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 #691 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, thick paper, framed Revel datestamp, margins all around, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #692 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, thick paper, framed datestamp, margins all around, v.f., signed Mikulski, with his 1975 certificate O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #693 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, well centered, canceled on piece by "6" in oval of dots cancel of border post office in Odessa, stamps lifted for inspection and replaced, v.f., with 1994 Mikulski certificate O Catalog #2 | Unsold |
 | Lot #694 RUSSIA 1858 20k dark blue & orange, thick paper, well centered, canceled by round dots postmark, deep and vivid colors, v.f., with 2000 Eichele certificate, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #695 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, well centered, canceled by "1" in oval of dots postmark of St. Petersburg, signed Mikulski, with his 1989 certificate, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #696 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thin paper, canceled "443" in rectangle of dots postmark of Berdiansk, watermark "3" significantly shifted to top, fresh colors and fine, with 2013 Hovest certificate, O Catalog #4 Catalog Value $2,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #697 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, town cancel 23 Nov 1870, well centered, brilliant colors, v.f., signed Buhler, with his 1988 certificate, O Catalog #4 Catalog Value $2,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #698 RUSSIA 1858 3k black & green, perf. 12 1/2, l.h., fresh and fine, pencil signed Raybaudi, with his 2009 certificate, * Catalog #5 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #699 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, perf. 12 1/2, horizontal pair, hinge reinforced, nice colors, well centered, fine, with 1994 Mikulski certificate * Catalog #8 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #700 RUSSIA 1863 Local Issue 5k black & blue, two singles canceled in red St. Petersburg and Moscow, fine and attractive pair O Catalog #11 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #701 RUSSIA 1865 30k carmine & green, thick paper, paper hinge remnant, brilliant colors and fresh, fine example of this rare stamp unused, with 2008 Sismondo certificate, * Catalog #18 Catalog Value $1,950 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #702 RUSSIA 1866 1k black & yellow, 3k black & green, vertically laid paper, h.r., well centered, the latter signed Mikulski, * Catalog #19c,20c Catalog Value $715 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #703 RUSSIA 1866 5k black & lilac, vertically laid paper, h.r., well centered, brilliant colors, v.f., signed Mikulski, with his 1987 certificate ("one of the great rarities of Russia") * Catalog #22c Catalog Value $10,000 | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
 | Lot #704 RUSSIA 1866 30k carmine & green, block of four, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f.,  **Catalog #25 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #705 RUSSIA 1883 14k blue & rose, horizontally laid paper, Center Inverted, light and unobtrusive "Tarasha" cds, corner perforation crease at lower left, with handstamp on back, 1929 Royal and 2018 Buchsbayew certificates, O Catalog #36b Catalog Value $6,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #706 RUSSIA 1884 3.50r black & gray, 7r black & orange, h.r., first one signed Brun, Balasse, etc., with Raybaudi and Farberov certificates, * Catalog #39-40 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #707 RUSSIA 1884 7r black & orange, h.r., fresh and fine, signed Mikulski, with his 1987 certificate, * Catalog #40 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #708 RUSSIA 1922 20r on 15k imperforate, lithographed surcharge, position 34, l.h., v.f., with handstamped guarantee, 1994 Mikulski certificate, * Catalog #224 Catalog Value $9,500 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #709 RUSSIA 1924 Lenin, 20k red & black, Type I (20x25mm), n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #268var | Unsold |
 | Lot #710 RUSSIA 1924 15k yellow, light postmark, well centered, v.f., O Catalog #287 Catalog Value $210 | Unsold |
 | Lot #711 RUSSIA 1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet of four, unused without gum as issued, usual paper wrinkles, with 1991 Mikulski certificate ("very good condition compared to other existing souvenir sheets") (*)Catalog #485-86var Catalog Value $19,500 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #712 RUSSIA 1933 Leningrad Exhibition, 10 sets of two, mostly l.h., few h.r., fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his certificates, * Catalog #487-88 Catalog Value $3,250 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #713 RUSSIA 1933 Leningrad Exhibition, set of two, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, with his 1984 certificate, ** Catalog #487-88 Catalog Value $507 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #714 RUSSIA 1933 Leningrad Exhibition, set of two, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 1998 certificate, ** Catalog #487-88 Catalog Value $507 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #715 RUSSIA 1933 Order of the Red Banner, 20k black, red & yellow green, perf. 9 1/2, n.h., v.f., signed Diena, with his 1991 certificate. A rare stamp, ** Catalog #518var Catalog Value $8,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #716 RUSSIA 1938 (8 Sep) picture postcard of the three Aviation Heroes (Chkalov, Belyakov and Baydiukov) franked with corresponding 40k adhesive and sent to Gorky, with arrival pmk, v.f.  | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #717 RUSSIA 1939 30k on 4k claret (unwatermarked), top sheet margin horizontal strip of three, n.h., fine, with 1995 Dieter Wassman certificate, ** Catalog #743a Catalog Value $1,575 | Unsold |
 | Lot #718 RUSSIA 1958 Russian Industry, 40k Voroshilovgrad, n.h., v.f. This stamp was never issued because on March 5, 1958, the city's name reverted to its original name of Lugansk (Zagorsky 2161 unissued) ** | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #719 RUSSIA 1958 Russian Industry, 40k Voroshilovgrad, vertical pair, n.h., v.f. This stamp was never issued because on March 5, 1958, the city's name reverted to its original name of Lugansk (Zagorsky 2161 unissued) ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #720 RUSSIA 1958 Mendeleyev Congress, 40k Butlerov and 1957 40k Mendeleyev commemorative, both with the special unissued overprint, n.h., v.f., the latter signed Mikulski. The Congress was canceled and stamps not issued (Zagorsky 125,000 Rub) ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #721 RUSSIA 1958 Mendeleyev Congress, 40k Butlerov with the special unissued overprint, n.h., v.f. The Congress was canceled and stamp not issued (Zagorsky 50,000 Rub) ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #722 RUSSIA 1959 250th Anniversary of Victory at Poltava, unissued 40k brown & gray violet, n.h., v.f., signed Raybaudi, with his 2005 certificate (Zagorsky 900,000Rub ($13,734)) ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #723 RUSSIA 1962 Sabir, 4k inscribed "Azerbajanin" in error (instead of "Azerbaijan") at top, lower left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., extremely rare (only 250 stamps issued, few blocks recorded) (Zagorsky 2626 I, 640,000Rub for singles) ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #724 RUSSIA 1966 Space, 10k pane of 25, each stamp with double impression of Bronze and Red colors, n.h., v.f., probably unique **Catalog #3193var | Unsold |
