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 #1275 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWITZERLAND 1850-1998 collection on Lighthouse hingeless album pages, there are no Cantonals, but there is 2 1/2rp black & red, with frame around cross (No.1), unused, without gum, with margins all around, Sitting and Standing Helvetias, Numerals, 1882-1904 with various perforations, used and unused, Helvetias and William Tell apparently complete, 1908-25 set to 3fr, Naba souvenir sheet, some tete-beche combinations, Commemoratives with 1914-31 3fr-10fr (six different, missing 3fr green), Pax set, Semi-Postals and Air Post complete, with souvenir sheets including the 1953 Pro-Juventute tete-beche sheet of 24, some varieties, etc., most of the unused stamps and souvenir sheets are n.h., generally fine-v.f. *O | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #1276 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWITZERLAND 1851-1964 collection in two albums and on dealer/auction lot sheets, mostly hinged, with many additional shades and perforations noted, with a few Rayon stamps (small faults or unused), Sitting Helvetia including 1862 to 1fr (60c redistributed gum with Sismondo certificate), Numerals, Standing Helvetia including perf. 9 1/2 set of five, William Tell to 3fr, with a nice selection of tete-beche and se-tenant pairs, Jungfrau including 3fr and 10fr, NABA souvenir sheet, Pax set, 1949 20c Grimsel Dam type I (regummed, with Loertscher certificate, cat. $2,000), etc., Semi-Postals complete including 1912 Pro-Juventute, souvenir sheets, with Pro-Patria block of four sheets, National Fete, etc., Air Post, Postage Dues, Officials including War Board of Trade, League of Nations (2O31a-34a unused), International Labor Board, Bureau of Education, World Health Organization, United Nations, etc., Franchise Stamps, nice selection of Semi-Official Air Post on lot cards, etc., mixed condition with some faults noted mostly on early material, generally fine-v.f., valuable collection * | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1277 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWITZERLAND 1900-65 specialized collection of Plate flaws and varieties, with 1900 UPU 5c and 10c strong offsets on gum (the former with Renggli opinion), surcharges on Regular issues, shifted, also on cover, 1923 Air Post 20c varieties showing shifted background, Semi-Postals with plate flaws, neatly described on pages, also souvenir sheets (including 1945 Basel Dove Centenary), various color shifts, incorrect inscription, etc. An interesting selection  *O | Price Realized $950.00 |
