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 #1199 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALY 1862-1951 advanced collection on pages and auction lot sheets in two 3-ring binders, Kingdom, with early King Victor Emmanuel including various shades noted, Turin Printing with some better items including 10c buff with Oliva certificate, 1878 Surcharges with APS certificate, Victor Emmanuel III to 5L (with Raybaudi certificate for 50c), 15c slate booklet pane of six, Philatelic Congress, Manzoni to 5L, nice selection of advertising labels (including Scott 87d n.h. with Sismondo certificate), Virgil, Dante, World Cup, Risorgimento, all include Air Post, few surcharge and perforation varieties noted, nice selection of Romulus errors, solid back of the book, Semi-Postals with B.L.P. overprints, Air Post with Trans-Atlantic Squadron, complete set of 20 Balbo Triptychs (C49-49), Pneumatic Post, Special Delivery, Postage Dues with some better sets, Officials, Newspaper Stamps, Parcel Post (including Q76 "Cavalino"), plus much more, mixed condition with some faults possible mostly among the early material, fine-v.f. and useful collection with a lot of material * | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #1200 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALY 1904-45 selection of 100 covers and cards, including stationery, military mail, Dalmatia, censored markings, etc.  | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1201 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ITALY 1941-43 group of 90+ military cards, letters, Fieldpost usages, various markings, censored mail, etc., interesting lot, with few items from Libya, also propaganda postcards, etc. | Unsold |
