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 #338 BULGARIA Local Issues 1905 picture postcard (Rustchuk) franked with 5s "Prince Ferdinand", sent from village Gigen to Jambol via Somovit, date-lined August 18, 1905. The stamp and postcard are canceled by undated negative "District Svishtov Municipality of Nikopol, rural community of GIGEN" seals, supported by several government pmks. A detailed Thomas Hitzler's certificate states that "according to regulations of the state-run rural mail local agencies (the village mayor or municipal councilor) were allowed to accept mail. In this case, the mail was marked with the seal/postmark of the agency. We know only a few intaglio seals. This card is the only one recorded with this seal and might be the most beautiful cover of the Bulgarian village mail". A v.f. and possibly unique example of Bulgarian equivalent of Russian Zemstvo post  | Unsold |
