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 #1213 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1946-64 hundreds of used and unused singles and sets on stock cards, many better early items, some possibly reprints, others originals, some duplication, imperf. varieties, souvenir sheets, mostly fine-v.f., high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #1214 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1948-2003 collection of 77 original drawings (24 pre-1960 and 53 post-1960), mostly v.f., rare, covering variety of subjects, usually propaganda for earlier issues and topicals post 1960, covering music, paintings, Sports, Animals, etc. P | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #1215 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1957-82 collection in two large 3-ring binders, issues mostly complete on Scott album pages, hundreds of sets and souvenir sheetlets, with or without gum as issued, some earlier items (not counted), fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1216 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1959-90 large collection in two stock books, with or without gum as issued, many color sets, souvenir sheets and special sheetlets, some imperfs, better items, etc., fine-v.f., Michel 2014 cat. €6,600+  ** | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1217 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1964-1995 overprinted "Specimen", collection/accumulation of many thousands, generally complete sets, blocks of four, souvenir sheets, sheetlets, different types of overprint, all n.h., fine-v.f., seldom offered S | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1218 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 1975-2003 collection of errors and varieties (1,395 pieces), occasional proofs, missing colors, perforation shifts, double impressions, part perf., imperf., etc., mostly in blocks of four, also some postal stationery, n.h., fine-v.f. ** | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1219 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS NORTH KOREA 2008-12 collection of 106 different Photo Proofs, plus additional 102 souvenir sheets and sheetlets, all topicals, v.f., scarce P | Unsold |
