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 #1046 PERU 1877 embossed 20c violet stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with 1867 10c vermilion, perf.12 and 1872 1 peseta orange yellow, all canceled by double circle "Pasco Pral. 2 Jan. 1877", with straight line "Pasco Certification Franca" at left, sent to Lima, where it arrived on 5 January and was signed on reverse as receipt for its contents, filing fold away from the stamps, signed Lamy, also Peter Holcombe, with his 1999 certificate ("A spectacular registered letter. The 1 peseta orange yellow is a rare stamp on letter")  Catalog #15,17 | Unsold |
