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 #1399 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS 1937-75 selection, including three 1937 New Zealand Solar expedition covers, one from H.M.S. Wellington and two from U.S.S Avocet (canceled at Canton Island with special ship pmk), British Solomon Islands; three 1958 local ship carried covers with ship cancels; seven Gilbert & Ellice independence lettercards (philatelic souvenirs), various sub-office pmks and straight-line ship cancels  | Price Realized $230.00 |
