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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #14
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 George Washington complete design, engraved vignette in green (similar to 65-E7A) but with "25869" die, American Bank Note Company imprint and initials in four corners, die sunk on complete card, v.f., rare
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Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #15
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 George Washington vignette only in black, die with V-39242 on india, mounted on full card, v.f. (similar to 65-E6)
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Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #16
United States 1861-68 Issues
1861 5c olive yellow, pen and manuscript cancels, top right corner repaired and reperforated at top and left, fine appearance, with 2024 PSE certificate,
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Catalog #67b
Catalog Value $4,850
Unsold
Lot #17
United States 1861-68 Issues
1863 Soldier's letter from Washington, D.C. to New York, with "Forwarded by the U.S. Sanitary Commission" handstamp on back, appropriate endorsements and departure pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

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