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 #1160 TURKEY 1863 1 piastre black on pale gray blue, on thick surfaced colored paper with red control band, third printing (Mi.2/IIIyb, SG 6), showing "Broken Toughra" variety, tied by "battal" mute lattice of dots handstamp in black on registered cover (backflaps missing) from Constantinople, addressed to the 2nd Imperial Army in Shumnu (Bulgaria). The envelope has been refolded and may have been additionally franked at right. A fine and possibly unique example of the Broken Toughra variety on cover, with 2013 Gregory Todd certificate (illustrated in Mehmet Basaran's "Cover Story" on page 131)  | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1161 TURKEY 1863 1 piastre black on pale gray blue, used in combination with 2pi black on greenish blue, left sheet margin single, both on thin paper colored through, with red control bands (Mi.2/IIxb,3/IIxa) on cover to Filibe (Plovdiv), some creases and soiling, otherwise fine and scarce first issue cover to Bulgaria, with 2013 Greg Todd certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #1162 TURKEY 1876 1 piastre yellow, perf. 13 1/2, no less than 55 examples (!), some defective (especially strip of ten cut on top), used on both sides of a large cover from Yenishehir / Larissa to Constantinople, all canceled by circular "Larissa" postmarks in blue (Coles & Walker fig.2), further canceled by manuscript, showing "Stamboul" cds on arrival, also 1876 City Post 1pi yellow applied on back, tied by Baghtche Capussi oval datestamp (1 July 76) to defray local delivery charge, impressive cover and franking, with 2015 Greg Todd certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #1163 TURKEY 1877 (25 June) FL from Deraliye to Smyrne (modern Izmir), franked with block of eight of 10pa 1869-71 Duloz, dark eight, Type III, canceled by "81" numeral cancels of Deraliyye, fine and scarce usage, with 2015 Isfila certificate (Mi.13bB, Isfila 69) | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1164 TURKEY 1877 cover from Monastir to Istanbul, franked with Duloz 5pi blue, perf. 13 1/4, 20pa pale green, used in combination with Postage Due 2pi yellow brown (Mi.17Aa,20,P13B, SG 39,60,D74B), canceled by all-Arabic "Monastir" handstamps in blue (Coles & Walker fig.83), with oval Local Post "Bagtsche Capussi" and Stamboul arrival markings on back, fine and attractive cover from present-day Macedonia, ex-Otto Hornung, with 2013 Gregory Todd certificate | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1165 TURKEY 1927 overprints, complete set of 11, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #648-58 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $240.00 |
