Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
March 8-9, 2022
This 1,338 lot sale features collections formed by the late John Abrams, Dr.M.K. Blumenthal and other prominent collectors. We begin with United States and Possessions, featuring 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of book material. A-Z countries include specialized Bulgaria, Ottoman Bosnia & Herzegovina, China with Liberated Areas covers, Germany with a focus on WWII Occupation Issues, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, including Boer War postal history. There are numerous rarities from Italy, Old States and Italian Colonies, as well as classic covers and individual rarities from South and Central America. This auction concludes with solid section of Large Lots and Collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact. For those visiting London 2022, please stop by our both to chat, pick up an auction catalogue or discuss possible sale of your philatelic holdings.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #229 ALBANIA 1913 2 1/2pi violet brown, horizontal pair, brick red tete-beche handstamp (one inverted) used on piece, fine and extremely rare, with 2008 Otto Graf certificate, ex-Nosi (catalogued as regular singles) O Catalog #1var Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #230 ALBANIA 1913 2pa, 10pa and 2pi, two of each value, one with inverted overprint, canceled side by side on three pieces, fine-v.f., with Scheller certificate, rare (Mi.3,5,8var, €2,500 for upright handstamps) O Catalog #5,8,17var Catalog Value $2,200 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #231 ALBANIA 1913 20pa, also 2pi, horizontal pairs with red "tete-beche" handstamps, one inverted, canceled on pieces, fine-v.f., with Pascal Scheller certificate, rare (catalogued as regular stamps) O Catalog #6,8var Catalog Value $2,400 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #232 ALBANIA 1913 1pi ultramarine, horizontal pair, red tete-beche handstamps (one inverted), used on piece, v.f., with 2008 Graf certificate, ex-Nosi (catalogued as regular stamps) O Catalog #7var Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #233 ALBANIA 1913 2pi blue black, horizontal pair, canceled on piece by 1913 Vlone cds, v.f., signed Raybaudi, O Catalog #8 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #234 ALBANIA 1913 2pi blue black, horizontal pair, blue tete-beche handstamps, one inverted, used on piece, exceptionally well centered, v.f., with 2008 Graf certificate, ex-Nosi (catalogued as regular stamps) O Catalog #8var Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #235 ALBANIA 1913 5pi lilac, canceled on piece, v.f., with Diena certificate, O Catalog #10 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #236 ALBANIA 1913 10pi dull red, black surcharge, used on small piece, fine. A rare stamp, only 650 issued, signed Prindushi, with 1984 PFC, O Catalog #11 Catalog Value $4,750 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #237 ALBANIA 1913 10pi brick red, canceled on piece, fine and rare stamp, only 650 issued, signed Prindushi, O Catalog #11 Catalog Value $4,750 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #238 ALBANIA 1913 1pi blue, black handstamp, with additional overprint in carmine, used on piece, nice perforations, v.f. for this, with 1995 Holcombe certificate, O Catalog #15 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #239 ALBANIA 1913 2pa olive, red handstamp inverted, fine, signed Prindushi (catalogued as regular stamp) * Catalog #17var Catalog Value $425 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #240 ALBANIA 1913 surcharged "10" on 20pa with red handstamp, fine and very rare (catalogued as regular stamp) * Catalog #19var Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #241 ALBANIA 1913 10pa on 20pa rose, blue handstamp, well centered with good perforations, n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. and rare, ex-Nosi, with 2003 Dr.Peters certificate (catalogued as regular stamp) ** Catalog #19var Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #242 ALBANIA 1913 2pa on 5pa bistre, two singles, one with handstamp inverted, both canceled on piece, fine-v.f., signed Holcombe, very rare (Mi. A3, €4,000 two singles with upright overprints) (See note in Scott following No.19) O Catalog Value $3,600 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #243 ALBANIA 1915 Skanderbeg Issue in Turkish currency, used at the beginning of Essad Pascha's second regime, just before the stamps were overprinted with his seal, complete set of six, all stamps tied by the star type seal of the post office of Mollas ("Zyra e Postes Mollas"), with date 15-9-15 added by hand, sent via Elbasan, where it was handed over to the Serbian Post Offices and sent via Qukes to Debar, with circular censor marking, v.f., with 2008 Otto Graf certificate ("the use of unoverprinted Skanderbeg stamps by the posts of Essad Pascha's second regime as well as the Mollas cancel are very rare")  Catalog #47-52 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
