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 #888 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to Italy 1885 (2 July) registered cover from Tokyo to Rome, franked with Koban 2s and pair of 10s, tied by cork cancels, with Tokyo departure "thimble" cds alongside, red "R" handstamp below, violet "Yokohama Registered" and London transit (21 Aug), arriving in Italy on 28.8.86, vertical filing fold just through 2s, otherwise fine and attractive cover (the normal routing to Europe from Japan was via the Pacific. The rate was 10s plus 10s for Registration. There was a special 12s rate "via Brindisi" which was seldom used, but it made sense to use this routing when destination was Italy. This cover, while franked at the 12s+10s "via Brindisi" rate, was routed via London, indicating a trans-Pacific voyage)  | Price Realized $700.00 |
