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 #1007 RUSSIA 1917 (30 Oct) registered picture postcard (beautiful illustration of St. Stephan's Cathedral) from Perm to Cleveland, Ohio, USA, franked with Imperial Arms 3k, 5k and 2x10k/7k, paying the correct 28k rate for a registered foreign postcard (8k postage plus 20k for registration), sent during the first week after the Russian Revolution on October 25, 1917, message in Polish "Hope that better times will come soon", arriving via New York in Cleveland on February 13, 1918. A very scarce Registered foreign picture postcard sent immediately after the Russian Revolution  | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1008 RUSSIA 1918 (12 Apr) postal card sent by an Englishwoman in Kharkov to her brother in England, franked with two each 1k and 3k imperf. and 10k/7k Arms. The lady witnessed the German occupation of Kharkov on 8 April: "Yesterday morning we heard cannonading in the distance. The commandant went out to meet them and say we surrender and in the evening they arrived in great numbers", fine and interesting eyewitness account | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #1009 RUSSIA 1933 Leningrad Exhibition, set of two, also 1931 Airships imperforate set of five, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #487-88,C15-19 Catalog Value $908 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1010 RUSSIA 1958 Radio Day (May 7), 40k line perf. 12 1/2, top sheet margin single, showing double perforations at top, l.h. in margin, stamp n.h., exceptionally well centered for this difficult issue, v.f., with 2007 Mandrovski certificate (Zagorsky 2063A, 300,000Rub $4,000). Also included Khachatur Abovian, 40k perf. 12 1/2, n.h. v.f. (Zagorsky 1776A) ** Catalog #1799var,2063var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1011 RUSSIA 1966 Space, 10k pane of 25, each stamp with double impression of Bronze and Red colors, n.h., v.f., probably unique  **Catalog #3193var | Unsold |
