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 #481
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES American Propaganda Forgeries for Germany
1943 Hitler "Spitler" privately prepared imitation, perforated single and imperforate sheetlet of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #482
GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES American Propaganda Forgeries for Germany
1944 The Hitler "Death's head" stamps, souvenir sheet of four, perforated 8, without denomination, inscribed "Deutsches Reich 1944" and "Wer Ein Volk Retten Will Kann Nur Heroisch Denken" at bottom (a parody of the 1937 sheetlet issued by Germany to mark Hitler's 48th birthday), in brown violet, unused without gum, v.f. (also included an extensive article regarding this issue by Herbert Friedman, a well known authority on this subject). A rare item (a similar sheetlet realized $6,750 in our January 2018 sale)
Box (*)
Catalog #Mi.18a
Catalog Value €32,000
Price Realized
$10,000.00

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