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 #642 POLAND 1850 (ca) cover from Michalowice to Warszawa, with perfect departure and "Franco" in red, arrival pmk on back, minor backflap tears, otherwise fine  | Unsold |
 | Lot #643 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, canceled "241" in concentric rings (Wloclawek), struck over previous "1" cancel, small faults, fine example of Postal Fraud O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #644 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, thin paper, canceled "1" in concentric rings (Warszawa), brilliant colors and well centered for issue, signed Gebruder Senf, Diena, etc. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #645 POLAND 1860 10k blue & carmine, canceled "1" in concentric rings (Warszawa), brilliant colors and well centered for issue, signed Raybaudi, with his 2000 certificate O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #646 POLAND 1860 10k light blue & rose, beautiful delicate colors, canceled "1" (Warszawa), fresh and fine, signed Jendroszek, with his 2015 certificate (Fi.1ac) O Catalog #1a | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #647 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, added blue frame for inner oval, canceled by "1" in concentric rings on small piece, fine and rare stamp, signed Wiatrowski, O Catalog #1c Catalog Value $1,400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #648 POLAND 1880 (12 May), FL from Antoine Berezovski to Ladislas Mickiewicz (son of Adam Mickiewicz) in Paris. Antoine Berezovski, a Polish patriot, was sentenced to penal servitude for life for attempting to assassinate Tsar Alexander II, on June 6, 1867, on the occasion of his visit to Paris. Berezovski, who was 18 at the time, fired into a carriage in which the Tsar, the Emperor Napoleon and his two sons were driving in the Bois de Boulogne. The Pole was tried, condemned and shipped to New Caledonia. A fascinating letter (written in French), with appropriate markings including "T", various transit and arrival pmks, ex-Stanczykowski collection | Unsold |
 | Lot #649 POLAND 1916 Germania "Deutsches Reich" 3pf, 10pf, 20pf, 30pf and 60pf five different, each overprinted "Polen" in Gothic letters, each stamp with top selvage folded over and adhered to gummed portion at top, fresh and v.f. group of unissued overprints, with 1981 Dr.Hochstadter certificate, ex-Grabowski collection P | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #650 POLAND 1916 Germania overprinted in Gothic letters with unaccepted "Gen-Gouv. Warschau" on 3pf, 5pf, 10pf, 20pf, 25pf, 30pf, 50pf and 60pf, eight different, each stamp with top selvage folded over and adhered to gummed portion at top, fresh and fine-v.f. group of unissued overprints, with 2004 Mikulski certificate (the overprint was eventually accepted with altered letter "Ch" of "Warschau". These proofs have been discovered in DDR archives, extremely rare), ex-Grabowski collection P | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #651 POLAND 1916 Germania overprinted in Gothic letters with unaccepted diagonal "Gen-Gouv. Warschau" on 5pf, 10pf, 20pf, 25pf, 30pf, 50pf and 60pf, seven different, each stamp with top selvage folded over and adhered to gummed portion at top, fresh and fine-v.f. group of unissued overprints, with 2004 Mikulski certificate (the overprint was eventually accepted with altered letter "Ch" of "Warschau". These proofs have been discovered in DDR archives, extremely rare), ex-Grabowski collection P | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #652 POLAND 1916 Germania overprinted with unaccepted "Gen-Gouv. Warschau" on 3pf, 5pf, 10pf, 20pf, 25pf, 30pf, 50pf and 60pf, eight different, each stamp with top selvage folded over and adhered to gummed portion at top, fresh and fine-v.f. group of unissued overprints, with 1981 Dr.Hochstadter certificate. A rarity from Poland, ex-Grabowski collection P | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #653 POLAND 1916 Germania overprinted with diagonal "Gen-Gouv. Warschau" on 3pf, 5pf, 10pf, 20pf, 25pf, 30pf, 50pf and 60pf, eight different, each stamp with top selvage folded over and adhered to gummed portion at top, fresh and fine-v.f. group of unissued overprints, with 1981 Dr.Hochstadter certificate. A rarity from Poland, ex-Grabowski collection P | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #654 POLAND 1918 20pf ultramarine, l.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, Jungjohann, * Catalog #21b Catalog Value $775 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #655 POLAND 1918 Lublin Issue, set of three, each with inverted overprint, n.h., v.f., signed Lenkiewicz and Korszen ** Catalog #27a-29a | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #656 POLAND 1919 Lublin Issue, 3hal on 3h olive gray perf. 12 3/4, overprint inverted, h.r., v.f., signed Rachmanow, Lenkiewicz, also Korszen, with his 2012 certificate. A rare stamp (Fi.20No,15,000zl) * Catalog #30a Catalog Value $3,900 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #657 POLAND 1919 Lublin Issue, inverted overprints, ten different, including brown surcharge (error), first one l.h., others n.h., signed Dr.Kronenberg, Korszen, etc. */** Catalog #31a-40a | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #658 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 3h bright violet, position I-6, l.h., v.f., signed Mikstein, etc., also Dr.Kronenberg, with his 1986 certificate, * Catalog #41 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #659 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 6h deep orange, pos.I-30 and I-73-B2,B3, double dot and defective "A" in "Polska" varieties, the latter used, signed Bojanowicz, Korszen, etc. (Fi.45,900zl) *O Catalog #43var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #660 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 10h magenta, pos.I-11, h.r., v.f., signed Mikulski, Jungjohann, etc., also Dr.Kronenberg, with his 1987 certificate, * Catalog #44 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #661 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 12pf light blue, pos.I-73-B2, double dot variety, l.h., v.f., signed Bojanowicz, also Korszen, with his 2008 certificate (Fi.34,1,000zl) * Catalog #45var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #662 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 12pf light blue, pos.I-30-B3, defective "A" in "Polska", l.h., v.f., signed Koopman, Korszen, etc. (Fi.34,1,200zl) * Catalog #45var | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #663 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 40h olive green, pos.I-30 and I-73-B2,B3, double dot and defective "A" in "Polska" varieties, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., signed Mikstein, Taipale, Korszen, etc. (Fi.40,1,300zl) * Catalog #46var | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #664 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 50h blue green, horizontal pair pos.I-29-30, the latter defective "A" in "Polska", 60h deep blue, pos.I-30 and I-73-B2,B3, double dot and defective "A" in "Polska" varieties, the former middle stamp in strip of three n.h., fine-v.f., signed Mikstein, Korszen, etc. (Fi.41-42,1,960zl) */** Catalog #47,48var | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #665 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 90h red violet, canceled Krakow 3 Feb 1919, position I-50, v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg, with his 1983 certificate, O Catalog #50 Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #666 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 1kr carmine, pos.I-30 and I-73-B2,B3, double dot and defective "A" in "Polska" varieties, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., signed Korszen (Fi.45,1,000zl) * Catalog #51var | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #667 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 10kr deep violet, perfectly centered, mostly lightly hinged, fresh and v.f., signed Dr.Kronenberg, etc., also Korszen, with his 2007 certificate (Fi.49aa) * Catalog #55 Catalog Value $14,000 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #668 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 25h blue, position IIB-54, h.r., signed Mikulski, Koopman, also Korszen, with his 2008 certificate Fi.37II) * Catalog #58 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #669 POLAND 1919 Poznan surcharges, set of two canceled on piece, v.f., signed Jungjohann, also Dr.Kronenberg, with his 1987 certificate, O Catalog #77-78 Catalog Value $330 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #670 POLAND 1924 Arms of Poland, 40g indigo and 25g red brown, imperforate vertical se-tenant gutter pair, unused without gum as issued, folded between stamps in gutter, v.f., rare se-tenant, signed Mikulski (*) Catalog #222,224var | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #671 POLAND 1933 Veit Stoss, four blocks of four and strip of three, six stamps h.r., others n.h., two with natural gum creases, otherwise fine-v.f.,  */**Catalog #277 Catalog Value $434 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #672 POLAND 1940 two Soviet stationery cards, one sent 5.5.40 to the Polish Red Cross in Lublin or Warszawa ("help me find my family"), the other from Lwow (26.5.41) to a Soviet Camp, with "Jurino-Marisa" and "Lwow CCCP Zh.D.P.O." markings, the latter folded, the former with Red Cross arrival datestamp | Unsold |
 | Lot #673 POLAND 1944 (9 Aug) folded soldier's letter addressed to fieldpost via Moscow, written by a Lady to a Polish officer requesting to be drafted into the Polish Armed Forces, to help with the War Effort to liberate the homeland. A fine letter, with fieldpost and Soviet Army censor markings, stamp damaged on opening | Price Realized $150.00 |
