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 #29
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 4c ultramarine, bottom Plate No.17, imprint block of 10, n.h., left pair partly separated, fresh, fine-v.f. multiple,
Box **
Catalog #233
Catalog Value $3,450
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #30
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 4c ultramarine, diagonal half used as 2c on cover locally addressed in New York City, franking unrecognized and charged "2 cents" postage due on arrival, with 2c bright claret added and canceled by New York oval, with "1-12-94" "J" cancel on back, cover with tear at top, otherwise fine, interesting usage
Envelope
Catalog #233
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #31
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 30c orange brown, large die on india paper, die sunk on reduced card 98x75mm, v.f.,
P
Catalog #239P1
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #32
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 50c slate blue, l.h., well centered, with 2025 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $650)
*
Catalog #240
Unsold
Lot #33
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 $1 salmon, used on registered cover from Lyman, MD to St. Helena, CA, tied by concentric rings cancel, with March 7, 1894 departure alongside, some light perf. stains, otherwise fine,
Envelope
Catalog #241
Catalog Value $1,800
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #34
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 $4 crimson lake, canceled on piece by New York July 29, 1893 duplex pmk, fine, signed Jakubek,
O
Catalog #244
Catalog Value $975
Unsold
Lot #35
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 $4 crimson lake, used, fine, with 2025 PSE certificate,
O
Catalog #244
Catalog Value $975
Unsold
Lot #36
United States 1893 Columbian Exposition
1893 $5 black, unused without gum, with 2025 PSE certificate graded "VF 80" (SMQ $1,100)
(*)
Catalog #245
Unsold

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