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 #407 FINLAND 1866 5k Postal Stationery entire envelope, with seven stars in the value tablet, indicia at left, struck on the invalid 1856 10k red, imprint on back flap and canceled by pen cross, additionally franked with 20p bright blue, Perforation B, canceled by St. Michel pmk (1866 or 1867) and addressed to Abo, with 2006 Jussi Tuori and 2018 Schwenson certificates (this envelope is one of those which were returned to Stempelkontor after they were no longer valid and received a new imprint on front. The old imprint was invalidated with ink cross), "very good condition, some missing teeth of 20k stamp of not big importance". The Jussi Tuori certificate states "the cover is extremely rare, only two such combinations are known. The stamp has some tooth problems, however, not important in such rare item."  | Unsold |
