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 #708 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, lettered "F-J", South Kensington Exhibition (Feb 1872) imperf. plate proof in black on thick white card, v.f., rare (with the permission of the Exhibition, the company Perkins, Bacon prepared one such sheet from Die II, plate 27. The printer retained the sheet until 1935 when the firm was liquidated and the sheet was sold and subsequently broken up) P Catalog #SG Spec. DP36 Catalog Value £2,500 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
