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 #1082 VATICAN CITY Flight Covers 1929 (10 Dec) first flight cover to Tunis, mixed franking with Italian 1L blue, v.f., with transit and arrival pmks  | Unsold |
 | Lot #1083 VATICAN CITY Flight Covers 1930 (17 Jan) first flight cover to Castelrosso, Aegean Islands, mixed franking with Italian 50c brown, v.f., with arrival pmk | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1084 VATICAN CITY Flight Covers 1931 (16 Jan) Rome to Venice, special "Crociera Aerea Italia-Brasile" postcard, with corresponding label, mixed Vatican and Italy franking, v.f., with three different pmks, including arrival, only 12 carried | Price Realized $110.00 |
 | Lot #1085 VATICAN CITY Flight Covers 1933 (31 May) Rome to Salonika, first flight cover, appropriate cachet and arrival pmk, v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #1086 VATICAN CITY Flight Covers 1933 special flight card "Zurich-Tunis-Rome-Zurich", Rome-Zurich leg, registered, with 20.V.33 arrival pmk, v.f., with Sam Bayer handstamp | Unsold |
 | Lot #1087 VATICAN CITY Flight Covers 1935 Rome to Paris, cover from Vatican City (29.7.35) with Inaugural "Line A Aerea Roma-Parigi" departure pmk, v.f., with arrival cds, only 20 carried (Longhi 3297) | Price Realized $200.00 |
