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 #892 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1874 (Dec) cover to the United States (Pay Director U.S. Navy, Portsmouth, N.H.), franked with 30s gray, tied by cds, with red Yokohama Jan 4 pmk alongside, San Francisco Jan 25 at left, endorsed "Chefoo China U.S.S. Kearsarge", some cover wear and backflap missing, otherwise fine example of single 30s franking on cover, signed Tyler (USS Kearsarge is best known for her defeat of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama off Cherbourg, France during the American Civil War. Kearsarge was recommissioned in 1874 and departed for Yokohama, arriving there on 11 May. She cruised the Asiatic Station for three years, protecting American interests in China, Japan, and the Philippines. Kearsarge was named for Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire)  Catalog #39 | Price Realized $12,500.00 |
 | Lot #893 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1875 (June 11) cover franked with single 15s lilac, Syll.1, tied by Yokohama Japan departure pmk, with red "Paid All" alongside, addressed to White Rock, Maine, U.S.A., with red San Francisco June 25 transit at left, minor cover wrinkling and backflap tear, fine single franking usage of 15s Bird, signed Tyler Catalog #47 | Price Realized $14,000.00 |
 | Lot #894 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1876 (13 Apr) blue cover with pre-printed corner cachet "U.S. Ship "Tennessee" Asiatic Station", endorsed "Via San Francisco", addressed to Salem, Mass., franked with 10s Cherry Blossom (JSCA 32), tied by a cork cancel, with front showing red Yokohama Paid All in red, also San Francisco May 14 transit, some cover wear and tears, fine U.S. naval cover Catalog #45 | Price Realized $10,000.00 |
 | Lot #895 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1876 (20 Apr) cover franked with vertical pair of 4s green, tied by black foreign mail cancel, with red Yokohama Paid All alongside, addressed to Salem, Mass., USA, red San Francisco May 20 transit at left, fine cover, signed Tyler Catalog #54A | Price Realized $5,750.00 |
 | Lot #896 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1878 (23 Aug) cover to Philadelphia, franked with single 5s brown, canceled by round cork, supported by "Hakodate Japan" departure pmk below, with violet Sep. 2 Yokohama Japan double circle transit, San Francisco transit and Philadelphia arrival pmks on back, minor cover tears, otherwise fine Catalog #59 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #897 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1879 (29 Dec) cover franked with 5s brown Koban, canceled by black cork pmk, supported by HIOGO duplex departure datestamp alongside, sent to Philadelphia, USA, with Yokohama Jan 3, 1880 transit, red San Francisco Jan 10 and Philadelphia Jan 27 arrival pmks on back, fine and attractive cover from Hiogo to USA Catalog #59 | Unsold |
 | Lot #898 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1881 cover to Boston, Mass., franked with 5sen brown, tied by a perfect strike of HIOGO Japan (26 Mar), with red Yokohama Paid All (Mar 30) in red, with 28 April transit below, backflap missing, closed tear at top, fine cover Catalog #59 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #899 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1882 (1 Sep) registered cover from Yokohama to Chicago, franked with 12s Bird, Syll.1, used in combination with Koban 2s violet and 3s orange (2), tied by two strikes of foreign intaglio "R" (Registered), with octagonal Yokohama datestamp alongside, with San Francisco (Registered Sep 17) transit and Chicago arrival (Received Sep 23, 1882) on back. Endorsed "Per Gaelic", the cover most probably traveled on Occidental & Oriental Steamship Co. "Belgic" which left around the marked time period, printed address of "Morf & Co." on partially incomplete backflap, fine cover, with original letter of contents included, 2003 Eichhorn certificate: "a mixed franking of bird 12sen with old Koban 3sen has not been reported up to now" (JSCA 36,65,66) Catalog #46,69,70 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #900 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1882-85 three covers to Rev. Long in Williamsburg, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA, franked with 5s brown (2) or 5s ultramarine, used from Nagasaki, via Yokohama and San Francisco (in red on back), usual cover wear, fine Catalog #59,74 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #901 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1888 (May) large cover from Kobe to corresponding pre-printed "The China & Japan Trading Co., Limited" in New York, endorsed "per Oceanic", franked with 2s, 8s, 10s and 50s, paying 80sen via Yokohama (20 May), with New York (9 June) "Paid All" arrival on back, with fairly intact red wax seals on back, filing folds and some cover wear away from the stamps, fine and colorful franking | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #902 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1888 (13 May) large linen envelope from Nagasaki to corresponding pre-printed "The China & Japan Trading Co., Limited" in New York, endorsed "per Oceanic", franked with 2s and two each 4s and 10s, paying 30sen via Yokohama (20 May), with New York (9 June) "Paid All" arrival on back, some cover wear and perf. faults, two intact red wax seals on back, fine appearance Catalog #58,62,73 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #903 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1894 2s stationery entire envelope additionally franked with 3s carmine and 2x5s ultramarine, canceled by Yokohama Japan Meiji pmks, the entire envelop affixed on a larger envelope, sent via San Francisco to Iowa, USA, transit and arrival pmks some toning, fine and unusual "N.J. Sargent, Yokohama, Japan" cover, with similar oval handstamp affixed on front of the smaller stationery and back of the larger cover | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #904 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1894 (18 Aug) large envelope from Kobe to corresponding pre-printed "The China & Japan Trading Co., Limited" in New York, endorsed "S/S E/o Japan", franked with 5s,15s,25s and 50s, paying 95sen, with Yokohama transit and New York arrival markings on back, some filing folds and cover wear, stamps intact, fine and impressive cover Catalog #74,80,82,83 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #905 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to the United States 1895 (9 March) large envelope from Yokohama to corresponding pre-printed "The China & Japan Trading Co., Limited" in New York, endorsed "per Belgic", franked with 25s and three 20s, paying 85sen, two "CTMS T" (25 cents) due markings applied on arrival, but crossed out, with "Collect Postage 10 cents" and 10c Postage due added in New York, cover wear, three intact red wax seals on back, fine appearance Catalog #81,82 | Unsold |
