Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
May 7-8, 2024
The May 7-8, 2024 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries, via CherrystoneLIVE. There are 1,562 lots, offered in four sessions, beginning with United States, followed by a diverse worldwide holding formed by Dikran Taner. There are solid sections of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Italian States, Switzerland, Turkey, as well as British Commonwealth, featuring John Pedneault's postal history of Ireland, extensive Bermuda, British Africa and various individual rarities. In addition, there are selections of China, with Red Revenues, numerous Flight and Zeppelin covers, rare booklets and more. Finally, the last session is highlighted by Large Lots and Collections, with 184 lots ranging from single country albums, specialized holdings, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1416 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1868-1954 Queen Victoria-George VI, selection of identified varieties on card, Gibraltar 1925 £1 with "extra curl" variety with normal, Mauritius 1938-49 25c brown-purple, "IJ" flaw in a block of 20, same variety in a block of 8, also Victory 20c block of four on registered Air Mail cover, 10c red with "Sliced S" at top on Airletter to South Africa, another (small fault) on cover and 25c blunted "S" on registered cover to Northern Rhodesia, North Borneo $1 trial color proofs, St. Helena George V varieties, unused 1913 4d and 6d with "Split A", 1922 3d corner plate pair and 5d corner plate block of 4 with "Cleft rock", used 3d with "Torn flag" (SG 85a, 86a, 101c, 101b and 103c),1954 GB 6d air letter "salvaged mail", bearing boxed cachet "SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH / SINGAPORE" 13.3.1954, together with photograph of the crash, fine and interesting lot *O | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1417 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1960-80 Falkland Islands, George VI, QEII definitives, three sets of each, also Falkland Islands Dependencies, Ships (2), South Georgia (4), British Antarctic Territories (3) and blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., SG £3,630  ** | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1418 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 1960s-70s booklets, wholesale stock of approximately 500, quantities of 100+ of each, from Fiji (SG SB5-7), St. Helena (SG SB2-3), Ascension (SG SB1x20 cat. £1,400, SB2), also Australia (Famous Australians, Prime Ministers), Ireland, Singapore (19xSB1, cat.£1,045), Tristan, etc., fine-v.f.  | Price Realized $900.00 |
