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 #973 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, h.r., incredibly fresh example, beautiful colors, good perforations, fine and rare, * Catalog #1 Catalog Value $2,400 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #974 POLAND 1860 10k blue & carmine, well centered, canceled "16" (Ruda Guzowska) in concentric rings, repaired, fine appearance O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #975 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, nice colors and fresh, left frame completely deformed, canceled "1" in concentric rings (Warszawa), fine stamp, signed Wiatrowski (Fi.1a) O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #976 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose, canceled "188" in concentric rings (Rawa), also two 10k Russian stamps, perf. 12 1/2 (unwatermarked) with similar cancels, small thins, fine appearance O Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #977 POLAND 1860 10k blue & rose lilac, two defective examples, canceled "1" (Warszawa) and "81" (Chelm) in concentric rings, fine appearance O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #978 POLAND 1866 Russian 10k brown & blue (horizontally laid paper), canceled "189" in concentric rings, with bilingual "Gorzkowice" departure (date filled-in by hand) at top, merchant's oval "Niechcice" and sent to Warszawa, filing crease through the stamp, fine appearance, with arrival pmk on back  | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #979 POLAND 1919 Krakow Issue, 10h magenta, well centered, hinge removed, v.f., signed Bloch and Dr.Kronenberg, * Catalog #44 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #980 POLAND 1924 Arms of Poland, 1gr orange brown and 3gr orange, imperforate vertical gutter se-tenant pair, unused without gum, each stamp with invalidating printer's lines in red, folded between stamps, signed Gryzewski (*) Catalog #215,217P | Unsold |
 | Lot #981 POLAND 1941 London Issue, 5gr lilac, imperforate horizontal pair, also 1zl brown, imperf. single, all used, v.f. (Fi.A338P,N338P) O | Unsold |
 | Lot #982 POLAND 1941 London Issue, 80gr carmine, large die proof on wove paper, minor toning, otherwise fine (Fi.338P) P | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #983 POLAND 1956 Olympic Games Melbourne, 20g light brown & dull violet (Boxer), center inverted, lower left sheet corner margin single, n.h., v.f., unique positional piece and truly superb modern rarity from Poland, only 14(!) examples are known to exist, ** Catalog #751a Catalog Value $17,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #984 POLAND 1961 P.K.O. 60k black & brown, bottom sheet margin pane of 16, eight stamps imperf. at bottom, n.h., folded between stamps, v.f., scarce  **Catalog #1-15var | Unsold |
