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 #1168 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1872-1956 collection on pages and dealer/auction lot sheets, starting with unused group of Large and Small Shields, including No.1, 1/4gr violet, n.h., with Dr.Sommer certificate, 1875-90 "Pfennig" and "Pfennige", "Germania" with Reichspost to 5M, Deutsches Reich unwmkd, including varieties of 1M-3M, 1905-21 Peace and Wartime Printings of the high values, Inflation issues, good selection of errors and varieties, Semi-Postals, with souvenir sheets (B33, B58, also singles from souvenir sheet, B68 used and unused), other souvenir sheets collected both used and unused, Air Post complete, including the Zeppelin issues (C35-42), Belgian Occupation (Eupen & Malmedy), some WWII Legion items, French Zone complete, Russian Zone, including West Saxony, Thuringen souvenir sheets (Christmas and Anti-Fascism, also Reconstruction and large Leipzig Fair souvenir sheet of four, with folder), miscellaneous Soviet Occupation locals, plus DDR complete collection to 1955, also some booklets, se-tenants and other specialty items, additional album with specialized group of local issues, including souvenir sheets (Finsterwalde, missing value), overprints on Hitler stamps, singles and sets; plus a large group of German States, Baden, Bavaria-Wurttemberg, hundreds of unused singles, including some better items. A comprehensive holding of German stamps, mostly fine or better, huge catalogue value * | Price Realized $12,500.00 |
 | Lot #1169 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1948-2017 collection in Minkus albums, with complete Federal Republic and Berlin, including Black and Red overprints, Currency Reform souvenir sheet, Posthorn set, all Semi-Postal issues, etc., also East Germany (DDR) complete, with overprints and souvenir sheets; plus the early issues East Saxony ("Pochta"), souvenir sheets from Thuringen (Anti-Fascism sheetlet of three, white paper, Christmas sheet of four, Reconstruction and Leipzig Fair), collected n.h., few minor flaws possible, generally fine-v.f. ** | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1170 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1948-51 selection of better issues including semi-postals on stock cards, fine-v.f. * | Unsold |
 | Lot #1171 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1948-51 Buildings, collection of 60 fairly complete sheet reconstructions in two-ring binder, used, with 2pf (5), 5pf (4), 20pf (4), 24pf (27) and 25pf (20), various types and perforations noted, fine-v.f. and difficult to replicate O | Unsold |
