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 #311 BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule Eastern Rumelia 1887 pink cover (slightly reduced at right) sent unpaid to Constantinople during period of non-recognition of Eastern Rumelia/South Bulgaria adhesives by the Turkish Post Office, struck on departure by bilingual "Plovdiv/Philippople" cds in blue (10.I.87) and "T", also in blue at lower right, with circular Turkish "T" in black and taxed on arrival with the addition of Turkish 1884 1pi blue, tied by Constantinople cds, "Stammbaum Arrivee" pmk alongside, fine cover, with 2015 Greg Todd certificate  | Unsold |
