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 #1487 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LATVIA 1918-40 balance of a large specialized collection neatly arranged on black Hagner stock sheets, first issue with perforation varieties, part perf., archival items, cancels, strong representation of 1919 "Sun" issue, used and unused paper varieties, pairs and strips imperf. between, double perforations, shades, proofs, printed on both sides, gutter pairs, tete-beche multiples, 1919 Independence Issue, "Polar Bear Ligat" and "Schleicher & Schull" watermarks, multiples on wove and banknotes, part perf. and imperf. varieties, Warrior Slaying Dragon, varieties, part perf., imperf., Latgale Liberation, National Assembly, various surcharges, with many varieties, imperf. pairs, extensive showing of Regular Issues, with multiples, archival imperfs, cancels, shades and varieties, different watermarks, some inverted, Semi-Postals, perf. and imperf. sets, including 1925 Libau (B24-28var), Air Post (two sets of C9-13), varieties imperf. between, Air Post Semi-Postals, used and unused, perf. and imperf. sets, varieties, German Occupation overprints, including Libau singles, Bermondt-Avalov, 1940 Russian Occupation, 1941-45 German Occupation, some multiples and more, many n.h., fine-v.f., ex-Timma *O | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #1488 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LATVIA 1918-40 balance of a large specialized collection of blocks of four and larger multiples, neatly arranged on black Hagner stock sheets, first issue with large panes of stamps printed on maps, perf. and imperf., "Sun" issue, 1919 Independence Issue, Warrior Slaying Dragon, Latgale Liberation, National Assembly imperf. blocks of four, gutter blocks of four and larger, Regular Issues, Semi-Postals, Air Post, also a small stock book with hundreds of duplicates, plus three von Hoffmann handbooks, fine-v.f., ex-Timma  */** | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1489 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS LATVIA 1918-40 collection of 140+ propaganda and advertising labels, some interesting items, including 1940 Olympics label block of four, also some Jelgava Revenues, passport and other documents, also hundreds of canceled stamps, each with clear and readable pmk, mostly fine *O | Price Realized $425.00 |
