The Osborn Collection: Rare Stamps of the World
February 7, 2024
We are pleased to present The Osborn Collection, a fine assembly of unused stamps from the United States, Europe and South America. We begin with a nice selection of 19th and early 20th Century United States. European Countries include Austria, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Portugal and Colonies, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. There are many rare and seldom offered classics. Most of the individual lots are accompanied by certificates as well as excellent and comprehensive balances offered intact, with Greece, Germany, Bulgaria, and many others. A compact and powerful single owner sale, the Osborn Collection will be sold on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 10:00 AM at our Teaneck Galleries and via CherrystoneLive
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3083 AUSTRIA 1850 2kr black, Machine-made Paper (Ferchenbauer Type IIIb), unused with full original gum, margins all around, natural gum bend at lower right, good color, fine example of this rare unused first issue, signed Diena, also Sismondo, with his 2004 certificate (Mi.2.Y.t.a.) * Catalog #2c Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #3084 AUSTRIA 1850 3kr red, Machine-made Paper, Ferchenbauer Type III, unused with full original gum, h.r., margins all around, natural inclusion and small corner crease at upper right, fine and scarce unused, with 2018 Sismondo certificate, * Catalog #3e Catalog Value $475 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #3085 AUSTRIA 1850 6kr brown, Hand-made Paper, Ferchenbauer Type Ia, also 9kr pale blue, Machine-made Paper, Ferchenbauer Type III, both unused without gum (the latter regummed), margins all around, the former with natural paper wrinkle, nice colors, v.f., with 2018 Sismondo certificates (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #4,5e Catalog Value $510 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #3086 AUSTRIA 1859 2kr yellow, Type II, thick paper, unused with original gum, h.r., well centered, signed Seitz, Diena, Grobe, Friedl, also Albert Matl, with his 1979 certificate (Mi.10II) * Catalog #6 Catalog Value $1,225 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #3087 AUSTRIA 1859 3kr black, Type II, thick paper, unused with original gum, l.h., well centered, v.f., signed Brun, with 2018 Sismondo certificate. A rare unused stamp, especially in this condition (ANK 11IIa) * Catalog #7 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $850.00 |
