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 #644 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - M.E.F. 1943 1p, 2p, 2 1/2p, 3p, 9p and 1sh, six different, tied by AGEDABIA, Cyrenaica 14.1.44 cds on small registered and flown cover to Alexandria, with Benghazi transit and Egyptian arrival pmks, v.f. (Sass. €2,000+)  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #645 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - M.E.F. 1943 1p, 2p, 2 1/2p, 3p, 9p and 1sh, six different, tied by TOCRA, Benghazi 31.1.44 cds on small registered and flown cover to England, additional Benghazi and Tripoli transits on back, v.f. (Sass. €2,000+) | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #646 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - M.E.F. 1943 1p-2sh6p nine different, tied by Benghazi 4 February 1946 cds on small cover bearing Field Post Office address and arrival pmk on back, fine (Sass. €2,000+) | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #647 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - M.E.F. 1943 1p-2sh6p nine different, tied by EL MARU Barce, 21 June 1943 cds on cover with Benghazi arrival (23 June) pmk on back | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #648 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - M.E.F. 1946 1p-2sh6p, nine values on registered cover used in Rhodes (19.8.46), fine-v.f., rare Aegean Islands usage, with 2013 Sismondo certificate (Sass. €5,000+) Catalog #1-9 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #649 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES - M.E.F. 1947 1p-1sh, eight different used on two registered covers from Rhodes (8.3.47) to London, fine-v.f. (Sass. 6-13, €2,700) | Price Realized $230.00 |
