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 #295
BULGARIA - Under the Ottoman Rule
1840 "Tartar Post", letter carrier's printed list for letters carried from Filibe (Plovdiv) to Vidin (Widdin), struck at top with "In janib-i-posta-i-Filibe" negative seal in blue green (Coles & Walker fig.16), and receiving post office handstamp "In Janib-i-postal-i-Vidin" (Coles & Walker fig.86), fine and attractive document, with two different seals, 2013 Greg Todd certificate
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