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 #2081 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 1c green, unexploded 25c booklet with four panes of 6x1c, very good to fine centering, some dried gum from glassine interleaves, minor cover creasing, fine and scarce complete booklet with perf. 10 panes of 1c green (BK47)  Catalog #462a Catalog Value $ 650 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #2082 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 1c green, 2c carmine, unexploded 73c combination booklet with four 1c and four 2c panes of six, Position A, panes with a mix of centering, fresh and v.f. compete booklet, without any cover creasing or staple rust, rare in this condition, ex-Joyce (BK49) Catalog #462a,463a Catalog Value $ 900 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #2083 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 Perf. 10, unwatermarked, 2c carmine, 4c orange brown and 5c blue, bottom or side Plate No. Blocks of six, n.h. and fresh, well centered and mostly v.f.,  **Catalog #463,465,466 Catalog Value $ 2,300 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #2084 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 2c carmine, unexploded 97c booklet with eight panes of 6x2c, fine-v.f. centering, glassine interleaves, fresh and v.f. complete booklet, virtually impossible to find in this splendid condition (BK52) Catalog #463a Catalog Value $ 2,750 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #2085 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 7c black, left plate no. 7723 block of six, n.h., fresh and well centered, v.f. A scarce plate block of unwatermarked perf. 10 issue, **Catalog #469 Catalog Value $ 2,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #2086 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 Perf. 10, unwatermarked, 12c claret brown, Right Plate No.6910 block of six, hinged, fresh and fine-v.f., *Catalog #474 Catalog Value $ 625 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #2087 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 20c light ultramarine, left plate no. 6926 block of six, hinged at top right and bottom, the other four stamps n.h., radiant color on crisp paper, fresh and perfectly balanced centering, v.f. and scarce plate block of unwatermarked perf. 10 issue, *Catalog #476 Catalog Value $ 3,600 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #2088 United States 1914-17 Issues 1916 1c green, Imperforate, Electrolytic Plate No.13376, bottom plate no. block of six, n.h., marginal wrinkles at bottom, v.f. and scarce block, **Catalog #481var Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #2089 United States 1914-17 Issues 1917 2c carmine, unexploded 25c booklet with two panes of 6x2c, position H, also 97c booklet with sixteen panes of 6x1c green, usual centering, fresh and v.f. complete booklets (BK 58,67) Catalog #499e,525a Catalog Value $ 900 | Price Realized $350.00 |
