U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
October 16-17, 2018

Welcome to our October 16-17, 2018 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,627 lots, this auction features properties of various owners and estates from all over the world, including Ernest Wheeler’s flight and space covers and autographs, additional selections from the Scouts of the World collection, Vito Bianco’s stock of Italian area and many others. There are solid selections of United States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Latin and South America, European Countries with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany & Italy, with their respective Colonies, also Poland, Russia, Spain and Switzerland; rarities from China and other Asian material. As always, the sale contains 150+ large lots and collections, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and more. A limited number of printed catalogues are available on request.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2317
CUBA
1936 Matanzas Issue, imperforate top sheet corner margin blocks of four, complete set of gummed proofs (56 stamps) from the Waterlow and Sons archives, each stamp with security punch, n.h., v.f.
Box P
Catalog #324-31,C18-21,CE1,E8P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2318
CUBA
1936 Matanzas Issue, imperforate horizontal gutter blocks of four, complete set of gummed proofs (56 stamps) from the Waterlow and Sons archives, folded and with defects away from the stamps, which are n.h., v.f.
Box P
Catalog #324-31,C18-21,CE1,E8P
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #2319
CUBA
1936 General Maximo Gomez, 1c, 4c and 5c imperforate, also 2c and 8c perforated, complete set in blocks of four, gummed proofs from the Waterlow and Sons archives, each stamp with security punch, fine-v.f.
Box P
Catalog #332-36P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2320
CUBA
1937 Brazil and Canada, 2c imperf. se-tenant gutter pair in green, proof on stamp paper, v.f.
P
Catalog #342-343P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #2321
CUBA
1937 Brazil and Canada, 2c imperf. plate proofs on card, two horizontal gutter pairs in green, v.f.
P
Catalog #342-343P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2322
CUBA
1937 Chile and Colombia, 3c Henriquez and Santander, imperf. plate proofs in green, se-tenant gutter pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #344-345P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2323
CUBA
1937 Chile and Colombia, 3c Henriquez and Santander, imperf. plate proofs in blue, se-tenant gutter pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #344-345P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2324
CUBA
1937 Chile and Colombia, 3c Henriquez and Santander, imperf. plate proofs in green, two bottom margin horizontal gutter pairs, one with natural inclusion in margin, v.f.
P
Catalog #344-345P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2325
CUBA
1937 Costa Rica and Cuba, 4c imperf. plate proofs in green, se-tenant gutter pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #346-347P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2326
CUBA
1937 Costa Rica and Cuba, 4c imperf. plate proofs in blue, se-tenant gutter pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #346-347P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2327
CUBA
1937 Costa Rica and Cuba, 4c imperf. plate proofs in green, a horizontal pair of the former and vertical gutter pair of the latter, v.f.
P
Catalog #346-347P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2328
CUBA
1937 Dominican Republic and Ecuador, 5c imperf. plate proofs in blue, se-tenant gutter pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #348-349P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2329
CUBA
1937 Dominican Republic and Ecuador, 5c imperf. plate proofs in green, horizontal or vertical gutter pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #348-349P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2330
CUBA
1937 Dominican Republic and Ecuador, 5c imperf. plate proofs in green, se-tenant gutter pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #348-349P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2331
CUBA
1937 Dominican Republic and Ecuador, 5c imperf. plate proofs in blue, horizontal or vertical gutter pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #348-349P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2332
CUBA
1937 United States (Lincoln) and Guatemala, 8c imperf. plate proofs on card, se-tenant gutter pair in blue, v.f.
P
Catalog #350-351P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2333
CUBA
1937 United States (Lincoln) and Guatemala, 8c imperf. plate proofs on card, horizontal pairs in blue, v.f.
P
Catalog #350-351P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2334
CUBA
1937 United States (Lincoln) and Guatemala, 8c imperf. plate proofs on card, bottom margin horizontal gutter pairs in blue, v.f.
P
Catalog #350-351P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2335
CUBA
1937 United States (Lincoln) and Guatemala, 8c imperf. plate proofs in green, bottom margin horizontal pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #350-351P
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #2336
CUBA
1937 United States (Lincoln) and Guatemala, 8c imperf. plate proofs in green, se-tenant gutter pair, v.f. and rare
P
Catalog #350-351P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #2337
CUBA
1937 United States (Lincoln) and Guatemala, 8c imperf. plate proofs in green, horizontal gutter pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #350-351P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2338
CUBA
1941 Fifth Column, vertical imperforate pairs, five different plate proofs in brown, on stamp paper, v.f.
P
Catalog #375-79P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2339
CUBA
1942 Globe, 1c imperf. plate proof in green, horizontal gutter pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #368P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #2340
CUBA
1942 Arms of Cuba, 3c imperf. plate proof in blue, vertical gutter pair, v.f.
P
Catalog #370P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #2341
CUBA
1947 Antonio Sarret, 1c and 2c, imperf. plate proofs in green, vertical gutter pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #407-408P
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #2342
CUBA
1947 Antonio Sarret, 1c, 2c and 5c imperf. plate proofs in black, vertical gutter pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #407-409P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #2343
CUBA
1948 Tobacco Industry, 1c, 2c and 5c imperf. plate proofs in green on white paper, complete set of horizontal pairs, v.f.
P
Catalog #420-422P
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #2344
CUBA
1948 General Maceo, imperforate cross-gutter blocks of four (except 20c top sheet margin block of four, red color omitted), complete set of gummed proofs from the Waterlow & Sons archives, printing flaws circled in spots, each stamp with security punch, some creases and folded between stamps, fine-v.f., probably unique
Box P
Catalog #423-30P
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #2345
CUBA
1952 50th Anniversary of the Republic of Cuba, complete set with Air Post and Special Delivery, imperf. plate proofs in green, red or brown, vertical gutter pairs, with manuscript printer's notations in margins, v.f.
P
Catalog #475-80,C57-60,E16P
Price Realized
$3,000.00

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