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 #2025 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 Lowenberg decalcomania essay, 3c green, imperf. sheet of 25 printed on goldbeater's onion skin, creases and other small faults, scarce  E | Unsold |
 | Lot #2026 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 3c pink, bright color, well centered for this difficult stamp, lightly hinged original gum, fresh and fine example of this rare early shade, with 2000 PFC, * Catalog #64 Catalog Value $ 14,000 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #2027 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 3c pink, two copies tied by black grid cancels on small buff cover, paying the 6c rate from Middletown, Conn. to Cincinnati, red departure cds alongside, fine-v.f. and attractive cover, quite scarce, with 1981 PFC,  Catalog #64 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2028 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 90c blue, block of four, original gum, beautiful color, clean perforations all around, with 1984 Philatelic Foundation certificate stating "faint internal creases" which we believe to be natural paper wrinkles, fine example of this rare multiple, *Catalog #72 Catalog Value $ 32,500 | Price Realized $9,500.00 |
