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 #285 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - OTTOMAN RULE 1854 entire FL from Sarajevo to Livno, bearing an excellent strike of "An Canibi-I Posta Bosna" negative seal in deep blue black ink (Coles & Walker fig.1), fine cover, ex-Cihangir (Harry Schaefer) collection, signed Jakub Nakri, with 2013 Gregory Todd certificate  | Unsold |
 | Lot #286 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - OTTOMAN RULE 1864 outer FL from Sarajevo to Brood, franked with Ottoman 1pi black on slate gray on thin paper (second printing), used in combination with 1863 20pa Postage Due, canceled by dotted "Battal" in blue black, margins all around, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and attractive cover, with 2013 Greg Todd certificate (Mi.2/II,P1, SG 2,D7) | Unsold |
 | Lot #287 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - OTTOMAN RULE 1868 entire FL (minor abrasions and small piece missing) from Sarajevo to Brood, franked with Ottoman 1867 Postage Due, horizontal pair of 20 paras deep brown, perf. 12 1/2, tied by all Arabic circular BOSNA handstamps without numeral in blue (Coles & Walker fig.4), fine cover, with 2013 Greg Todd certificate, ex-Passer and Otto Hornung collections (SG D18, Mi.P5) | Unsold |
 | Lot #288 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - OTTOMAN RULE 1868 entire FL from Hagyi Ristos Soehne in Sarajevo to Bitola, franked with 1865 First Duloz 8x20pa yellow (four singles and two vertical pairs) (Mi.6, SG 12) tied by all Arabic circular "Bosna" handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig.5), filing fold away from the stamps, impressive franking and fine cover, ex-Passer and Otto Hornung collections, with 2013 Gregory Todd certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #289 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - OTTOMAN RULE 1870 entire FL from Sarajevo, franked with Turkey 20pa green and 1pi yellow (Mi.14A,15B, SG 36,44), tied by all Arabic circular "Bosna" handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig.5), fine cover, with 2013 Gregory Todd certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #290 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - OTTOMAN RULE 1873 entire FL from David Eskenazi in Sarajevo, franked with 1867-70 Turkish Postage Dues 20pa pale brown and 1pi brown (Mi.P11B,12B, SG 72B,73B), used as regular postage and tied by all Arabic circular "Bosna" handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig.4), fine cover, ex-Passer and Otto Hornung collections, with 2013 Gregory Todd certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #291 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - OTTOMAN RULE 1875 entire FL franked with 2pi vermilion and 1pi Postage Due (Mi.16A,P12b, SG 38,D73B), tied by all Arabic circular "Bosna" handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig.5), showing bilingual "Bosnasarai" (6 Sep 75) datestamp alongside, fine cover, ex-Otto Hornung, with 2013 Gregory Todd certificate | Price Realized $375.00 |
