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 #710 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CANADIAN TERRITORY - Newfoundland Air Post 1921 35c red, 1 1/2mm Spacing, used on commercial cover to Halifax, v.f.,  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.,  **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 |
