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 #936
ITALIAN STATES Sicily
1859 1/2gr orange, Plate 2, "arancio carico", margins just in, used on "Il Vapore" newspaper, fresh color, fine and scarce, with 1979 Diena and 1983 Bolaffi certificates (Sass. 2a)
Envelope
Catalog #10
Catalog Value €43,750
Unsold
Lot #937
ITALIAN STATES Sicily
1859 5gr blood red, plate I, used on small piece with 1gr olive and 2gr blue, both plate II, 1gr and 5gr with slight defects, otherwise fine example of this rare shade, with 1970 Diena certificate (Sass. 4d,6,9c)
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Catalog #12-13,14d
Catalog Value €2,650
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #938
ITALIAN STATES Sicily
1859 5gr pale vermilion, plate I, used on large piece in combination with 1g olive green, plate III, and 2gr light blue, plate I, 1gr with margins slightly in at top, other two with full margins all around, fine-v.f., with 1986 Diena certificate (Sass. 5d,5g,10)
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Catalog #12-13,15
Catalog Value €5,620
Unsold
Lot #939
ITALIAN STATES Sicily
1859 50g dark red brown, used in combination with 5gr rose carmine in small piece, margins all around, v.f., with 1990 Oliva certificate (Sass. 9,14)
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Catalog #14,18
Catalog Value €36,675
Price Realized
$2,500.00

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