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.
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 | Lot #3493 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers and Postal History 1845-82 selection of 25 covers and FLs, starting with New York Postmasters 5c black on FL to Philadelphia, 1847 5c brown (four) and 10c black, each on a separate FL, 1851 5c brown, three, each on cover or FL to France, 10c green, strip of three on cover to Hamburg, also pair on cover to France, plus three single frankings used internally. There are two vertical strips of perforated 5c brown (Scott 29) on FLs to France (one with an uncanceled stamp, PFC), also single and pair (Scott 27) on FL to Paris, plus Blackjack (73a) bisect on cover with complete stamp (2010 PFC), also a single with paper fold on cover to Vermont, plus 1877 Banknotes, four 15c single frankings on covers to Cape of Good Hope (3) and Durban, South Africa, plus 1882 cross-border cover with 3c green, forwarded (3c Canadian stamp added) back to USA (PFC), occasional minor flaws noted, stamps with margins all around, usually well centered, fine-v.f.  | Unsold |
