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 #544 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 4d on 40pf black & carmine, surcharge inverted, type 1, 6mm spacing, Setting 12, h.r., signed Peter Holcombe, Killian, etc., erroneously handstamped "falsch" on back, with brand new 2023 clear BPA certificate which states that "the blue "Falsch" handstamp on the reverse must be regarded as incorrect and superseded by subsequent research", Gibbs Setting 12, illustrated in his handbook on page 67 ("Two examples recorded, one of these was in both the Bute and Brown collections and is yet to be authenticated") (SG 9f) * Catalog #9b Catalog Value £16,000 | Unsold |
