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 #471 GERMAN STATES Bavaria 1908-20 collection of various Proofs and Essays, 240+ items, including unadapted designs by Joseph Futerer, Luitpold sheetlets of six (four different by Alexander Fuks and others), 1911 Luitpold color and paper varieties, imperfs singles, pairs, blocks of four, values to 10M, also trial colors on watermarked paper, 1916 Otto Hupp Essays featuring Coat of Arms, 1919 Franz Adler issues (six sets of six imperf. Singles in different colors, also four imperf. Sheetlets of six), large and small format Essays by Julius Diez (seven different), also a 20M gutter sheetlet of 12x20m orange, Robert Engels designs (including imperf. Sheetlet of 10), others by Johann Wurstl (50 items), plus others, all neatly mounted and described on pages, accompanied by 9 Ludin, APS and Dr.Helbig certificates, fine-v.f. P | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
