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 #1112 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS AUSTRIA 1850-1945 collection on pages and loose, with good selection of first issue reprints, generally complete from 1890, with extensive group of Franz Josef definitives, sets with perf. varieties, varnish bars, Birthday Issue, Dollfuss (380) n.h., rest of the issues to 1945, including 5M values, also Semi-Postals, WIPA singles regular and granite paper, also single from souvenir sheet, other sets, also Air Post, Postage Dues, Military Issues, Lombardy Venetia, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine or better, high catalogue value * | Price Realized $2,200.00 |
 | Lot #1113 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS AUSTRIA 1980s-90s black prints, collection of 200+ in four albums, some duplication possible, all v.f. P | Unsold |
