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 #332 BULGARIA Semi-Postals 1920 Surtax for ex-Prisoners of War, specialized collection on pages, perf. and imperf. blocks of four, commercially used cover with 10s rose, with 2016 Thomas Hitzler certificate stating that this is one of a maximum 15 recorded non-philatelic covers, strip of three of 5s green, surcharge shifted and practically omitted from the left stamp (Karaivanoff certificate), inverted overprints, large perf. and imperforate multiples, philatelic covers, additional varieties, fine-v.f.  */**Catalog #B1/10,var | Unsold |
 | Lot #333 BULGARIA Semi-Postals 1920 (10 Apr) picture postcard franked with 5s on 10s (for the returning POWs), tied by bilingual Gabrovo departure cds and sent to Jambol. The postcard is underfranked (should have been 10s) and according to the accompanying Thomas Hitzler certificate "only a few non-philatelic covers are recorded. It is estimated that a maximum of 15 non-philatelic covers exist. This is a very rare and nice cover, one of a few recorded" Catalog #B3 | Unsold |
 | Lot #334 BULGARIA Semi-Postals 1920 (19 Sep) cover (with letter of contents) franked with 7 1/2s on 15s (for the returning POWs), tied by bilingual Kazanlik departure cds and sent to Sofia. The cover is underfranked (should have been 25s) and according to the accompanying Thomas Hitzler certificate "only a few non-philatelic covers are recorded. It is estimated that a maximum of 15 non-philatelic covers exist. This is a very rare and nice cover, one of a few recorded" Catalog #B4 | Unsold |
