Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World including the Fred Blau Collection
March 3-4, 2020
We are pleased to announce our March 3-4, 2020 Auction, featuring the Fred Blau collection of Palestine Aerophilately and Military Mail, followed by United States and Possessions, with Dr.Ernesto Arosemena's Canal Zone, continuing with selections from Asia, Western European countries, South and Central America, Middle East, as well as extensive Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Poland with an exceptional collection of World War II Occupation proofs & essays, Russia, Vatican City, etc., and ending as usual with Large Lots and Collections. This is a live public auction taking place in our NYC Galleries as well as on CherrystoneLIVE.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #899 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1808 Napoleonic Campaign documents, two different, one being "certificate de service", other "Conge pour infirmite", endorsed "Expedition Maritime a la Mediterrannee", each headed "Place de Malte" & signed by various officials, fine | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #900 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1845-55 selection of nine FLs, correspondence to Florence, variety of markings incl. "Via di Mare Livorno", letters "B" and "C" in black or red, due markings, disinfection slits, etc., some tape toning, mostly fine  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #901 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1860-1930 collection on pages, unused singles and sets, with 1860 1/2p buff, 1863-81 selection of 10 different shades of 1/2p, all identified (plus some duplicates), 1885-90 set of six, with additional 1p, 2 1/2p (2) and 1sh shades, 5sh rose, 1899-1901 set to 10sh, "One Penny" surcharges with "Pnney" varieties, KEVII sets to 5sh, with additional shades, George V sets to 5sh and 10sh, with additional shades including 1sh, 2sh and 2sh6p, "Self-Government" sets to 10sh, 1922-26 set to £1 with both £1 shades, "Postage" overprints including 3p with overprint inverted (toned spots, with APS certificate), 1926-27 complete set to 10sh, "Postage and Revenue" overprints and 1930 set complete to 10sh, l.h. or h.r., some early stamps unused with small faults possible, fine-v.f A solid collection of Malta, SG £7,100+ * Catalog #1/183 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #902 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1860 1/2p buff, Bluish Paper, small h.r., fine, with 1998 APS certificate (SG 1) * Catalog #2 Catalog Value £1,400 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #903 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1871 (27 Jan) outer FL to Genova, franked with GB 1p and 4p tied by "A25" duplex, with Malta departure cds, charged "2 3/4" with red handstamp and "PD" alongside, transit and arrival pmks on back | Unsold |
 | Lot #904 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1885 1/2p green, watermark inverted, right margin single, n.h., v.f. (SG 20w; catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #8var Catalog Value £175 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #905 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1885 4p brown, imperforate horizontal pair, overall brownish gum, left stamp minor, natural gum creasing, h.r., fine, very rare (SG 27a) * Catalog #12a Catalog Value £5,500 | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #906 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1914-21 George V, 3p purple on yellow, white back paper, overprinted Specimen in black, l.h., v.f. (SG 78bs) S Catalog #54S Catalog Value £375 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #907 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1919 10sh black, well centered, h.r., v.f., signed Brun (SG 96) * Catalog #65 Catalog Value £3,250 | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #908 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH MALTA 1935 Silver Jubilee, 16 complete sets including upper left sheet corner margin blocks of eight, n.h., v.f.,  **Catalog #184-87 Catalog Value $640 | Price Realized $260.00 |
