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 #19 United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue 1875 1c-90c, complete set of eight Panama-Pacific small die proofs (5c listed as a regular issue and not a Reprint), large margins all around, nice colors, usual toning and tiny pinholes, otherwise 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), extremely rare and quite possibly the only known complete set, ex-Wagshal, P Catalog #12P2a, 40P2a/47P2a Catalog Value $23,500 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #20 United States 1875 Reprints of the 1857-61 Issue 1875 24c blackish violet, Panama-Pacific small die proof, usual thins and faint toning, otherwise 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, ex-Falk Finkelburg, P Catalog #45P2a Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $750.00 |
