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 #1185 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-1950 collection on Lighthouse hingeless pages, used or unused, with 1847 5c and 10c, 1851 to 12c, 1857 to 10c, 1861 to 30c, 1869 to 30c, Bank Note Issues to 90c, 1890 90c, 1893 Columbians complete ($2 and $4 used, others unused including $1 original gum with 1978 PFC), 1894-95 Bureau Issues to $1, 1898 Trans-Mississippi to 50c, Pan Americans, 1902-3 to $2, Louisiana Purchase, Panama-Pacific, Washington-Franklins to $5, White Plains souvenir sheet, 1922-25 Liberty to $5, Back of the Book including Air Post with C1-6, Zeppelin set of three, Special Delivery, Postage Dues, Parcel Post, few Officials, etc., mixed condition with some faults noted, still a fine and useful collection *O | Price Realized $9,000.00 |
 | Lot #1186 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1847-61 selection of nine stamps, with No.1, used with full to clear margins all around, 1857 24c gray lilac, unused, 1861 1c an 10c singles and pairs, used, also a single 12c used, few minor faults possible, generally fine or better *(*) | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1187 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1900-1960 balance of a consignment housed in carton, with a nice collection of Plate Blocks in a Scott album, including better items, also singles, Commemoratives and Regular Issues, substantial back of book, with Revenues, War Savings Stamps, etc., duplication, mixed condition, mostly fine or better, solid lot with excellent break up value *O | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1188 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1908-1980 collection of Coil Guide Line Pairs, mounted on pages, good showing of Washington-Franklin Issues, with many better items, later issues, including varieties, re-issues on dull gum, Bureau-Precancels, Air Post, few Test stamps, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., high catalogue value */** | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1189 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1932 3c Washington, comprehensive plate number and position study comprising of over two hundred Plate No. Blocks of four, mostly n.h., fine-v.f. An unusual holding, difficult to replicate  */**Catalog #720 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1190 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1938 Presidential Issue, group of sheets of 100, including 2c (6), 3c (6), 4c (6), 4 1/2c (42), 5c (11), 6c (4), 7c (4), 8c (4), 9c (5), n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #806/814 Catalog Value $3,520 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1191 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES 1940-90s balance of a consignment, with 150+ Plate Number Coils, pairs, strips of four and five, also Air Mail covers, Plate Blocks of C87 and 88 (almost complete matched sets of different Plate Numbers), few Special Delivery blocks, plate blocks, etc.  ** | Price Realized $220.00 |
