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 #1240 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS French Offices in the Turkish Empire 1885-1944 selection on stock cards, with 1885-1901 set to 5p on 5fr, including 1pi on 25c yellow straw and 2p on 50c type I, 1902-07 set, including the better 50c and 1fr values, 1p on 25c with figure "1" omitted in a horizontal gutter pair, 1905 1pi on 15c used, 1921-22 values to 75pi on 5fr in blocks of four, 1923 surcharges and the 1942-43 French Forces in the Levant issues complete, mostly fine or better, *O Catalog Value $2,600 | Unsold |
