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 #2019 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type I, well centered for this difficult issue, showing full type characteristics at bottom, fresh color, original gum (h.r.), fine, with 1986 PFC, * Catalog #18 Catalog Value $ 2,100 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #2020 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type Ia, plate 4, pos.94R4, black cds, well centered for this difficult issue, showing full type characteristics, rich color, reperforated with small tear, v.f. appearance of this rare stamp, with 2000 PSE cert., O Catalog #19 Catalog Value $ 9,000 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #2021 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 3c rose, type I, rich color, usual centering for this difficult issue, lightly hinged original gum, fresh and fine, with 2002 PFC, * Catalog #25 Catalog Value $ 2,750 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2022 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 3c rose, type I, usual centering, lightly hinged, few usual rough perfs, otherwise fine, with 1991 PFC, * Catalog #25 Catalog Value $ 2,750 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #2023 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 3c red, socked-on-the-nose fancy "Chicopee Star" cancel, supported by May 24 cds & sent to Bernardston, slight cover toning & backflap defect, otherwise v.f.  Catalog #26 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #2024 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 24c lilac, imperforate single (proof on stamp paper), unused without gum as issued, full margins all around, v.f., with 1986 and 2003 PFCs, (*) Catalog #37P5 Catalog Value $ 1,500 | Price Realized $900.00 |
