Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
September 13-14, 2022
We are pleased to present our September 13-14 auction of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. An important sale, with a number of highlights, starting with United States graded stamps, 1847 Issue on cover, 1869 Pictorials Proofs and Essays, including a complete set of Atlanta Trial Colors, two different sets of Columbian Large Die Proofs, a collection of rare Plate Blocks, a newly discovered holding of sheets, blocks of four of the CIA and Stock Exchange Inverts, Flight covers and U.S. Possessions. There are rarities from Bolivia, China including an Inverted Hall of Classics, France and French Colonies, with better Zanzibar, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Dr. Leslie Rose's collection of Germany and Colonies, Hungary with First Issues on cover and pre-WWII Imperforate souvenir sheets. From Latvia, there is a world-renown collection formed by Imants Timma, with stamps and covers, Occupation Issues, Kurland and a splendid collection of Wenden. The sale also includes a sensational, long-forgotten collection of Imperial Russia. Brought to the United States just after WWII, this collection, only recently unearthed, includes the remarkable unused pair of Russia Number One with original gum, a splendid holding of proofs and essays, (including a collection of 140 different Romanov Proofs) and much more. Many of these items were exhibited in New York in 1927 and until now, had been presumed lost during the War. Finally, the sale includes close to 300 large lots and collections.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #760 HUNGARY 1850 Austria, 1kr yellow, Hand Paper, right sheet margin single, framed "Pesth" pmk, fresh and v.f., signed Dr.Ferchenbauer (old Specialized OS 5,200) O | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #761 HUNGARY 1850 Austria, two horizonal pairs of 1kr orange yellow, HP Type Ia, one with overlapping "Varanno" and the other "Agram" cancels, plus a single 1kr gold yellow shade, tied on piece by Pesth pmk, v.f. O | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #762 HUNGARY 1850-60 Austria First issues, selection of singles, pairs and strips, Hungarian cancels including Kronstadt, Forro, Racz-Besce, Szeplak, Zomba (blue), Unghvar, Pest-Recommandirt (red), and others, including two Newspaper stamps on wrappers, mostly fine-v.f. O | Unsold |
 | Lot #763 HUNGARY 1871 Lithographed, 2kr orange, 5kr rose (2), 5kr brick red,15kr yellow brown, selection of five covers or FLs, first one used on a folded printer circular (Sep 1, 1871) with Tokay transit and Satoraljaujhely arrival pmk, others canceled Buda, Pesth, Pancsova, mostly fine or better  Catalog #1,3,3a,5 | Unsold |
 | Lot #764 HUNGARY 1871 2kr yellow (Lithographed), used in combination with 3kr green (engraved), tied by "Szollos-Gyorok" 13.10.71 pmk on cover to Pesth, filing fold away from the stamps, with arrival pmk, wax seal removed from back, fine mixed franking cover, signed Ferenc Orban Catalog #1a,8 | Unsold |
 | Lot #765 HUNGARY 1871 5kr rose (engraved), color slightly oxidized, used on registered cover from "Hedervar" to Pozsonyban, with 10kr blue (lithographed) on back to pay the Registry fee tied by departure pmk, five wax seals, Wien transit and arrival pmks, fine mixed franking combination cover Catalog #4,9 | Unsold |
 | Lot #766 HUNGARY 1871 15kr brown, tied by "Herkules-Bad" 17/8 cds on small registered cover to Lugos, fine, with arrival pmk, signed Mikulski Catalog #5 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #767 HUNGARY 1871 15kr yellow brown (Lithographed), used in combination with 10kr deep blue (engraved) used to pay the registry on cover used 1.2.72 to a Baron Jean Didder in Naples, with Venezia 3 Feb and Naples 4 Feb arrival pmks on back, cover roughly opened at right, fine mixed franking combination Catalog #5,10 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #768 HUNGARY 1871 25k violet, pale and somewhat faded color, tied by oval Kassa 24.1.1872 pmk on registered cover to Zsadangban, with 10kr deep blue (engraved) added on back to pay the registry fee, wax seals, transit and arrival pmks, minor cover flaws, rare mixed combination franking Catalog #6,10 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #769 HUNGARY 1872 3kr green (engraved), used in combination with 2kr red violet Crown of St. Stephen, on cover from "Cseprec" 4.5.75, with Wien 5.5.75 transit pmk on back, missing backflap, still a fine mixed franking combination, signed Diena Catalog #8,13 | Unsold |
 | Lot #770 HUNGARY 1872 5kr rose (engraved) horizontal pair used in 1873 on FL from Pesth to Verona, insufficient franking handstamp applied on arrival with 5c and 30c Italian Postage Dues tied by Verona 11 Nov.73 pmk, filing fold through the stamps at top, otherwise fine Catalog #9 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #771 HUNGARY 1872 10kr blue (engraved), used to pay registry fee on back of 5kr stationery entire envelope from "Versetz" 13.1.74 to Vienna, also 5kr Money order with 5kr red Crown of St. Stephen, used in 1875 from Thuzser to Brzesko, Galizia, fine Catalog #10 | Unsold |
 | Lot #772 HUNGARY 1900 1f, 3f, 6f, 10f, 1kr and 3kr, six different imperforate blocks of four, watermarked crown in circle, unused without gum, also 1kr imperf. pair, watermarked sideways, with gum, fine-v.f.  PCatalog #47/65var | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #773 HUNGARY 1900 50f, 60f, 1kr, 5kr, four imperforate blocks of four, proofs on unwatermarked paper, v.f. PCatalog #61,62,63,66P | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #774 HUNGARY 1908-13 Turul and Crown of St. Stephen, imperforate sheet margin blocks of four, 16 different complete as issued, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as imperforate singles) **Catalog #67-73,75-83var Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #775 HUNGARY 1908-13 Turul and Crown of St. Stephen, imperforate sheet margin blocks of four, 16 different complete as issued, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as imperforate singles) **Catalog #67-73,75-83var Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #776 HUNGARY 1913-16 Turul and Crown of St. Stephen (watermarked Double Cross), imperforate blocks of four, 19 different complete as issued, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as imperforate singles) **Catalog #84-97,99-103var Catalog Value $4,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #777 HUNGARY 1934 Franz Liszt, two souvenir sheets, one with oversized margin at bottom, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #486,var Catalog Value $280 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #778 HUNGARY 1938 3rd Hungarian Philatelic Exhibition, 20f carmine lake, imperforate souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f., extremely rare imperforate souvenir sheet from Hungary, ** Catalog #528var Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $15,000.00 |
 | Lot #779 HUNGARY 1949 70th Birthday of Joseph V. Stalin, 60f proof sheetlet, five different colors, also large format imperforate gummed proof sheetlet in carmine, value tablet blank, pencil signed at bottom, v.f. P | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #780 HUNGARY 1949 Stalin, 60f dark red, 1ft deep blue and 2ft brown, uncut se-tenant gutter imperforate pane of three sheetlets of nine, also additional imperforate sheetlets of nine, n.h., some minor creases, mostly v.f. **Catalog #864-66var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #781 HUNGARY 1950 50f "Utanpotlasunk" error, right sheet margin single, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #899a Catalog Value $950 | Unsold |
 | Lot #782 HUNGARY 1964 Tokyo Olympics Rings "Verso Tokyo" 1f carmine rose, imperforate bottom sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., **Catalog #1585a Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $170.00 |
