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.
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 | Lot #550 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Russia 1941-44 Siege of Leningrad, 18th Army Fieldpost collection of 130 covers, mostly registered and sent to military-related offices in various parts of Germany and Austria. There are 26 Divisions represented with histories related to the 18th Army (75 pages) plus 18th Army Rear Area components (28 Pages), Retreat from Leningrad, etc., all expertly written-up and exhibition-ready. (Formed in November 1939, the18th Army was moved East and participated in Operation Barbarossa in 1941, part of the Army Group North, the 18th Army was encircled by the Red Army offensives and spent the remainder of the war in the Courland Pocket)  | Unsold |
