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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #3271
RUSSIA
1923 (18 Oct) cover from Moscow to Munich, paying 45r (1923) plus 12k (gold), with 5r and 2x20r RSFSR, used in combination with 12x1k imperforate (gold) definitives. With the October 18 conversion value at 550r to 1r gold, the 45r (RSFSR) equal just over 8k (gold) for a total of 20k, which was the correct rate for the foreign letter rate, fine mixed RSFSR/Soviet definitives cover, with "Obmen 250r" red surcharge (variety displaced overprint) on 35k chain breakers on back
Envelope
Catalog #240,241A,250
Unsold

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