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 #1039 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation 1943 3 1/2c carmine, perforated trial color proof, horizontal sheet margin pair with two blank impressions at bottom, unused without gum, v.f., rare (issued stamp included for comparison) P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1040 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation 1943 50c ocher, perforated trial color proof, horizontal sheet margin pair with two blank impressions at bottom, unused without gum, v.f., rare (issued stamp included for comparison) P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1041 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation 1943 Postal Stationery, selection of 15 different unused postal cards, some with scarce overprints, mostly fine-v.f.  | Unsold |
 | Lot #1042 NETHERLANDS COLONIES Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation 1943 large registered cover from Garoet to Djakarta, franked with 40s and 10s (3), framed handstamps, some cover faults, scarce commercial usage from Japanese occupied Java | Unsold |
