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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #710
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1921 35c red, 1 1/2mm Spacing, used on commercial cover to Halifax, v.f.,
Envelope
Catalog #C3f
Catalog Value $400
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #711
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1930 "Miss Columbia", 50c on 36c green, l.h., well centered, v.f., signed Sanabria, Diena, etc. (this stamp derives its name from the monoplane "Miss Columbia", piloted by Capt. Errol Boyd & Lt. Harry Connor, which made the trip from Harbour Grace to Croydon Airport, London. Only 300 copies of the 35c Caribou stamp were overprinted, of which at least half were used),
*
Catalog #C5
Catalog Value $9,000
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #712
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1930 "Miss Columbia", 50c on 36c green, l.h., well centered, v.f., signed Diena, L.W.C., etc. (this stamp derives its name from the monoplane "Miss Columbia", piloted by Capt. Errol Boyd & Lt. Harry Connor, which made the trip from Harbour Grace to Croydon Airport, London. Only 300 copies of the 35c Caribou stamp were overprinted, of which at least half were used),
*
Catalog #C5
Catalog Value $9,000
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #713
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1930 "Miss Columbia", 50c on 36c green, horizontal pair, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered for this, fine-v.f., signed Diena. Only 300 copies of the 36c Caribou stamp were surcharged and sales were restricted to a single stamp to each buyer, hence few pairs are known (only 143 unused stamps exist),
**
Catalog #C5
Catalog Value $26,000
Price Realized
$14,500.00

Lot #714
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1931 15c brown, vertical pair imperf. between, h.r., v.f., with 1999 PFC,
*
Catalog #C9b
Catalog Value $1,300
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #715
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1932 DO-X Surcharge, $1.50 on $1 blue, block of four (complete sheet), n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #C12
Catalog Value $1,400
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #716
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1933 5c light brown, imperf. vertical pair, n.h., v.f.,
**
Catalog #C13a
Catalog Value $375
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #717
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1933 30c blue, imperf. horizontal pair, unused without gum, v.f.,
(*)
Catalog #C15a
Catalog Value $700
Price Realized
$120.00

Lot #718
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post
1933 75c bister, imperf. horizontal pair, right stamp l.h., left stamp n.h., v.f., with 2002 BPA certificate,
*/**
Catalog #C17a
Catalog Value $700
Price Realized
$290.00

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