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 #1254 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PORTUGUESE COLONIES 1869-1930 collection on pages and dealer/auction lot sheets, two 3-ring binders, with unused Angola, Angra, Azores, Horta, with many better singles and sets, perf. varieties, inverted overprints, St. Anthony set and others, King Carlos and Manuel II sets, Republica overprints, Ceres issues, also unused postal stationery, plus some later issues mixed condition, generally fine or better * | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #1255 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS PORTUGUESE COLONIES 1877-1975 Inhambane, Lourenco Marques, Queliname, Nyassa, Tete and Zambezia, advanced collection on professionally designed album pages, glassines and auction/dealer lot sheets, with Kings Luiz and Carlos, Ceres, commemoratives, Republica overprints, surcharges, occasional varieties, Postage Dues, Air Post, Postal Tax Stamps, few certificates included. In addition, there is a solid group of Mozambique, with singles, sets and souvenir sheets, some duplication, occasional flaws possible, mostly fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
