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 #80 United States 1901 Pan-American Exposition 1901 4c deep red brown and black, center inverted, part original gum, nicely centered for this difficult stamp, vertical thin at left, crease and small surface scrape, otherwise a v.f. example of this rare stamp, most of which were handstamped "Specimen" or stuck down for distribution through official channels and thus the catalogue value is for partial or disturbed gum, with 2018 PFC, * Catalog #296a Catalog Value $80,000 | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
