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 #1409 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1872-1932 collection on pages (six volumes) hundreds of used and unused, with extensive showing of Large and Small Shields, shades, plate flaws, varieties, cancelations, few covers and postal stationery entire envelopes, followed by a strong section of 1880-89 Eagle issues "Pfennig" through 1900 "Reichspost", with multiple examples of 5M values (used), later War Printings, some Exhibition and WWI labels, different shades, varieties, Inflation overprints and surcharges, hundreds of varieties, used and on cover, many certificates, Semi-Official Air Post; Commemoratives, Semi-Postals, Air Post complete, some both unused and used, including Iposta souvenir sheet, many gum varieties, se-tenants, Postage Dues, also Alsace-Lorraine and Wurttemberg, covers and cards, including Zeppelin flights, mixed condition, high catalogue value, ex-Dr.Rose *O | Price Realized $6,750.00 |
 | Lot #1410 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1872-1932 collection in a Lighthouse hingeless album, used and unused, good showing of Large and Small Shields, Regular Issues and Commemoratives, Semi-Postals, Air Post and Officials, mixed condition *O | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1411 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1914-18 WWI Propaganda labels, collection of 30+ unused on pages, mostly anti-England, fine lot * | Unsold |
 | Lot #1412 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1933-45 Third Reich, collection on Lighthouse album pages, issues complete with Semi-Postals, including Wagner set perf. varieties (B49-57,40a-55a, souvenir sheets (B58,68,91-92, 102-106,etc.), Air Post (C43-45,etc.) and Officials, l.h., occasional minor flaws noted (B68 small thins, B91-92 stains), otherwise fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1413 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1945-49 American, British, French and Russian Zone Issues, collection on Lighthouse album pages, virtually complete with Buildings set perf.11 and perf. 14, souvenir sheets, French Zone with Red Cross and Freiburg souvenir sheets, Baden Konstanz Type I and II; Russian Zone with Thuringen Christmas, Anti-Faschismus (2) and Reconstruction souvenir sheets of three or four on white paper (l.h. or h.r.), plus Leipzig Fair (2), early DDR definitives sets and Goethe souvenir sheet, many n.h., fine-v.f.  */** | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1414 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1948-51 Buildings Issue, specialized collection of 60 fairly complete sheet reconstructions in a large binder, used, with 2pf (5), 5pf (4), 20pf (4), 24pf (27) and 25pf (20), various types and perforations noted, fine-v.f. and difficult to replicate | Unsold |
 | Lot #1415 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS GERMANY 1960-95 issues, selection of 180 full sheets (and 40 partial sheets), mostly in sets, n.h., v.f. ** | Price Realized $210.00 |
