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 #56
United States 1908-09 Issues
1908 $1 violet brown, small h.r., nice color, with 2023 PSE certificate graded "F-VF 75" (SMQ $325)
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Catalog #342
Unsold
Lot #57
United States 1908-09 Issues
1908 4c orange brown, n.h., large margins on all four sides, with 2024 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100" (SMQ $275)
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Catalog #346
Unsold
Lot #58
United States 1908-09 Issues
1908 1c green, barest trace of a hinge, near perfect centering, beautiful color, with 2009 PSE certificate graded "Superb 98" (SMQ $200)
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Catalog #348
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #59
United States 1908-09 Issues
1908 1c green, vertical guide line pair, n.h., nicely centered, v.f., with 1998 PFC,
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Catalog #348
Catalog Value $650
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #60
United States 1908-09 Issues
1908 1c green, vertical guide line pair, n.h., well centered, with 2024 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $725)
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Catalog #348
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #61
United States 1908-09 Issues
1908 2c carmine, vertical guide line pair, n.h., bright color, fine, with 2002 PFC,
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Catalog #349
Catalog Value $1,350
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #62
United States 1908-09 Issues
1908 4c orange brown, n.h., fresh color, fine-v.f., with 2023 PSE certificate for a pair from which this originated,
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Catalog #350
Catalog Value $350
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #63
United States 1908-09 Issues
1908 4c orange brown, vertical guide line pair, top stamp h.r., bottom stamp n.h., well centered, bright color, with 2023 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $2,100)
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Catalog #350
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #64
United States 1908-09 Issues
1908 5c blue, n.h., bright color, with 2023 PSAG certificate graded "80" (SMQ $350)
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Catalog #351
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #65
United States 1908-09 Issues
1908 5c blue, vertical guide line pair, heavy h.r., well centered, beautiful color, bottom stamp with a corner crease, with a 2023 PSE certificate graded "XF 90" (SMQ $1,600)
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Catalog #351
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #66
United States 1908-09 Issues
1909 1c green, horizontal guide line pair, l.h., right stamp with a minor crease, otherwise fine, with 2011 Weiss certificate,
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Catalog #352
Catalog Value $825
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #67
United States 1908-09 Issues
1909 2c carmine, n.h., well centered, v.f., with a photocopy of a 2024 PSE certificate for a strip of three from which this originated,
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Catalog #353
Catalog Value $220
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #68
United States 1908-09 Issues
1909 2c carmine, horizontal pair, 2mm Spacing, n.h., fine, with a photocopy of a 2024 PSE certificate for a strip of four from which this originated,
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Catalog #353
Catalog Value $525
Unsold
Lot #69
United States 1908-09 Issues
1909 2c carmine, horizontal guide line pair, l.h., bright color, fine, with 2014 Weiss certificate,
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Catalog #353
Catalog Value $750
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #70
United States 1908-09 Issues
1909 4c orange brown, horizontal pair, h.r., fine, with 2022 PFC,
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Catalog #354
Catalog Value $600
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #71
United States 1908-09 Issues
1909 5c blue, horizontal pair, n.h., beautiful color, fine, with 2022 Crowe certificate,
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Catalog #355
Catalog Value $1,100
Price Realized
$475.00

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