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 #863 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Mail to England 1875 (Sep) cover to London, franked with horizontal pair of 30sen gray, foreign wove paper, tied by Tokyo Intaglio Cross, with "Yokohama Paid All Sep 25", San Francisco Oct. 18 and London Paid 8 Nov.75 arrival, additional "15 Cents" at left, all markings in red, with New York transit on back, filing fold away from the stamps, cover has been extensively cleaned, backflap discolored and some frayed edges at top, stamps with faint toning, otherwise a remarkable cover, extremely rare usage of the 30sen horizontal pair on cover  Catalog #25 | Price Realized $30,000.00 |
