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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #391
DENMARK
1915 (5 Oct) cover from Copenhagen to Belgium, franked with block of 4x5o green, showing various "Undeliverable (Enemy Country Return to Sender", "Zuruck", "Retour a L'Envoyer") handstamps, arriving back in Denmark on 8 October, minor cover folds at bottom, interesting usage from a neutral Denmark to German Occupied Belgium, possibly routed via England
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

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