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 #109 United States 1909-13 Issues 1909 2c Alaska-Yukon, small die proof from the Panama-Pacific Issue, v.f. and scarce, only 3-5 printed, with 1973 and 2003 PFCs, P Catalog #370P2a Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #110 United States 1909-13 Issues 1910 3c deep violet, Type I, Orangeburg Coil single, well centered for this difficult stamp with the design clear of the margins on all four sides, fresh and fine, with 1976, 2002 and 2008 PFCs. The 3c Orangeburg coil was made by the Post Office Department in 1911, specifically for use by the Bell Pharmaceutical Company. They were used to send product samples to physicians and were put through the first-class cancelling machine at Orangeburg, New York. Due to the coil stamps' use on mass mailings, many of the surviving copies are faulty to some extent. The most common defects are corner creases or tears. An extremely scarce sound copy, O Catalog #389 Catalog Value $10,000 | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
 | Lot #111 United States 1909-13 Issues 1910 Coils, 2c carmine, n.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, with 2008 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $450) ** Catalog #391 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #112 United States 1909-13 Issues 1910 4c brown, n.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, with 2007 PFC graded "XF 90" (SMQ $275) ** Catalog #395 | Price Realized $350.00 |
