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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #362
CHINA - PRC Central and South China
1949 Central Plains Area, cover franked with $50 Mao Zedong (Zhengzhou print), showing irregular perforations and incomplete design at bottom, sent to Tianjin, with Chenghhsien Zhengxian departure and Tientsin arrival pmk, some creases (Yang CC44)
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #363
CHINA - PRC Central and South China
1949 Central China People's Post, cover franked with vertical pair of $200 orange, used locally, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #364
CHINA - PRC Central and South China
1950 Central China, registered cover franked with $3,000 and $200 "Five Pointed Star" Founding of the People's Republic issue, sent from Hankou to Changsha, some creases, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk (Yang CC72,C26)
Envelope
Unsold

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