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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #518 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMBIA 1869 6p deep blue, small h.r., margins all around, v.f. (SG 3) * Catalog #2a Catalog Value £550 | Price Realized $260.00 | |
| Lot #519 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMBIA 1874 4p brown, h.r., margins all around including sheet margin at bottom, tiny toned spot, still v.f. (SG 5) * Catalog #3 Catalog Value £400 | Price Realized $190.00 | |
| Lot #520 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMBIA 1886-93 1/2p-1sh Victoria, top sheet margin horizontal strips of five, also two sets of lower right and lower left margin blocks of four, hinged in margin, stamps mostly n.h., fresh, fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles)  */**Catalog #12-19 Catalog Value $1,183 | Price Realized $550.00 |
