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 #463 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 1.50fr red brown (Petain), inverted overprint, used together with 50c blue (uncanceled), tied by violet "Festung Lorient Zensur 1945 Gepruft" handstamp, with 3 Feb.1945 datestamp on cover to La Baule, with 12.2.45 arrival pmk, fine,  Catalog #Mi.4,10K Catalog Value EUR 1,900 | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #464 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 50c blue (Mercury), horizontal sheet margin pair, left stamp double overprint, one inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Calves, ** Catalog #Mi.4,4DK Catalog Value EUR 1,600 | Price Realized $800.00 | |
| Lot #465 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 50c blue (Mercury), 70c red orange (Petain) and 80c green (Petain), each with a clear Festung Lorient overprint, tied by violet "Festung Lorient Zensur 1945 Gepruft" handstamps, with 23 April 1945 datestamp on cover to La Baule, with 30.4.45 arrival pmk, v.f., signed Tust, BPP, Catalog #Mi.4,6,7 Catalog Value EUR 5,200 | Price Realized $1,400.00 | |
| Lot #466 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1940 15c orange brown, horizontal pair overprinted Type II, n.h., postmaster's handstamp on back, v.f., with 2001 Krischke certificate, ** Catalog #Mi.8 II Catalog Value EUR 2,500 | Price Realized $800.00 | |
| Lot #467 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 1.50fr red brown (Petain), inverted overprint, top sheet margin single, n.h., pencil signed on back, fine, ** Catalog #Mi.10K Catalog Value EUR 900 | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #468 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 2fr green (Petain) clear Festung Lorient overprint, tied by violet "Festung Lorient Zensur 1945 Gepruft" handstamp, with 29 April 1945 datestamp on cover to La Baule, with 4.5.45 arrival pmk, v.f., signed Calves (only 150 issued) Catalog #Mi.11 Catalog Value EUR 2,000 | Price Realized $950.00 | |
| Lot #469 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 2fr green (Petain) right sheet margin single, clear Festung Lorient overprint, tied by violet "Festung Lorient Zensur 1945 Gepruft" handstamp, with 10 April 1945 datestamp on cover to La Baule, with 20.4.45 arrival pmk, minor toning away from the stamp, signed Tust, BPP (only 150 issued) Catalog #Mi.11 Catalog Value EUR 2,000 | Price Realized $900.00 |
