Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
March 18-19, 2025
Welcome to our March 2025 Sale of U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, taking place Tuesday and Wednesday, March 18-19 at our Teaneck galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. The auction highlights are quite numerous, beginning with a solid section of United States including many rarities and graded items. There are outstanding collections of Albania, France, Germany & Colonies, featuring Part I of the extensive collection of Japanese Prisoner of War Camps for captured German soldiers at Tsingtao. Rarities from Italy & Colonies include Offices in China, Oltre-Giuba and others. There are Krakow overprints from Poland, original Artist drawings of the World War II "Gorale" issue, exceptional collections of Russia, Liechtenstein, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, as well as South and Central American countries. There is a collection of "Petroleum and Oil Exploration" on stamps, formed by Dr.Peter Scholle and presented exhibition style on pages, showing rarities from the Middle East and Gulf States. From Egypt, you will find the complete set of Port Fouad in sheets. As always, there are nearly 200 large lots and collections, ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.
Images | Description | Current Bid |
Lot #563 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NIGERIA 1914-46 overprinted "Specimen", collection on SG cards, with first issue to £1, plus some extra values including 5sh with broken "M" in "Specimen" variety (only 7 (!) can exist), 1921 2d, 2s6d, 5sh and 10sh, Silver Jubilee, 1936 George V Pictorials, 1937 Coronation and 1946 Peace issues, fine-v.f., S Catalog #1/72S Catalog Value $522 | Unsold | |
Lot #564 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NIGERIA 1914-53 issues, selection on pages and stock card, complete sets to £1, some shades and additional plates, Pictorials, perf. varieties of the George VI definitives, Silver Jubilee and other Omnibus sets, fine-v.f. *O | Unsold | |
Lot #565 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NIGERIA 1935-36 George V definitives, complete set of 12, used, top value canceled on piece, also Silver Jubilee set of four, fine-v.f. (SG £515) O Catalog #34-49 Catalog Value $522 | Price Realized $130.00 |