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 #1298 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TOPICALS 1980s-90s Proofs, large stock of 700+ stage proofs, imperf. proofs, also imperf. singles and blocks of four and lager, plus souvenir sheets, from various British Commonwealth entities including Cook Islands, Aitutaki, Niue, Penrhyn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Grenada, Nevis, Vanuatu, also Morocco, Palau, Ghana and few other countries, produced by Courvoisier, Format Printers, Joh. Enschede, Fournier, Questa, Rexam, Cartor and others, many on presentation cards showing sets and souvenir sheets (counted as one), all nicely set up in Lighthouse albums and on cards, all topicals (Birds and Flowers, Animals, Sports, Airships, Butterflies, Seashells, Famous People, Princess Diana, etc.), many purchased individually at auctions at substantial cost, little if any duplication, v.f. and attractive lot  P | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
