Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
November 12-13, 2019

Welcome to our November 12-13 Sale. In addition to our usual assortment of high quality Stamps and Covers, this auction features the stock of Broadway Stamp Company, started in 1931 by Max Sage. A legendary presence in the philatelic world, Broadway Stamp Company was the original United States agency for the 1935 British Commonwealth Silver Jubilee issue. A retail store, with locations on Fulton, West 47th and Nassau Streets and finally on West 54th Street, the company advertised and published numerous catalogues. After Max's death in 1973 (at the age of 77), his wife Margie and son Stan continued Broadway Stamp Co., selling to dealers and mail-order customers around the country. There are numerous lots of United States, British Commonwealth and South America, much of the material offered for here the first time in 45 years. Also included are additional properties, notably specialized Cuba, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia and others. There are numerous large lots and collections, many featuring the bulk inventory of Broadway Stamp Company.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #570
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OMNIBUS SETS
1935 Silver Jubilee, 57 different sets in blocks of four (missing only Barbados, Egypt, Malaya, Montserrat and Mauritius), all in blocks of four, n.h. (few values with minor gum offsets), fine-v.f. (SG £6,400 for complete set of hinged blocks)
Box **
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #571
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OMNIBUS SETS
1935 Silver Jubilee, extra flagstaff and short flagstaff varieties, selection of 21 different, with British Bechuanaland (set of four), Gibraltar 3p, 6p, British Honduras 3p, Gambia 6p, 1sh, Gold Coast 1sh, Malta 1/2p (two different), Jamaica 6p, Seychelles 6p, Swaziland 1p, 2p, 3p and 6p, Trinidad & Tobago 2c, 6c and 25c, all in upper right or upper left sheet corner margin blocks of four (usually position 3 of the block), n.h., v.f., SG £3,710+ (for hinged)
Box **
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #572
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OMNIBUS SETS
1935 Silver Jubilee, 15 different sets on registered FDCs, with Antigua, British Guyana, Bechuanaland, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Grenada, Jamaica, South Africa, Mauritius, etc., fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #573
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OMNIBUS SETS
1937 Coronation, 57 different sets in blocks of four (missing Canada and additional Newfoundland) all in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (SG £800)
Box **
Unsold

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