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 #1069 RUSSIA 1775 (20 Mar) FL to Beaune ("en Bourgogne"), with framed "ST.PETERSBOVRG" departure handstamp (Dobin 0.02 = 8 points), endorsed "fco Wesel", red "Par Maseyck" handstamp alongside, scarce combination marking, ms charge "44" (kopecks) on back  | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1070 RUSSIA 1781 (30 Sep) FL to Dresden, with straight line "ST.PETERSBOVRG" departure handstamp (Dobin 0.01B = 8 points), endorsed "pr Barouth", ms charge markings on back, fine letter | Unsold |
 | Lot #1071 RUSSIA 1785 (15 Aug) FL to Lyon, with bold "MOSCOV" departure handstamp (Dobin 0.02A = 7 points), endorsed "fco Wesel", ms "frW", "Maseyck" forwarding hs alongside, various charge markings, some overall ageing, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1072 RUSSIA 1786 (3 Nov) FL to Dresden, with straight line "ST.PETERSBOVRG" departure handstamp (Dobin 0.01B = 8 points), endorsed "pr Barouth", ms charge markings on back, fine letter | Unsold |
 | Lot #1073 RUSSIA 1790 (4 Oct) FL to Hodimont, Belgium ("pres d'Aix la Chapelle"), with straight line "ST.PETERSBOVRG" departure handstamp (Dobin 0.01B = 8 points), endorsed "frW" (franco Wesel), intact wax seal and charge markings, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1074 RUSSIA 1855 10k stationery entire envelope, indicia on backflap, canceled by pen, with bilingual "Jacobstadt 1855 Mar 27" (day filled in by hand) departure, sent to Riga, with framed "Polucheno" arrival, all markings on back, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1075 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, imperforate plate proof on thin, unwatermarked paper, margins all around, v.f., ex-Liphschutz and Bianchi collections P | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #1076 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, thick paper, unused, large part original gum, h.r., fresh and fine, signed Diena, with 1958 Diena and 2015 Buchsbayew certificates. A rare and undercatalogued stamp in unused condition, * Catalog #2 Catalog Value $14,000 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #1077 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "1" in oval of dots and used on outer FL from St. Petersburg to Riga, red 8 May, 1858 departure at bottom, with 10 May framed "Polucheno" arrival datestamp on back, fine Catalog #2 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1078 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper, perfectly centered example with large, even margins all around, neatly canceled "69" in rectangle of dots, fresh and v.f. A beautiful stamp O Catalog #3 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1079 RUSSIA 1858 30k carmine & green, thick paper, slightly rounded upper right corner, canceled "Vologda" 5 March 1871, very late usage of Russia No.4 O Catalog #4 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1080 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, block of six, brilliant colors and bright, white gum, h.r. at top, two outer stamps at bottom n.h., fresh and beautiful block, ex-Mertens and Mikulski  */**Catalog #8 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1081 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, block of six, h.r. at top, two stamps n.h. at bottom, some perf. separations at left, fine and very rare multiple, ex-Mikulski */**Catalog #8 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1082 RUSSIA 1863 5k black & blue, block of eight, three stamps n.h., others h.r., fine-v.f., */**Catalog #11 Catalog Value $307 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1083 RUSSIA 1865 10k brown & blue, tied by "St. Petersburg 23 Dec. 1864" pmk on FL to Helsingfors, additional departure pmk in red, boxed "ANK" arrival at top, v.f. A philatelic curiosity, used six months before the actual issue date of this stamp (June 1865) Catalog #15 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1084 RUSSIA 1866 1k-30k (horizontally laid paper), sheet margin blocks of four (3k, 5k, 10k and 30k sheet corner margin blocks), n.h. and post office fresh, v.f. and beautiful set of blocks (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #19-25 Catalog Value $3,260 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1085 RUSSIA 1866-70 1k yellow orange & black, groundwork inverted, canceled "Mitawa", 1883 cds, well centered and unusually fresh, v.f., rare and undercatalogued error, with Mikulski certificate, ex-Ferrari (Lot 497) O Catalog #19d Catalog Value $5,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1086 RUSSIA 1871 FL from Moscow to Paris, franked with 3k, 5k and 20k Arms (horizontally laid paper), tied by "Pochtowyj Wagon No.1-2" Mail car cancels, with St. Petersburg transit, red "Aus Russland Franco" and "P.D.", blue French entry and red crayon markings, fine cover, signed Bloch | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1087 RUSSIA 1872 (11 May) outer FL from St. Petersburg to Lyon, franked with 3x1k orange & black (horizontally laid paper), used in combination with 5k lilac & black and 20k blue & orange, both vertically laid paper, tied by departure pmks, with red "PD", blue French entry pmk, transit and arrival markings on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine combination franking | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1088 RUSSIA 1876 (24 June) registered cover from Moscow to Berlin, franked on back with 1k and two each 3k and 8k, with "von Auslande uber Bahnpost 18 Bromberg-Berlin" registry label and arrival pmk, fine | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1089 RUSSIA 1878 (26 Jan) small cover franked with single 8k carmine & gray, vertically laid paper, used from Odessa to Marseille, with transit and arrival pmks, v.f., with Liapine certificate. A rare single franking usage abroad | Unsold |
 | Lot #1090 RUSSIA 1889 5k carmine and green, perforated essay, unadopted octagonal design, v.f. and beautiful item, signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1091 RUSSIA 1889 5k Prussian blue & lilac, perforated essay, unadopted octagonal design, v.f. and beautiful item, signed Mikulski E | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1092 RUSSIA 1891 registered 5k stationery entire envelope additionally franked with 1k, 4k, 5k (2) and 10k Arms, paying 30k from St. Petersburg to Bucharest, additional departure and faint arrival pmks on back, minor toning, otherwise fine and attractive 5-color franking | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1093 RUSSIA 1909 Tsar Nicholas II, perforated Mouchon essay in gray black, value tablet and inscriptions blank at bottom, v.f., rare E | Price Realized $2,900.00 |
 | Lot #1094 RUSSIA 1909 St. Petersburg, unexploded 80k booklet, gray green covers with black inscriptions, with five panes of six incl. 3x1k, 3k and 7k with face value of 78k, minute staple rust, still unusually fresh and v.f. complete booklet  | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #1095 RUSSIA 1909 Tsar Nicholas II, imperforate Mouchon die essay in gray black, value tablet and inscriptions blank at bottom, v.f., rare, with Mikulski certificate E | Unsold |
 | Lot #1096 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 2k green die proof on glazed card, v.f. P Catalog #89P | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1097 RUSSIA 1937 Regular Issues (unwatermarked), 20k green, 30k claret and 40k indigo, imperforate singles, h.r., last one surface abrasion, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #617Ab,618b,619b Catalog Value $1,575 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1098 RUSSIA 1940 Offset Printing, 30k Parachutist, block of four, n.h., v.f., with Wassman certificate (Mi.682IIC) ** | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1099 RUSSIA 1949 (22 Mar) registered cover from Kharkov to Germany, franked with 30k blue, Lithographed, used in combination with additional franking (both with minor perf. toning), Kiev transit pmk on back, scarce stamp on cover (Mi.982 IIA, 1260) | Unsold |
 | Lot #1100 RUSSIA 1950 Aivazovsky, first printing 40k and 50k, special perforated sheetlets of 10 (2x5), white chalk surfaced paper, with yellowish gum, never hinged, folded once horizontally between stamps, with tiny marginal flaws and creases at bottom margin, not affecting stamps, with government printer's red and blue handstamps applied to lower right sheet corner margin, fine-v.f., extremely rare set of sheetlets of which only a few exist, each with 2005 Mandrovski certificate (Zagorsky 1497,1498) **Catalog #1529,1530var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1101 RUSSIA 1972 Sobinov, 10k red brown with inscription at bottom "Narodnyj Artist CCCP", unaccepted in this form (the stamp was released with the revised "Narodnyj Artist Respubliki"), bottom sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., with 2001 Wassman certificate (Zagorsky 4049var) ** Catalog #3966var | Unsold |
