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 #53 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870-88 Bank Note Issues, 1c-90c plate proofs on india, 38 different, complete sets, occasional oxidation noted, generally fine-v.f., P Catalog #145/218P3 Catalog Value $1,954 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #54 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 1c ultramarine, Panama-Pacific small die proof, v.f., only 413 different die proofs were printed in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific Exhibition, with only five or less produced for each stamp, P Catalog #145P2a Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #55 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 3c green, "big plate flaw" at bottom, position 91L, used, fine and interesting O Catalog #147var | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #56 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 6c carmine, plate proof on india affixed on card, block of four, fresh and v.f.,  PCatalog #148P3 Catalog Value $150 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #57 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 24c purple, geometric cancel, fresh and well centered, v.f., O Catalog #153 Catalog Value $210 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #58 United States 1870-71 Issue 1870 24c purple, used with 10c horizontal pair on double rate Bissell correspondence cover to Ahmednagar, India, sent via Southampton, with red Boston paid cancel, Sea Post Office (Jun 19) and arrival handstamps on reverse, some usual cover wear, still a fine and attractive franking, with a notation on reverse that this cover sold for $920 in a 1995 Christie's auction  Catalog #153, 161 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
