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 #371
CHINA - PRC Northeast China
1946 Liberated Area, Ximan Area, Kirin-Heilung Kiang. Overprint on Tsitsikar issue "First Anniversary of Japanese Surrender", cover franked with strip of four, showing two different types of basic stamp (small and large dot before "50" at bottom right, also "open character in overprint at bottom right"), tied on back by Longjiang 17.8.35 cds (17 Aug.46), some adhesive residue showing through, otherwise fine, with Ed Boers certificate
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