U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 7-8, 2021
Welcome to our December 7-8 sale of U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. This 1,554 lot sale begins with United States, with 19th and 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of the book material. European countries are well represented, with a good showing of Great Britain & British Commonwealth. South America is highlighted by classic Colombia. Other noteworthy areas include the late Roy Koczarski's award-wining collection of Poland, plus Russia, with an unused Number One. The sale concludes with Large Lots and Collections, with single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and cover lots. Scans of most of the lots are available on our website and additional scans are being added daily
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #470 COLOMBIA 1859 5c blue, pos.34, Stone B, left sheet margin example, tied by black manuscript cancel on outer 1860 (26 June) FL from Cucuta to Maracaibo, Venezuela, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. An exceptional showpiece item, signed Buhler, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate  Catalog #2var | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #471 COLOMBIA 1859 FL to Quito, Ecuador, franked with 10c orange red, full margins to just touching at bottom, tied by faint "Pasto.de.Oficio" cancel, filing fold well away from the stamp, fine. The contents of the letter date it to November/December 1859. A major South American rarity, as this is the only recorded First Issue usage to Ecuador, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate Catalog #4var | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #472 COLOMBIA 1859 10c ocher (shade), margins all around including adjoining stamp at right, tied by faint "S.Jose.de Cucuta.Franca" cancel on (Dec. 6) outer FL from Cucuta to Maracaibo, Venezuela, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., with 2008 Moorhouse certificate Catalog #4var | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #473 COLOMBIA 1859 10c dull orange (shade), margins all around, tied by neat "La Mesa" manuscript cancel on outer FL to Bogota, filing fold and some staining away from the stamp, otherwise v.f., one of only three known covers from this correspondence, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate Catalog #4var | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #474 COLOMBIA 1859 10c orange yellow, horizontal pair, full margins all around, tied by blue oval "Santa Marta Franca" cancel on outer FL (8 Oct) to Medellin, filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. and important classic rarity, as this is the only known 10c First Issue pair on cover, signed Muller, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate, ex-Neuberger & Hubbard Catalog #4var | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
 | Lot #475 COLOMBIA 1860 10c yellow buff, stone A, top sheet margin block of eight, positions 6-9,16-19, unused with original gum, vertical fold between stamps, fine and rare multiple  *Catalog #11 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #476 COLOMBIA 1860 10c yellow, margins all around, tied by striking "Bogota" eye-glass cancel in black on FL (11 Oct) to Ambalema, filing fold away from the stamp and marginal fault at lower right well outside the design, otherwise v.f., with 2008 Moorhouse certificate, ex-Hubbard Catalog #11 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #477 COLOMBIA 1860 10c yellow, large margins all around, tied by oval "La Mesa Franca" cancel on blue on 1861 (25 Feb) FL to Bogota, some inconsequential marginal toning, v.f. and rare Colombian postal history item, with 1965 BPA and 2008 Moorhouse certificates Catalog #11 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #478 COLOMBIA 1860 10c yellow buff, stone A, position 31, featuring diagonal dash (6mm) at lower left side, large equal margins, tied to cover to Ambalema by "Bogota" eye-glass oval handstamp, paying the single weight for a distance between 50 and 150km. Only about ten genuine covers recorded bearing this stamp, with Bortfeldt and Moorhouse certificates, ex-Goeggel Catalog #11 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #479 COLOMBIA 1860 10c yellow buff, stone B, block of four, unused with original gum, positions 2-3 / 12-13, including position 12, which was the inverted position in the stone B and subsequently substituted in this second stone; also showing "20" instead of "10" below the shield in position 3, being a variety which had not been reported before 2013, and with at most only five examples recorded; (stated by the late Dieter Bortfeldt to be a retouch), ex-Goeggel, with Bortfeldt certificate ("This can now be classified as one of the great items of classic Colombian Philately. Having checked a wide range of reference material available, we can state that no more that 3 stamps unused and in blocks exist") *Catalog #11var | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #480 COLOMBIA 1860 (2 Sep) outer FL from Bogota to Ambalema, franked with 20c blue, three large margins including part of adjoining stamp at top, just touching at bottom, tied by oval Bogota eye-glass cancel, with red sender's cachet at upper left, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and rare cover, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate, ex-Hubbard Catalog #12 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #481 COLOMBIA 1861 undated outer FL from Salinas to Bogota, franked with New Granada 5c pale yellow horizontal pair, margins all around, canceled "Chita Franca" in black (Salinas and Chita are the same location), with sender's wax seal showing the origin (Salinas), filing folds and cover flaws away from the stamps, v.f., one of only four covers known from this correspondence and the only franked with pair of 5 cents and the remarkable "Chita" cancel, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate "acknowledged as one of the finest of the few known 'New Granada' covers", ex-Londono Catalog #14 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #482 COLOMBIA 1862 50c red instead of 20c red, error of transfer, type II, good balanced margins all around, featuring a very fresh impression, canceled by ink stroke leaving the error clear, very rare and desirable variety, ex-Hubbard, O Catalog #26b Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
