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 #418 FRANCE 1795 FL to Lyon, endorsed "Port Paye", with red "Port Paye De L'Armee du Bas Rhin" handstamp, various pen markings, fine and scarce usage  | Unsold |
 | Lot #419 FRANCE 1795 FL with excellent strike of "Armee du Bas-Rhin VI.e Division", endorsed "Department de Danube", fine and scarce usage | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #420 FRANCE 1797 FL from Coblentz, dated "22 Ventose", addressed to France, with clearly struck "P.Paye D.on F. Arm. Sambre et Meuse" and "P.P.P.P." in red (Port Paye Passe Paris), fine and very rare usage. (The Army of Sambre and Meuse (Armee de Sambre-et-Meuse) was one of the armies of the French Revolution) | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #421 FRANCE 1798 FL headed "Armee d'Angleterre", dated 29 May 1798, addressed to Quartermaster General in Paris, signed by aide to the General en Chef, with corresponding "General en Chef L'Armee d'angleterre" handstamp struck twice at upper right and lower left, charged "10" (decimes), with additional markings on back | Unsold |
 | Lot #422 FRANCE 1799 FL with "6e D.on Arm .Du Danube" handstamp, datelined Mannheim, official stationery headed "Armee du Danube, Colaud General de Division", addressed to an administrator in France, additional cachets on back, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #423 FRANCE 1806-07 Napoleonic campaigns, FLs with "No.9 Grande Armee" in black, sent from Berlin to Mayence; FL headed "Empire Francaise Le Commandant du 1er Bataillon" with red "No.20 Grande Armee" hs, sent in 1807 from Berlin; FL sent in 1806 from Strasbourg, with red "B.au G.al Grande-Armee" hs, plus another FL with "No.13 Grande-Armee" hs, long and interesting text, fine group of four Grande-Armee letters | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #424 FRANCE 1807 FL from Ragusa, with "No.I Arm. De Dalmatie" handstamp, addressed to Auxerre, v.f. | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #425 FRANCE 1808 (May) FL with No.I "Arm. De Dalmatie", sent from Ragusa to Auserre, also 1815 FL to Etienne, with "I0 Castelnaudary" straight line handstamp, fine pair of Napoleonic Era covers | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #426 FRANCE 1808 FL with No.I "Corps D'Observation" hs, addressed to Ministry of War, with official contents, endorsed "Armee D'Observation Au Mitie Grande Armee 3e Division", scarce | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #427 FRANCE 1919-21 two different 2fr booklets, n.h., fine-v.f. (Maury 12,15, €740)  | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #428 FRANCE 1922 two different 2fr booklets, n.h., fine-v.f. (Maury 17,18, €305) | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #429 FRANCE 1923 Congres de Bordeaux, used on cover from the Exposition to Paris, addressed to Theodore Champion, fine-v.f., Catalog #197 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #430 FRANCE 1929 Le Havre, 2fr orange & pale blue, used with corresponding Exposition label on registered cover from Le Havre to Clermont, fine-v.f., with arrival pmk, Catalog #246 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $190.00 |
