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 #247 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Postmasters' Provisionals - Memphis, Tenn. 1861 5c red, large margins including adjoining stamp at right, neat October 15, 1861 pmk, v.f., O Catalog #56X2 Catalog Value $250 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #248 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Postmasters' Provisionals - Memphis, Tenn. 1861 5c red, horizontal tete-beche pair, right stamp printed sideways, unused without gum, margins all around, few flaws, otherwise v.f. and rare, ex-Boshwit, (*) Catalog #56X2b Catalog Value $2,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #249 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Postmasters' Provisionals - Memphis, Tenn. 1861 5c red, horizontal pair, huge margins all around showing parts of additional stamps and top and bottom, tied by Memphis (Oct.16, 1861) cds on cover to Fayetteville, NC, cover faintly cleaned, v.f. and certainly one of the finest known pairs, ex-Caspary (where it sold for $3,500 plus premium in 1985) and Boshwit (where it realized $5,750 plus premium)  Catalog #56X2b Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $5,250.00 |
