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 #661 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1927 (3 Nov) First Flight Calcutta to Paris, pre-printed details at upper left, including name of the pilot, engineer and date, with French Consulate in Calcutta cachet, v.f., with arrival pmk  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #662 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1931 (24 Jan) Calcutta-Rangoon, first flight cover, with colorful "Cie Air Orient Premier vol de Marseilles a Saigon/Calcutta-Rangoon", with two 1a George V adhesives, canceled Rangoon on arrival at left, v.f. | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #663 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1931 (3 Feb) first flight Calcutta to Jodhpur cachet, with colorful cachet, Park Street Calcutta and Jodhpur arrival pmk at left, "Cie Air-Orient Premier vol de Saigon a Marseilles" on back, signed "BCM Airfield" | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #664 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1932 (4 Oct) first flight cover Calcutta to Bangkok, with attractive "India-Siam" cachet and arrival pmk, v.f., only 7 carried, signed B.B. Joffe | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #665 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA Flight Covers 1936 (25 Oct) first flight cover from Le Bourget to Karachi, franked with French and Indian adhesives, the latter receiving the arrival pmk, appropriate "Course Aerienne Paris-Saigon Equipage Arnoux-Jaf Micheletti 25-10-1936" cachet, also signed by the pilot and "Voyage interrompu le 26-10-1936 a Karachi" | Price Realized $170.00 |
