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 #562 ESTONIA Air Post 1920 5m yellow, black and light green, variety "Damaged Plane" (position 50), used with additional franking on registered cover from Tallinn, via Helsinki to Lund, Finland, with arrival pmk on back. A fine and scarce usage of this printing flaw on cover  Catalog #C1var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #563 ESTONIA Air Post 1923 overprinted "1923" on 5m, also surcharged 10m on 5m+5m, gutter blocks of 16 and 8 respectively, each showing various plate flaws and distance varieties, many stamps n.h., folded in gutters, fine-v.f.  *Catalog #C2,4 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #564 ESTONIA Air Post 1923 overprinted "1923" single, also surcharged 20m on 5m+5m and 45m on 5m+5m pairs, each showing white spot below "P" of "Post", constant variety R-43, v.f., scarce * Catalog #C2,5,6var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #565 ESTONIA Air Post 1923 surcharged 15m on 5m+5m in red and 10m on 5m+5m, used, each showing white spot below "P" of "Post", constant variety R-43, v.f., scarce O Catalog #C3,4var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #566 ESTONIA Air Post 1923 10m on 5m+5m (positions 87/90, 97/100) and 20m on 5m+5m (positions 81/84, 91/94), right sheet margin blocks of four, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., rough perforations (made by "Paevaleht" newspaper for the Aeronaut Company), first one signed Teetsov (director in both companies), the latter signed Stolow and Gleason, with 1977 Philatelic Foundation Certificates. Wonderful Air Post and Estonian rarities (Mi.43A,44A, €8,000, for hinged singles) */**Catalog #C7-8 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #567 ESTONIA Air Post 1923 10m on 5m+5m (positions R97/98) Teetsov perforations and 20m on 5m+5m (positions L7/8) Aeronaut perforations, used with additional franking on flown cover from Tallinn (28 November, 1923) to Helsinki, with arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover addressed to Juri Ots (an Aeronaut pilot), only about 15 known, signed Gleason Catalog #C7-8 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #568 ESTONIA Air Post 1923 10m and 20m surcharges, each private "Kreopas" perforations (between 11 1/4 and 11 1/2), used with additional franking on registered, flown (V.Kreopas) cover from Tallinn, 21.10.24 to Helsinki, v.f., with arrival pmk. V.Kreopas was a Tallinn stamp dealer Catalog #C7-8 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #569 ESTONIA Air Post 1923 10m, private "Kreopas" perforations (between 11 1/4 and 11 1/2), used with additional franking on both sides of registered, flown (V.Kreopas) cover from Tallinn, 17.10.24 to Helsinki, v.f., with arrival pmk Catalog #C7 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #570 ESTONIA Air Post 1925 Triangles, 100 sets (two sets of sheets of 50), n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.48-52A, €1,000) **Catalog #C14-18 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $230.00 |
