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 #546 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 5k-60k, type II, four horizontal pairs, each with one stamp showing "Talsiai" instead of "Telsiai" variety, 5k used, also 20k-40k singles, l.h., fine-v.f., *O Catalog #Mi.1-7IIPFIII Catalog Value €900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #547 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 20k green, sheet of 100 (folded between stamps) showing distinct types, bottom half of the sheet overprints shifted to right, partly omitted from the left stamps and continuing on to the selvage at right, n.h., fine-v.f., undoubtedly rare, if not unique  **Catalog #Mi.4 | Unsold |
 | Lot #548 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k red, left sheet margin se-tenant vertical pair, top stamp type II, bottom stamp type III, disturbed gum, v.f., with 2011 Krischke certificate, * Catalog #Mi. 8II/III Catalog Value €430 | Unsold |
 | Lot #549 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k red, left sheet margin vertical pair, positions 11 and 21 (Types I and III), disturbed gum, otherwise v.f., with 2011 Krischke certificate * Catalog #Mi.8I,8III | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #550 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k red, text in type III, numbers in type II, right sheet margin single, l.h., v.f., with 2011 Dr. Klein certificate, * Catalog #Mi. 8IIIaPFIV Catalog Value €560 | Unsold |
 | Lot #551 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k red, bottom sheet margin horizontal pair, left stamp with space between "4" and "1" in "1941" variety, error n.h. (left stamp hinged), v.f. and rare, with 2011 Krischke certificate, */** Catalog #Mi. 8IIIaPFV Catalog Value €720 | Unsold |
 | Lot #552 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k red, upper left sheet corner margin single with wide space between "Laisvi" and "Telsiai" variety, h.r., v.f. and rare, only 37 printed, with 2011 Krischke certificate, * Catalog #Mi. 8IIaPFVIII Catalog Value €560 | Unsold |
 | Lot #553 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k red, pos. 17, with "26" omitted variety, l.h., v.f. and undervalued variety, only 16 printed, with 2000 Krischke certificate, * Catalog #Mi. 8IIIaPFXX1 Catalog Value €560 | Unsold |
 | Lot #554 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k ultramarine, overprint inverted, sheet margin se-tenant vertical pair, types I and III, n.h., v.f. and extremely rare showpiece, with 2011 Krischke certificate, ** Catalog #Mi. 9I/IIIbK Catalog Value €11,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #555 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k ultramarine, overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., only 120 printed, with 2011 Krischke certificate, ex-Matuzas, ** Catalog #Mi. 9IIIbK Catalog Value €4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #556 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 80k ultramarine, type II, upper left sheet corner margin single (position 1), wide spacing between "Laisvi" and "Telsiai", marginal wrinkles, stamp n.h., v.f., only 4 (!) printed, with 2011 Krischke certificate, ** Catalog #Mi. 9IIPFVIII Catalog Value €11,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #557 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 1r red and black, upper right sheet corner margin block of four, type III, pos.39-40,49-50, upper left stamp with "Teisiai" instead of "Telsiai" and "Text III, date type II" varieties, upper right stamp with "Teisiai" instead of "Telsiai" and "Text III, date type II", n.h., but with glazed gum, v.f. and rare combination of varieties, with 2011 Krischke certificate (catalogue value for singles) **Catalog #Mi.10III/b/d Catalog Value €2,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #558 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 1r red and black, se-tenant horizontal pair, types I and III, overprint inverted, n.h., v.f. and rare, with 1994 Krischke certificate, unlisted in Michel (only type III inverted is listed) ** Catalog #Mi.10I-IIK | Unsold |
 | Lot #559 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 1r red and black, type I, horizontal pair, overprint inverted, n.h., v.f. and rare, with 1994 Krischke certificate, unlisted in Michel (only type III inverted is listed, and it has a catalog value of €1,000 per stamp) ** Catalog #Mi.10IK | Unsold |
 | Lot #560 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Armenian and Kyrgyzstan Pavilions, se-tenant sheet margin vertical pair, top stamp Armenian type II and bottom stamp Kyrgyzstan Type III, pos. 18/24, used on piece, v.f. and rare pair missing from most advanced collections, only 3(!) used known, with 1995 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi. 17IIIa/19II Catalog Value €8,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #561 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Azerbaijan and Tajikistan Pavilions, vertical sheet margin se-tenant pair, first printing, type II+III, canceled by Telsiai 3.VII.41 cds on piece, v.f. and rare, with 2011 Krischke certificate, O Catalog #Mi.18II,20IIIa Catalog Value €8,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #562 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Azerbaijan, Armenian, Tadjik and Kyrgyzstan Pavilions, se-tenant block of four, top stamps type II, bottom stamps type III, l.h., v.f. and extremely rare, undervalued combination, with 1995 Krischke certificate (this is the only known such combination block of four in unused condition) (Mi.17IIIa,18II,19II,20III HZ1) * | Unsold |
 | Lot #563 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 Kazakh and Karelia Pavilions, se-tenant to sheet margin horizontal pair, type II, pos.9-10, n.h., v.f. and rare, with 2007 Krischke certificate, ** Catalog #Mi. 22-23II Catalog Value €6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #564 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Lithuania - Telsiai 1941 50k Main Pavilion, type IIIa, n.h., v.f., only 333 printed, ** Catalog #Mi.24IIIa Catalog Value €500 | Unsold |
