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 #827 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Griqualand West 1877 1sh green, overprinted "G" (type 2), unused, fine, (*) Catalog #SG 9b Catalog Value £750 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #828 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Griqualand West 1877 5sh overprinted "G" type 4 in red, inverted watermark, fine and rare stamp, O Catalog #SG 10dw Catalog Value £1,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #829 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Griqualand West 1877 1p carmine red, SG type 7, block of eight, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles)  */**Catalog #SG 11b Catalog Value £384 | Unsold |
 | Lot #830 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Griqualand West 1878 1/2p gray black, block of four, overprinted "G", type 15, also 1p carmine red, two blocks of four and a wing-margin block of 12, overprinted type 15, some n.h., fine, */**Catalog #SG 15,16 Catalog Value £672 | Unsold |
 | Lot #831 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Griqualand West 1878 1/2p gray black, overprinted "G" in red inverted, type 16, pane of 32, wing margin at right, some n.h., occasional toned specks on gum, otherwise fine and scarce showpiece, */**Catalog #SG 15a | Unsold |
 | Lot #832 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SOUTH AFRICA - Griqualand West 1881 (May 10) cover from Kimberley to Cape Town, franked with 4p blue overprinted "G", tied by Kimberley postmark, with Cape Town arrival (May 15) alongside, fine and scarce  | Price Realized $150.00 |
