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 #2033 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 1c-90c plate proofs on card, complete set of 10, fresh, v.f. P Catalog #112/129P | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2034 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 1c buff, used on locally addressed legal size envelope (folded away from the stamp), headed "United States Internal Revenue, Assessor's Office, District of Utah, Official Business", with "Salt Lake City Utah 16" postmark, scarce Territorial Usage (Utah was admitted to the Union in 1896)  Catalog #112 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2035 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 2c brown, tied by a fancy corn cancel on legal size "State of New Jersey" official cover, with red "Department of State" and Trenton departure pmk alongside, cover tears, otherwise fine Catalog #113 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2036 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 12c plate essay on stamp paper with grill, four blocks of four in different colors incl. green, blue, dull violet and red brown, few slight gum disturbances, many n.h., fine-v.f.,  ECatalog #117-E1e Catalog Value $ 2,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #2037 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 15c brown & blue, type I, centered to left, used together with 3c on cover addressed to "Thorn-town Boone County Ind.", with "Philadelphia Registered May 22, 1869" departure postmark, little ageing and minor tape stains on back, fine Catalog #118 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2038 United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 15c red brown, type II frame only, india die proof on card (57x46mm), bright color, small surface scrape at left, also center vignette only in dark blue, hybrid india die proof, mounted and die sunk on card (70x7amm), showing full die sinkage area, faint toned spots, small thin at bottom left from mount removal, otherwise v.f. pair of proofs of center and frame, ex Earl of Crawford, Finkelburg and Walske E Catalog #118-E1a, 119-E1a | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
