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 #796 ITALIAN STATES Roman States 1852 1/2b-1sc Coat of Arms, complete set of eleven, used, each with a neat circular cancel, margins all around, sound, except 1sc small thin, last two with Diena or Sorani certificate (Sass. €17,000+) O Catalog #1-11 Catalog Value $5,428 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #797 ITALIAN STATES Roman States 1852 6b gray, used in combination with 2x7baj black (blue), margins all around, canceled by grids on FL used in 1855 to Githion, Greece, endorsed "col vapor Austriaco", sent via Austrian ship from Ancona, with "Lloyd Austriaco" ship cancel in oval, Greek arrival markings on back, fine and attractive cover to uncommon destination, with 1997 Diena certificate  Catalog #7,8 | Unsold |
 | Lot #798 ITALIAN STATES Roman States 1852 6baj black on gray, used in combination with horizontal pair of 8baj black, margins all around, tied by grid cancels and sent in 1859 on cover from Rome to Scotland, endorsed "via Mare", with "Civitavecchia Bastimenti di Commercio" pmk alongside (Sass. 9 points!), London transit in red, framed "PD", showing "Marseille a Paris" and Sanquhar arrival on back, cover with filing fold at bottom, away from the stamps, scarce destination Catalog #7,9 | Unsold |
