U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 1-2, 2022
We are pleased to present our February 1-2 sale featuring the collections formed by Clive Metcalfe, Dr.M.K. Blumenthal and other prominent collectors. This 1,307 lot auction begins with United States and Possessions, including 19th and 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of book material. The Foreign section includes a collection of Large Dragons of Shanghai, as well as strong sections of France and Colonies, Germany and British Commonwealth. On the second day of the sale we are pleased to offer an outstanding collection of Persia and Iran, with certified rarities. This will be followed by Japanese Postal History, featuring rare covers, many not seen for decades. The sale concludes with Large Lots and Collections, with hundreds of albums ranging from single country to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and excellent 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 #357 AUSTRIA Ship Mail 1893 (1 Sep) large cover from Kobe, Japan (preprinted address and destination) to Hong Kong, with bold strike of "Lloyd Austriaco XLIX" (1/9/93) in blue, endorsed "per S.S. Orion", with Chinese handstamp and red personal chop, some vestiges of red wax seals on back, sent from one Chinese merchant in Kobe to another in Hong Kong, postage must have been paid in cash (no due markings in Hong Kong), some toning and cover folds, rare example of Austrian Lloyd in Japan (in February 1893, the Lloyd line was expanded to Japan, with the arrival of the "Gisela" at Kobe and in August, with the "Melpomene" entering Yokohama. As this cover is dated September 1, 1893, the "Orion" must have also been one of the earliest ships to serve on the Japan line, where she operated from 1893 to 1898)  | Price Realized $575.00 |
