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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2012 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 3c orange brown, type II, position 99R10, unused with original gum, l.h., fresh and beautiful stamp, v.f., with 2012 PSAG certificate, * Catalog #10A Catalog Value $ 3,250 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #2013 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c red brown, unused with large part original gum, hinge remnant, excellent margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at right, beautiful color, fresh and v.f. A rare mint stamp, seldom offered in fault free condition, with 1989 and 1999 PSE certificates, * Catalog #12 Catalog Value $ 30,000 | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
 | Lot #2014 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c red brown, tied by black and red postmarks on small piece, margins all around, fresh and v.f., O Catalog #12 Catalog Value $ 825 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #2015 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c brown, margins all around, used in combination with strip of three of 10c green, margins to just in at bottom, tied by New Orleans departure pmk on cover to Switzerland, ms "35", endorsed "Per Prussian Mail", red "12" and corresponding handstamp, New York May 2 transit, other markings, including Solothurn arrival on back, cover with paper strengthening and repaired at left, otherwise fine  Catalog #12,14,15 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2016 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, part black cds, full to large margins all around, fresh color, v.f., with 2004 PFC, O Catalog #13 Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2017 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type II, original gum (hinge remnant), margins all around to barely touching at lower left, fresh color, fine, with 1999 PFC, * Catalog #14 Catalog Value $ 5,000 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #2018 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 12c black, pos. 27R, unused without gum, margins all around including parts of adjoining stamps at right and bottom, rich color, sharp impression, v.f., rare unused, with 2000 PSE certificate, (*) Catalog #17 Catalog Value $ 2,100 | Price Realized $950.00 |
