The public auction is the third in the current series of sales of U.S. material from the Gross collection and will take place at the Collectors Club in New York City.

The famed centerline block of one of the world’s most famous stamp errors sold in a matter of minutes during Spink’s auction in New York.

The wide range of offerings provides opportunities for collectors at all levels, with more than a few surprising rarities in the mix.

Stamp collecting recently made headlines in The New York Post, but the story is not a happy one.

The 77-lot auction does include a full pane of 50 of the 1898 $1 black Trans-Mississippi stamp.

The large number of stampless covers in the sale includes dozens that date from the 18th century.

The Sept. 25 sale in New York City will feature Kramer’s Pony Express covers plus the Clovis collection of Confederate States illustrated covers.

The famous cover will open the first session of the public auction by Cherrystone Philatelic Auctioneers of New York City.

Many additional lots offer items from Europe and colonies, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The auction also features a significant run of Germany, German colonies and World War II occupation issues, and dozens of related propaganda forgeries.

Heavy floor, online and phone bidder activity was apparent throughout the sale, with significant competition for the rarest stamps in the collection.

The firm will present a public auction of worldwide and United States material in four sessions.

Also up for sale are essays, proofs and specimens; back of the book including revenues and U.S. possessions; plus collections and accumulations.

The treasured European rarity sold for $1.73 million in the June 8 Heinrich Koehler auction of material from the Erivan Haub collection.

The Alexandria Blue Boy, a famous cover franked with a unique Alexandria, Va., postmaster’s provisional stamp and mailed in 1847, sold at auction in New York City for $1.18 million.

The auction is a single-owner sale of United States material dubbed the New Amsterdam collection.

Among the highlights of the sale are the Michael Lewis collection of Malta and the “Rothman” collection of Rhodesia postal history and cancellations.

The Christoph Gaertner firm in Germany will present a series of public auctions from June 24 through June 28, including German and worldwide stamps, postal history and collections.

The material offered in the June 25 public auction from Daniel F. Kelleher, advertised as the MLG collection, includes many United States first-day covers and pre-first-day covers (those postmarked prior to the announced issue date), plus flight covers, exposition covers and much more.

The Quad City Stamp Club (American Philatelic Society chapter 249) has sponsored the annual event for 43 years and raised close to $295,000 for the cancer fund.