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 #465 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1875-90 2m lilac, vertical strip of three, canceled Shanghai in oval, perf. separations, fine forerunner O | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #466 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 (28 Sep) Field Post card, sent from Tonku and addressed to Fordon (today Bydgoszcz in Poland), with Field Poststation No.4 and corresponding "Ostas.Exped. Korps." Artillery regiment cachet, interesting text describing storming of the Pei Tang Fortress, fine Boxer Rebellion card, with arrival pmk  | Unsold |
 | Lot #467 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900 Boxer Rebellion, Fieldpost card to Darmstadt, with "Tongku Deutsche Post" and "K.D.Feldpoststation No.4" departure pmk, with additional "China Kais.Feldpost" control handstamp, fine | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #468 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1900-01 military cards or covers, group of 11, mostly with "Ostas.Exped.-Korps" markings, Field Post Stations No.1, 4, 5, 7 and 8, used from Tsingtau, Yangtsun, Tientsin, etc., mixed condition | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #469 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in China 1901 (31 June) registered picture postcard to Berlin, franked with 2x5pf green and 20pf ultramarine overprinted "China", tied by Peking Deutsche Post departure pmks, with corresponding Registry label below, boxed "S.B.Armee Oberkomando in Ostasien Armee-Inendt." cachet and arrival pmk, v.f. | Price Realized $150.00 |
