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 #150 United States - Air Post Flight Covers 1929 (29 Sep) 5c Beacon, used on cover with "Land of the Soviets Plane Alaska to U.S." typewritten description, addressed to Roessler in East Orange, flown from Seward, Alaska and signed by the Russian fliers, including Commander Shestakoff, backstamped on arrival in New York (2 November 1929), some hinge stains on back, otherwise v.f., signed Mikulski, Arthur Falk. Only 10 covers were carried on the "Land of the Soviets" from Seward  Catalog #AAMC TO1095a | Price Realized $750.00 |
