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 #303 BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule Eastern Rumelia 1880 stampless prepaid Registered cover from Philippopolis to Tsarigrad (Constantinople), struck with straight-line FRANCO over bilingual "Filippopel/Plovdiv" pmk, "Recommandee" in green, with Constantinople arrival on back, cover repaired on both sides, fine appearance, with 2015 Greg Todd certificate  | Unsold |
 | Lot #304 BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule Eastern Rumelia 1880 stampless prepaid cover from Philippopolis to Constantinople, struck with straight-line FRANCO, just above bilingual "Filippopel/Plovdiv" (29 May, Julian) pmk in blue, with Constantinople arrival (12 June, Gregorian) on back, fine, with 2015 Greg Todd certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #305 BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule Eastern Rumelia 1881 (29 Nov) cover franked with horizontal pair of 5pa and single 10pa (Mi.6A,7A), tied by circular grids and used from Kazanluk to Karnobat, with bilingual departure pmk below, cover roughly opened at right, with 2015 Greg Todd certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #306 BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule Eastern Rumelia 1881 (19 Apr) FL to Plovdiv, franked with horizontal pair of 10pa perf. 13 1/2, tied by purple bar provisional cancelation of Klisoura, which at that time did not have a proper postal datestamp. All accepted mail received a provisional cancelation of bars, or was obliterated by ink. Afterwards, all mail was directed to the post office in Karlovo, which had a "Pochta Karlovo" departure pmk, A fine and rare postal history item, only a few covers from Klisoura with provisional cancelation are known, with 2016 Thomas Hitzler certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #307 BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule Eastern Rumelia 1883 stationery card franked with 10pa, canceled by blue bars, with bilingual "Slivno/Sliven" departure pmk alongside, addressed to Burgas, with bilingual arrival pmk on back | Unsold |
 | Lot #308 BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule Eastern Rumelia 1884 small mourning cover franked with 5pa lilac & blue lilac (Mi.11B), tied by blue barred pmk, supported by bilingual "Plovdiv / Philippopolis" pmk, addressed locally "in town" with Poste Local triangular Philippopolis handstamp at bottom, fine cover, with 2014 Greg Todd certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #309 BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule Eastern Rumelia 1884 (12 June) large cover (slightly reduced) addressed to "Said Pacha Grand Vizier de l'empire Ottoman, Constantinople", with bilingual Plovdiv/Philippole departure pmk, with large wax seal on back and Constantinople arrival pmk, cover wear and minor faults, impressive destination, with 2015 Greg Todd certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #310 BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule Eastern Rumelia 1887 cover (opened for display) sent unpaid to Constantinople during period of non-recognition of Eastern Rumelia/South Bulgaria adhesives by the Turkish Post Office, struck on departure by "T.Pazarcik" cds in blue (6.VI.87) and "T", also in blue at upper left, with circular Turkish "T" in black and taxed on arrival with the addition of Turkish 1884 1pi blue, tied by Constantinople cds, Stamboul pmk alongside, fine cover, with 2014 Greg Todd certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #311 BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule Eastern Rumelia 1887 pink cover (slightly reduced at right) sent unpaid to Constantinople during period of non-recognition of Eastern Rumelia/South Bulgaria adhesives by the Turkish Post Office, struck on departure by bilingual "Plovdiv/Philippople" cds in blue (10.I.87) and "T", also in blue at lower right, with circular Turkish "T" in black and taxed on arrival with the addition of Turkish 1884 1pi blue, tied by Constantinople cds, "Stammbaum Arrivee" pmk alongside, fine cover, with 2015 Greg Todd certificate | Unsold |
