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 #403 FINLAND 1754 (4 May) FL from ABO to Messuby ("Messykvla near Tammerfors"), handwritten implied crown at top, suggesting this is an official letter in Finland under Swedish rule  | Unsold |
 | Lot #404 FINLAND 1856 10k light lilac carmine, ordinary paper, large margins all around, tied by light VIBORG 6.12.1856 datestamp on small piece, beautiful color, fresh and truly outstanding example, with 2004 Jussi Tuori and 2021 Schwenson certificates (Lape 2e), O Catalog #2e Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #405 FINLAND 1856 10k red carmine, large margins all around, tied by framed ABO 18.4.1857 datestamp on complete FL to Jacobstadt, fresh and v.f., with 1999 Herbert Oesch certificate, Catalog #2e Catalog Value $2,850 | Unsold |
 | Lot #406 FINLAND 1859 (5 Feb) entire FL franked with 10k rose, margins all around, large at bottom, tied by framed Wiborg datestamp, repeated alongside, manuscript "5." at right, addressed to Jacobstadt, with arrival docketing, faint vertical filing fold, showing some ageing, otherwise v.f. and attractive cover, Catalog #2 Catalog Value $2,850 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #407 FINLAND 1866 5k Postal Stationery entire envelope, with seven stars in the value tablet, indicia at left, struck on the invalid 1856 10k red, imprint on back flap and canceled by pen cross, additionally franked with 20p bright blue, Perforation B, canceled by St. Michel pmk (1866 or 1867) and addressed to Abo, with 2006 Jussi Tuori and 2018 Schwenson certificates (this envelope is one of those which were returned to Stempelkontor after they were no longer valid and received a new imprint on front. The old imprint was invalidated with ink cross), "very good condition, some missing teeth of 20k stamp of not big importance". The Jussi Tuori certificate states "the cover is extremely rare, only two such combinations are known. The stamp has some tooth problems, however, not important in such rare item." | Unsold |
 | Lot #408 FINLAND 1893 Reprints, 5k red and 10k blue, horizontal pair, n.h., some creases, otherwise v.f., scarce ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #409 FINLAND 1904 (19 Apr) large, registered cover (opened for display), franked on both sides with Russia 70x1k orange, canceled Viborg and sent to Montevideo, with Uruguay Registry label affixed on arrival, minor wear and insignificant flaws, impressive piece of Russia used in Finland, to uncommon destination | Unsold |
 | Lot #410 FINLAND 1904-17 three covers or cards, two with Russian franking, one used in 1917 from St. Michel to Kangasnieme, paid with 1k, 2k, 3k and 5k imperforate vertical pairs, tied by bilingual departure pmk, another franked with Finnish 20p and used from Abo to Jakobstad | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #411 FINLAND 1906 (9 May) registered 20k stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with 2x20k dark blue, with "Kiikka" departure and corresponding Registry label alongside, v.f., with Helsingfors arrival pmk on back | Unsold |
 | Lot #412 FINLAND 1917 (12 Feb) Russian 3k stationery card additionally franked with 2k and 4k Arms, used from Nurmi to Sweden, redirected to Germany, with two Swedish 5o adhesives added in Stockholm for further transmission to Lubeck, Germany, fine and interesting redirected card | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #413 FINLAND 1919 (25 July) registered cover from Maarianhamina to Lonkoping, Sweden, franked with seven different regular issues to 1M, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and colorful cover | Price Realized $90.00 |
