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 #384 COSTA RICA 1907 5c yellow and dull blue, center inverted and misplaced showing parts of the vignette at both right and left, small h.r., minute thin from hinge removal mentioned for accuracy only, v.f. appearance. One of the most dramatic errors of this issue, with clear 2009 APS certificate, ex-Mayer collection. Brian Moorhouse mentions that less than 10 copies of this variety exist, this being the only known with additionally displaced center * Catalog #62var | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
