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 #1336 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE COVERS and POSTAL HISTORY 1914-40 carton with 1,000+ covers and cards, mostly WWI, including propaganda postcards, Austrian and German Army units, also Bavaria, some labels overprinted for different Campaigns, Prisoner of War and censored mail from Switzerland and other neutral countries, picture postcards with field post cancels, British and U.S. Army mail, also POW covers, some Ottoman items,, plethora of censored and Red Cross mail, military Aviation, original photographs, Iceland, Luxembourg, etc. Also included are 140 original photographs and picture postcards of various European Opera Singers (1950s-60s), occasional stamps and more. A fascinating assembly, with many $100+ items, much of the material acquired 40-50 years ago, generally fine or better, ex-Dr.M.K. Blumenthal  | Unsold |
