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 #610 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IONIAN ISLANDS 1860 folded (three page) letter from Zante to Athens, franked with 1d blue, margins all around, cancelled by cross pen, with large cds of Zante 19.8.1860 (Gregorian Calendar) alongside, sent via Piraeus, with transit and arrival pmks on back, charged 10 Lepta (inland) postage due in red crayon, v.f., signed Holcombe, with his 1990 certificate. Also included is a 2014 Alexander Galinos certificate (genuine; letters with these stamps are rated RRR and its condition is very fine) (SG 2)  Catalog #2 Catalog Value £3,250 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
