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 #3 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c red brown, unused without gum, full to large margins all around, sealed tiny cut in lower right margin, well away from the stamp, which is still v.f., with 2000 PSE certificate, (*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $2,100 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #4 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c red brown, dot in "S" in upper right corner variety, light red numeral cancel, full margins all around, v.f., with 2011 PFC, O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #5 United States 1847 Issue 1847 5c orange brown, red grid cancel, large margins all around, with 2021 PFC graded "XF 90" (SMQ $1,50) O Catalog #1b Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #6 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, faint red cancel (appears unused), full margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 2002 PFC, O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $775 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #7 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, red grid cancel, large margins all around, with 1993 and 2021 PFCs, the latter graded "XF 90" (SMQ $1,300) O Catalog #2 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #8 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, horizontal pair, red grid cancels, full margins all around, vivid color and fresh, v.f., with 2015 PFC, O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $2,300 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #9 United States 1847 Issue 1847 10c black, large die proof on white laid paper, with full cross-hatchings, v.f., P Catalog #2P1c Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $650.00 |
