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 #1225 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1872-93 small balance of a specialized collection on pages written-up exhibition style, with Sphinx and Pyramid 1872-74 Typographed, mostly used singles to 2pi, also 5pa used tete-beche pair, 1884 20pa on 5pi inverted surcharge, 1879-93 used and unused singles, 23 used and unused stationery entire envelopes, some with additional franking, plus 35 different unused Interpostal Seals  *O | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1226 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1907-50 balance of a specialized collection on pages written-up exhibition style, with group of mainly blocks of four canceled during WWI, variety of military pmks, "Officially Sealed" ("Timbres de Retour"), representation of different issues used and unused, including large multiple, "Salt Department" revenues, plus a selection of representative postal stationery (cut squares), used and unused, fine and interesting group *O | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1227 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1907-56 collection of cancels, mostly small towns from Choubra-Tura, 1,000 stamps mounted and written on pages, many on piece, fine group for a specialist O | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1228 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1927-53 selection of 140+ blocks of four with Plate and Control numbers, mostly complete sets, few better items, n.h., v.f.  ** | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1229 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS EGYPT 1950 Beautiful book in French, "L'Egypte des Pharaons et le Timbre-Poste," by Fernand Bisson de la Roque, published in 1950 by Helio-Vaugirard from the "Iris" series on Philately and Art. Numbered 003 out of 515, complete with 119 pages, all 11 regular sized proofs and 12 full pages with proofs and photograph of object shown on stamp design, cover and slip case worn, but contents in excellent condition | Price Realized $475.00 |
