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 #38 United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition 1898 1c-$2, bicolor Essays complete set of nine, die sunk on cards (approximately 200mm x 150mm), some minor toned spots, still a fresh and v.f. set of these scarce bicolor essays, E Catalog #285-E8/293-E7 Catalog Value $6,550 | Price Realized $2,300.00 | |
| Lot #39 United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition 1898 1c-$2 complete set of nine large die proofs complete, die sunk cards (approximately 188mm x 153mm), bright rich color throughout, 1c, 2c have partial blue control numbers on back, $1 has a complete control number, 10c and 50c have a couple of minor tone specks, v.f. and scarce set of Trans-Mississippi large die proofs, P Catalog #285P1-293P1 Catalog Value $7,950 | Price Realized $2,900.00 | |
| Lot #40 United States 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition 1898 $2 orange brown, used, well centered with nicely balanced large margins all around, v.f. and exceptional piece, with 2000 and 2004 PFCs, O Catalog #293 Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
