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 #862 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to England 1875 (30 Jan) cover franked with 1s blue and 20s lilac, tied by foreign mail cancels on cover to England, Yokohama, Japan departure pmk at bottom red "Paid All" and San Francisco Feb 19 transit, charged "2 Cents", with Nottingham Mar 9,75 arrival on back, endorsed "England via America", 20s with minor discoloration at right, extremely rare combination franking  Catalog #10,17 | Price Realized $21,000.00 |
 | Lot #863 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to England 1875 (Sep) cover to London, franked with horizontal pair of 30sen gray, foreign wove paper, tied by Tokyo Intaglio Cross, with "Yokohama Paid All Sep 25", San Francisco Oct. 18 and London Paid 8 Nov.75 arrival, additional "15 Cents" at left, all markings in red, with New York transit on back, filing fold away from the stamps, cover has been extensively cleaned, backflap discolored and some frayed edges at top, stamps with faint toning, otherwise a remarkable cover, extremely rare usage of the 30sen horizontal pair on cover Catalog #25 | Price Realized $30,000.00 |
 | Lot #864 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to England 1875 (11 Sep) 1/2s stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with 2s yellow, 4s blue green, used in combination with 15s lilac, Syll.1, all canceled by segmented cork pmks, with red Yokohama Paid All cds alongside, sent to England, with "10 Cents" credit in red, London transit and Bradford on Avon arrival pmks on back Catalog #34,42,47 | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
 | Lot #865 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to England 1875 10s ultramarine, Syll. 4, used on cover from Hiogo, with 20 May departure pmk alongside, sent via Yokohama (red "Paid All" May 24 transit) and San Francisco, with Jun 10 in red, also "5 Cents" credit in red, to London, arriving Jun 30,77, all markings on front, some wrinkling and backflap mending, fine cover to England Catalog #45 | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #866 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to England 1875 cover franked with 2s yellow, used in combination with 15s lilac, Syll.2, segmented cork cancels, with red Yokohama Feb 12 Paid All and San Francisco Feb 29, with "5 Cents" credit due, sent to England, with additional Japanese departure and London arrival markings on back, fine and rare combination franking, with Philatelic Federation of Japan Expert certificate Catalog #46,54 | Price Realized $32,500.00 |
 | Lot #867 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to England 1877 three covers to Kent, England, each franked with 10s ultramarine, one used from Hiogo, with 6 May departure pmk, others with cork cancels, each with red Yokohama Paid All, sent via San Francisco, with "5 Cents" credit due, with Deal arrival pmks, fine Catalog #45 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #868 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to England 1881 (29 Dec) cover from Yokohama to Liverpool, franked with 2x12s rose, Syll.1, canceled by foreign mail grids, Yokohama departure pmk alongside, endorsed "via Brindisi", re-addressed on arrival, with G.B. 1p lilac added for further transmission, tied by Liverpool 13 FEB 82, with further arrival pmk on back, fine and scarce redirected cover Catalog #46 | Price Realized $11,500.00 |
