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 #650 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - ERITREA 1943 9p (4) and 1sh, used on flown cover from ASMARA to New York, "Opened by Examiner" censor label, with "Asmara Ferrovia Arrivi Partenze 8.3.43" departure pmk on back, fine commercial usage (Sass. €1,240)  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #651 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - ERITREA 1943 1d, 5d, 1sh and 2sh6p, used on flown cover from ASMARA to New York, "Opened by Examiner" censor label, with "Asmara Ferrovia Arrivi Partenze 14.12.43" departure pmk on back, roughly opened at left, fine commercial usage (Sass. €1,500+) | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #652 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - ERITREA 1943 1sh (2) used on flown cover from ASMARA (Centro) to New York, "Opened by Examiner" censor label, with "Asmara Ferrovia Arrivi Partenze 5.10.43" departure pmk on back, fine commercial usage | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #653 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - ERITREA 1943 1d-2sh6, nine different used on registered cover from Asmara 1.1.43 to USA, "Eritrea Censor" handstamp, with Khartoum transit and arrival pmks (Sass. €1,500) | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #654 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - ERITREA 1948 B.M.A. Eritrea, 5c-10sh surcharges, 12 different (missing 65c on 7p rose), used 14.9.48 on registered cover from Asmara to USA, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk on back (Sass. €10,000 for the complete set on philatelic cover) | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #655 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - ERITREA 1950 B.A. Eritrea, 5c-10sh surcharges, complete set of 13, used 7.3.1950 on registered cover from Asmara to USA, fine-v.f., with transit and arrival pmk on back | Price Realized $900.00 |
