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 #1175 WESTERN UKRAINE 1919 1sh (3), 7sh and 8sh, overprint inverted, first three include pos.5 (missing "H") and pos. 15 (missing stop after "H"), h.r., fine-v.f., signed by various experts * Catalog #29a,35a,36a | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #1176 WESTERN UKRAINE 1919 2sh, 3sh and 4sh, each position 17 (missing "Rep" from the overprint), used, fine-v.f., signed Leo Stein, Korner, etc., O Catalog #30,31,32var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1177 WESTERN UKRAINE 1919 2sh, 3sh and 4sh, each position 21 (missing "Y" from "Ykp"), also 2sh and 4sh pos. 5 (missing "H" from the middle of the overprint), all used, fine-v.f., signed Leo Stein, Korner, etc., O Catalog #30,31,32var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1178 WESTERN UKRAINE 1919 4sh on 4h black, red & yellow, overprint inverted, two different positions, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #32a Catalog Value $350 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #1179 WESTERN UKRAINE 1919 4sh on 4h black, red & yellow, overprint slightly doubled and "Shahiv" instead of "Shahi" at bottom (Plate II-IC), tied on small piece by Stryj cancel, v.f. O Catalog #32var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1180 WESTERN UKRAINE 1919 6sh on 6h black, red & yellow, overprint double, pos.5 ("H" omitted), h.r., short perfs at top, fine appearance, very rare (catalogued as the regular double overprint) * Catalog #34b Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1181 WESTERN UKRAINE 1919 6sh on 6h black, red & yellow, overprint double, unused without gum, fine, (*) Catalog #34b Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1182 WESTERN UKRAINE 1919 50sh on 50h black red & yellow, positions 1 and 4, h.r., v.f., signed Dr.Berger, Mikulski, etc., * Catalog #40 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1183 WESTERN UKRAINE 1919 50sh on 50h black red & yellow, positions 2 and 6, used, v.f., signed Leo Stein, Korner, etc., O Catalog #40 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $350.00 |
