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 #756 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1855 (15 Apr) outer FL from Bombay to Seconderabad, franked with 1/2a deep blue/indigo, die I (group 14, Stone A), clear margins all around, tied by rhomboid of bars, with boxed dispatch and arrival markings on back, v.f.  Catalog #SG 4 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #757 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1854 1a dull red, die II, sheet of 96 with most of the marginal inscriptions intact on all sides, distinct sideways watermark, good color. The sheet was separated vertically between stamps in the middle and rejoined, with paper defects caused by the splitting along the watermark (pos 31,39), also closed tear (pos 59,67) and few other minor flaws. A spectacular exhibition piece  (*)Catalog #SG 14 | Price Realized $27,000.00 |
 | Lot #758 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1865 2a brownish orange, bottom sheet margin, imprint "Twenty" block of six, centered to bottom, l.h. in margin, stamps n.h. **Catalog #23 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #759 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1923 George V, first issue, 3a-25r, eleven different, l.h., fresh, v.f. (SG £1,200 for the complete set of 19) * Catalog #87-98 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #760 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH INDIA 1949 (15 Aug) complete set to 15r, used on 16 illustrated FDCs, each canceled with New Delhi, Independence Day cds, with arrival pmks on back, v.f., scarce set of First Day Covers Catalog #SG 309-24 | Price Realized $500.00 |
