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 #215 United States - American Ship Mail from Japan 1887 (28 Mar and 4 Apr) two covers with "U.S.S. Palos Asiatic Station" violet datestamps on back, each franked with Japan 5s ultramarine Koban, tied by segmented cork cancels, mailed from Yokohama and Nagasaki to Miss Nelson in Washington, D.C., red San Francisco transits and "Carrier" and Washington arrival pmks on back, fine pair of covers from U.S.S. Palos to Washington, D.C. (U.S.S. Palos was a warship in the United States Navy, named for Palos de la Frontera in Spain, the place where Christopher Columbus started his first voyage to America. Palos was the first American warship to transit the Suez Canal and operated on the China and Japan Coasts and inland waters for 22 years and was involved in military actions in Korea. Palos continued her operations on the Asiatic Station into 1891)  | Price Realized $500.00 |
