "Koretz", with framed "Polucheno 2 July 1858", stamp with ample margins except just cut in at right, lettersheet torn and repaired, other peripheral cover faults, fine appearance, signed W.Pohl, rare, if not unique usage of Russia Number One from this small town in present-day Ukraine  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
