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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent 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
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

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