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 #813 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1870-2002 mint collection on pages, with selection of Bank Note issues including 30c black (Scott 190, with PSE certificate, light creases), 1888 5c and 30c (each with clear PSE certificate), 1890 Issue complete (90c with 2001 APS certificate which states "unused, full original gum"), 1893 Columbians to $2 (50c unused), 1894-95 Bureau Issues to $2 (including several certificates), 1898 Trans-Mississippi to 50c, Pan-Americans, 1902-3 to $2, Louisiana Purchase, Lincoln Bluish Paper with PFC, several Coils with certificates, wonderful selection of Washington-Franklins including 1908-9 to $1, 1910 1c-15c, Panama-Pacific complete, 1912-14 8c-50c, 1912 50c and $1 (422-423), 1912-14 perf. 12 to 50c, 1916-17 to $1 (missing 50c), with $5 light green, 1917-19 to $1, 1920 $2 carmine and black, 1922-25 Liberty to $5, Kansas-Nebraska, 1938 Presidential series, Legends of the West error sheet, etc., with Air Post including C4-6, Century of Progress, Special Delivery, etc., plus a selection of duplicates, some faults or unused noted, overall fairly fresh with many well centered items (occasional n.h.), a fine and useful collection with substantial resale value */** | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
