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 #1179 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GREAT BRITAIN 1840-1950 collection on Stanley Gibbons Windsor stamp album pages, also in glassine envelopes, with 1p black, imperforate 1p red and 2p blue on blue and white paper, perforated 1p and 1/2p many different Plate Numbers, Line-Engraved to 1sh, also 10p, 5sh, 10sh and other high values, some unused, Mullready envelope, KEVII including unused 2sh6p (3), 5sh (1) and 10sh (2), George V with Seahorses to 10sh, some unused, few later items; Officials, "I.R. Officials" with Victoria and KEVII values to 1sh, "O.W. Official" eight different, "Army Official", eight different, "Govt Parcels", 15 different, "Board of Education" and "Admiralty" (11), also some British Offices, condition is mixed, with faults and some reference items, huge catalogue value *O | Unsold |
