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 #4
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c deep blue, large die trial color proof on bond paper, with cross-hatchings, v.f.,
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Catalog #1TC1b
Catalog Value $800
Unsold
Lot #5
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, red grid cancel, margins all around, v.f.,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value $350
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #6
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c red brown, red grid cancel, margins all around, v.f., with 2017 PFC,
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value $350
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #7
United States 1847 Issue
1847 5c brown, margins all around, canceled pen marks, minor toning, used on FL (with additional letter) from Baltimore 4th March 1848 to Bremen, Germany, with blue Baltimore, Md, March 5 departure postmark alongside, also matching "5" in oval, charged "44" in red crayon, with arrival pmk on back, fine usage to Germany, with 2019 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #8
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, red cancel, full to large margins all around, v.f., with 1990 PFC,
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value $775
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #9
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, red grid cancel, margins all around, with 2019 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $1,225)
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Catalog #2
Unsold
Lot #10
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, tied by light red cancel on FL from New York to Fort Finch, Arkansas, red departure pmk alongside, some cover toning, stamp v.f., signed Calves
Envelope
Catalog #2
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #11
United States 1847 Issue
1847 10c black, margins all around, tied by red grids on FL used in 1850 from New York to Baltimore, fine-v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value $1,050
Unsold

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