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 #608 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1915 £1 brown & ultramarine, Die II, watermarked wide Crown and "A", h.r., fine (SG 85) * Catalog #10 Catalog Value £ 550 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #609 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1915 £1 brown & ultramarine, Die II, watermarked wide Crown and "A", well centered, hinge removed, v.f. (SG 85) * Catalog #10 Catalog Value £ 550 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #610 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1915-16 £1 brown & ultramarine, Die II, three different, overprinted Types a,b and c., h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 99) * Catalog #26 Catalog Value £ 1,050 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #611 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1915-16 £1 chocolate & dull blue, Die II, vertical strip of three showing three different types, middle stamp n.h., others l.h., fine (SG 99) * Catalog #26 Catalog Value £ 1,050 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #612 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1917 (27 Aug) registered cover from Rabaul to London, attractively franked with 10 different adhesives, tied by cds, with London, 17 Nov. 17 arrival pmk on back, v.f.  | Price Realized $200.00 |
| Lot #613 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands This lot has been withdrawn * Catalog #38 Catalog Value £ 4,500 | Unsold | |
 | Lot #614 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES North West Pacific Islands 1922 George V, 4p ultramarine, "Four Pence" in thin letters, l.h., v.f., rare (SG 124a) * Catalog #48var Catalog Value £ 900 | Unsold |
