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 #21 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c, 24c and 30c orange, tied by neat grid cancels on large part of cover to Shanghai, China, red "New York Br. Pkt Paid Sep 30" and London Oct 13, 62 transit pmk, large "1" in red at lower right, most of the back of the cover is missing, otherwise fine three color franking to Shanghai | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #22 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c-90c, complete set of 13 different plate proofs on india, including 2c and three additional 3c shades (dull red, lake and vermilion), fine-v.f., P Catalog #63/78P3 Catalog Value $1,115 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #23 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c, 3c, 12c, 30c and 90c, five different Panama-Pacific small die proofs, large margins all around, usual light toning and thin spots, otherwise v.f. and scarce, only 3-5 of each issued (from February 20 to December 4, 1915, the Panama-Pacific Exposition was held in San Francisco, to commemorate Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean and to celebrate the opening of one of mankind's greatest engineering achievements, the Panama Canal. The Post Office Department decided to prepare a limited number of proof sets showing every United States stamp printed up to the time of the exposition. A total of 413 different designs were made. Only two sets were officially prepared, but it is widely recognized that between three and five of each were made. These included Officials, Newspapers and Periodicals, Philippines and other special use stamps), P Catalog #63/72P2a Catalog Value $13,750 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #24 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c-90c, ten different stamps, overprinted Specimen, hinge remnants or disturbed gum (24c without gum), usual minor faults, otherwise fine-v.f., S Catalog #63/78S Catalog Value $2,120 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #25 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 Bowlsby Patent, 1c perforated essays in red and blue with coupons at top, the former with disturbed gum, the latter h.r., fine, E Catalog #63-E113f Catalog Value $400 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #26 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c blue, 30c orange, Panama-Pacific two small die proofs on yellowish wove paper, usual overall toning and faint thin spots, fine-v.f., less than 5 of each printed, P Catalog #63P2a,71P2a Catalog Value $5,500 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #27 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 1c orange brown, bottom sheet margin Imprint (Engraved by the National Bank Note Co. City of New York) Plate No.27 block of eight, v.f.  PCatalog #63TC5e | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #28 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 Jeff Davis Going to War - Returning from War, multicolor allover patriotic design with hand colored caricature, on 1864 cover franked with 3c rose tied by target cancel, "Phila, Pa." thimble cds alongside, fine  Catalog #65 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #29 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 3c rose, large die proof on india, die sunk on card, with National Bank Note Co. imprint, v.f., P Catalog #65P1 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #30 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 30c orange, well centered, v.f., tied by foreign mail cancel on cover to Dusseldorf, Germany, with red "N.York Paid" and blue "America Uber Bremen Franco" markings, endorsed "Per Steamer New York", with arrival pmk, v.f., Catalog #71 Catalog Value $380 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #31 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 90c blue, black grid cancel, nicely centered and fresh, v.f., O Catalog #72 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #32 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 2c black, light blue target cancel, nicely centered amid white even margins, fresh and v.f. O Catalog #73 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #33 United States 1861-68 Issues 1861 2c black, two perfectly centered, v.f. examples, used on printed Circular rate cover from Boston to Swanzey, also Philadelphia Drop Letter, locally addressed, v.f. Catalog #73 | Price Realized $250.00 |
