U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 12-13, 2019
We are pleased to present our March 12-13, 2019 sale, with 1,577 lots, properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States (over 350 lots), Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented and as always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #972 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1866 Nissen & Parker die proofs, 1p and 6p green compound die, vertical pair, v.f., rare P | Unsold |
 | Lot #973 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1866 Nissen & Parker die proofs, 1p and 6p green (1p in the issued color), v.f. P | Unsold |
 | Lot #974 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1866 Nissen & Parker die proofs, 6p green, die proof in the issued color of 1p value, v.f. P | Unsold |
 | Lot #975 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1866 Nissen & Parker, 6p small die in green, also 6p rose, plate proof, rejected transfer of design, position 15 (of 25), white flaw below right hand, color flaw before "P", "C" raised, curve over "A" and white dot on "N" of "Virgin", fine P | Unsold |
 | Lot #976 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1866 6p rose red, toned paper, upper right sheet corner margin block of nine, hinge reinforced at top, other stamps n.h., v.f.  */**Catalog #2 | Unsold |
 | Lot #977 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1867 4p black, original essay showing the Virgin with 12 Lamps and Aureole, lined background, die sunk on full card, slight toning, nevertheless fine and extremely rare E | Unsold |
 | Lot #978 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1867 4p lake red on pale rose paper, complete pane of 25, part sheet margin at right, few hinge reinforcements, many n.h., few perf. separations, fine-v.f., rare complete sheet (SG 15) */**Catalog #5 | Unsold |
 | Lot #979 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1867 1sh carmine & black, unused on grayish paper, position 5, with rectangular black patch on Virgin's right shoulder, huge margins at top and right, unused without gum, v.f., signed Bloch. An unusual and spectacular variety (*) Catalog #SG 20var | Unsold |
 | Lot #980 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1887 (27 Sep) cover from Tortola to London, franked with 4x1p carmine, tied by "A91" obliterators, with Tortola departure cds alongside, backstamped on arrival, backflap defects, otherwise fine usage  | Unsold |
 | Lot #981 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1887-89 4p chestnut, pale chestnut, two sheets of 24, one with hinge reinforcements, few perf. separations, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. (SG 35) */**Catalog #16,16a Catalog Value £1,680 | Unsold |
 | Lot #982 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1888 4d violet handstamp on 1sh deep rose & black, toned paper, complete sheet of 20 (position 11 showing long-tailed "S" in "Islands"), folded between stamps, with some perf. separations hinge reinforced, well centered, good color and very fresh, fine-v.f. and rare sheet of the provisional issue (SG 42,42c) *Catalog #18,18var | Unsold |
 | Lot #983 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1888 4d on 1sh black & rose carmine, toned paper, variety long-tailed "S", position 11, h.r., v.f. Only 250 printed, split between the paper varieties, * Catalog #SG 42c Catalog Value £500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #984 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1888-1905 selection of three covers and one card, various frankings and postmarks, one commercial cover from Virgin Gorda to London, another military usage from Tortola to a solder at St. Thomas, with 1902 arrival pmk | Unsold |
 | Lot #985 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1899-1901 selection of two covers, 2 1/2p stationery entire envelope and coverfront, addressed to Turks Islands, Halifax, Nova Scotia and New York, franked with 1/2p (pair), 2 1/2p and 4p, occasional cover flaws, mostly fine-v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #986 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1914 picture postcard (unaddressed) with 1d George V, tied by Tortola cds, with corresponding "Paid at Tortola" Crowned circle, Road Town Tortola VI Jul 4 1914 postmark alongside | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #987 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1964 Queen Elizabeth definitives, 1c-$2.80 complete set of 15 different artist fully hand-painted designs, adhered on a page with corrections noted, unique and splendid set of 15 miniature works of art, from the De La Rue archives E Catalog #SG 178/92E | Unsold |
