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 #1263 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RYUKYU ISLANDS 1948-71 advanced and highly specialized collection on pages, issues complete, with singles and many Imprint blocks of six or larger (including Scott 1a-6a imprint blocks of 10, No.18 Imprint block of 14, 19-26 imprint blocks of 10, plus many others), group of 1952 "Kai Tei" revalued surcharges, with strips of three, blocks of four and six, other varieties include shifted surcharges, missing colors, etc., collected l.h. (including No.17) and n.h., fine-v.f. Also included is a comprehensive group of Provisional Issues (various seals on Japanese stamps, Scott 3X1/5X9), 50+ different unused, including few better items, plus Revenues, Christmas Seals, Bank Notes, etc., high catalogue value  ***Catalog #1-228 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #1264 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RYUKYU ISLANDS 1949-72 collection apparently complete (without "a" numbers) on White Ace album pages, No.17 l.h. (with Stolow certificate), balance n.h., fine-v.f. *** | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1265 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RYUKYU ISLANDS 1948-72 balance of a consignment in a stock book, accumulation of regular issues and air post, l.h. or n.h., also an additional stock book with used and unused postal stationery, additional sets and singles, plus a selection of souvenir sheets of 4 and sheets of 20 from the 1960s-70s, as well as a small selection of Philippines, fine-v.f.  *** | Price Realized $375.00 |
