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 #374 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 2 Candareens black, faint cancel, cut in at left, repaired, fine appearing and very rare stamp (Chow No.6) O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $7,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #375 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 8ca grass-green, on wove paper, large margins all around, v.f. (SG4, Chow 43) with 2007 BPA certificate (Printing 43) (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #376 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 2ca black, type II, wove paper, unused, showing raised period after "L.P.O.", margins all around, v.f. (Chow 40) (*) Catalog #5a Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #377 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 2ca black, on wove paper, raised stop after "O" of "L.P.O.", large margins all around, v.f. (SG2) with 2007 BPA certificate (Printing 41) (*) Catalog #5a Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #378 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 1ca blue, Laid Paper, red cancel, cut close as usual, minor creases and small thins, fine appearing example of this rare used example, O Catalog #8 Catalog Value $6,000 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #379 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 1ca deep blue, unused with gum, margins all around, v.f., (Chow 23) (*) Catalog #8a Catalog Value $375 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #380 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 8ca olive green, huge margins all around, v.f., with 2003 APS certificate (Printing 32) (*) Catalog #14 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #381 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 8ca olive green, Printing 32a, spot of red ink at upper left, unclear printing at top and dented tablet at upper right, unused without gum as issued, v.f., scarce variety, (*) Catalog #14var Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #382 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 12ca fawn, Printing 35, unused without gum as issued, v.f., (*) Catalog #17 Catalog Value $375 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #383 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 3ca red brown, wove paper, unused, showing "I.P.I." for "L.P.O." at top, large margins, v.f. (Chow 50) (*) Catalog #20 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #384 CHINA SHANGHAI 1865 6ca fawn, unused with some gum, margins all around, variety broken frame-line at upper right, v.f., rare (Chow 33) (*) Catalog #22 Catalog Value $875 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #385 CHINA SHANGHAI 1866 6ca vermilion, printing 46, "CAN" of "Candareens" raised, unused without gum as issued, v.f., with 2007 BPA certificate (Chow No.46b) (*) Catalog #23 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #386 CHINA SHANGHAI 1866 12ca brown, unused without gum as issued, v.f. (Chow No.47) (*) Catalog #24 Catalog Value $375 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #387 CHINA SHANGHAI 1866 12ca orange brown, Printing 61, also 2ca gray, plus 3ca brown, printing 55, unused without gum as issued, v.f., (*) Catalog #24,31,32 Catalog Value $775 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #388 CHINA SHANGHAI 1871 Official Re-Issue, modern "2" and Die III Dragon block, 2ca black, fresh and v.f. (Chow L4) (*) | Price Realized $140.00 |
