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 #960 VENEZUELA 1859 1/2r yellow, margins all around, with part of adjoining stamp at right, placed upside down and tied by a perfect strike of La Guaira Mar 6 on outer FL to Caracas, v.f., signed Diena, Calves, etc.,  Catalog #1 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #961 VENEZUELA 1859-72 selection with unused block of 4x1/2r orange and horizontal strip of 4x1r blue, also 21 used examples (including four pairs) of 1/2r yellow and orange, various interesting cancels, different shades, minor flaws possible, attractive group *O | Price Realized $450.00 | |
| Lot #962 VENEZUELA 1875 (6 July) FL from Porto Cabello to Malaga, Spain, franked with pair of 30c and 3x80c Ceres, canceled by Anchor, paying 3fr (triple rate), with French Consular Post Office in Porto Cabello departure pmk, framed "P.P.", Marseilles a Paris and Bordeaux a Irun transits, Madrid and Malaga arrival pmks on back, charged "M 3P" for internal delivery, fine and attractive cover from Venezuela to Spain, with 2011 Baudot certificate | Unsold | |
| Lot #963 VENEZUELA 1875 (8 Oct) FL from Porto Cabello to Malaga, Spain, paying 1fr with pair of 30c and single 40c Siege, canceled by Anchor, with French Consular Post Office in Porto Cabello departure pmk, Paris Etranger entry and Barcelona transits, framed "P.P." to nearest port and charged "1 P." for local delivery, with Valencia (5.11.1875) arrival, signed Roumet | Unsold | |
| Lot #964 VENEZUELA 1893 Columbus, 25c magenta, single and horizontal pair used on registered cover from Caracas to Hamburg, part of New York registered label at top, transit and arrival pmks on back, fine Catalog #136 | Price Realized $140.00 |
