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 #1538 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA - Covers and Postal History 1858-1930s large accumulation of covers and cards, individually acquired and many still on the original auction lot sheets as purchased years ago, with stampless letters, better 19th Century including Zemstvo covers and unused postal stationery (some on display pages), Russia used in Asia and Far East, used and unused propaganda postcards, destinations, multiple frankings and interesting ephemera (WWI and Russo-Japanese War), registered coverfront sent by Maxim Gorky from Sorrento to Moscow in 1927 (second exile period), plus many others, fine-v.f., excellent break-up potential  | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #1539 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA - Covers and Postal History 1860-1950 collection of 500+ covers and cards, some multiple frankings, destinations, Air Post and flight covers, good variety of Imperial and early Soviet issues, also miscellaneous cancels, Moscow and St. Petersburg and numeral dot cancels, some better items ($100+), also small collection of German Occupation, Latvia and Lithuania, Kurland set of five on cover, Carpatho Ukraine 1945 60f Soviet Star on Judicial letter, Post-WWII Soviet Occupation of Germany, some stamps, including Russian Offices in China, Turkish Empire, Crete, mixed condition, interesting lot | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1540 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA - Covers and Postal History 1890-1912 selection of 94 covers and cards, almost exclusively stationery entire envelopes, wrappers and cards, most sent to Novorossiysk (a correspondence), few to Switzerland, many registered from Ekaterinograd, St. Petersburg, Riga, some Postal Car markings, TPOs, few scarce markings, generally fine or better, useful for postmarks and rates study | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1541 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS RUSSIA - Covers and Postal History 1913-17 Romanov Tercentenary Issue, group of 16 covers or cards, neatly written-up on Euro-Yu pages, franking ranges from 1k to 1R, including a card with three Currency stamps, registered and censored mail to Germany, Bohemia, France, United States, Finland, Switzerland, few interesting origins, mostly v.f. and ready for re-sale, retail £1,000+ | Unsold |
