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 #1097 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, perf. 12 1/2, tied by "121" in rectangle of dots pmk on FL used 14 May, 1863 from Taganrog to St. Petersburg, with corresponding departure and arrival pmks on back, oval "William Yeames & Co. Taganrog" merchant's cachet, tamp with a tiny pen mark and surface rubbing, fine single franking on cover, ex-Mertens,  Catalog #10 Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $850.00 |
