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 #1301 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH AFRICA Boer War 1900-02 selection of 13 covers or cards, neatly written-up exhibition style on pages, with "Army Post Office South Africa Machadodorp" large circle in violet, used on GB 2p Registered envelope with 2x2 1/2p stamps added, another from Meerzicht, cover from Hoopstad, Orange Free State, with "Recovered from Enemy at Vrede, O.R.C.", Y.M.C.A. patriotic envelope for the soldiers of the Canadian Contingent, two covers with "stamps unobtainable" endorsements, censored covers from Transvaal, Civilian mail sent to a soldier on active service in Elandsfontein, Transvaal, etc., ex-John Abrams  | Unsold |
 | Lot #1302 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH AFRICA Boer War 1900-02 selection of 58 covers or cards, mostly written-up exhibition style on pages, with Civilian mail out of S.A.R. to Amsterdam, France, Spain, Ireland; Army Forms, "Army P.O. S.Africa" to Malta, Ladysmith Siege Post office, censored mail, Patriotic covers, mail to Prisoner of War Camps in St. Helena, On Active Service mail to Australia, Ireland, Beirut, Syria, Hong Kong, plus much more, mixed condition, occasional minor faults, usually fine or better. A fascinating lot, ex-John Abrams | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1303 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH AFRICA Boer War 1900-02 selection of 33 covers or cards, good variety of markings, destinations, censored and Patriotic mail, cover from and to Prisoners of War, On Active Service mail, etc., mixed condition, some faults noted, mostly fine or better, ex-John Abrams | Unsold |
 | Lot #1304 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH AFRICA Boer War 1900-02 selection of 90+ covers or cards displayed on black cards, excellent variety of markings, destinations, censored and Patriotic mail, incoming mail from various countries, including United States, Italy, England, interesting markings, including "On Active Service stamps not Available", "Mail Suspended", Field Post Office and numerous censor cachets, occasional faults noted, generally fine or better. An important group of Anglo-Boer War Postal History, ex-John Abrams | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #1305 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTH AFRICA Boer War 1900-02 Prisoner of War covers or cards, group of 53 censored items, Pretoria to England, Portugal, from Bloemfontein to POW Camps in Pretoria, Cape Town, others from Natal, Port Elizabeth, variety of censor markings, including "Passed Censor Refugee Camp, Springfontein, O.R.C.", mail to and from Camps in St. Helena, including cover from USA, others to and from Germany and Holland, mail from Camps in Ceylon, showing Diyatalawa censor markings, also incoming mail, cover from Hamilton, Bermuda to Pretoria, with outgoing and incoming censor markings, etc., mixed condition, interesting and scarce group, ex-John Abrams | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
