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 #1547 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Nejdi Sultanate, collection of singles and blocks of four on pages, overprints on Turkish 5pa and 10m Hejaz Postage Dues, Notary and Railway Stamps, many varieties, mostly l.h. or h.r., some n.h., nearly all with A.Eid handstamped guarantee marks, high catalogue value  * | Unsold |
 | Lot #1548 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SAUDI ARABIA 1925 Nejdi Administration of Hejaz, collection of singles and blocks of four on pages, nearly complete overprints (mostly in red) on Fiscals, Bill Stamps, Railway Stamps, also on Postage Dues (used), mostly l.h. or h.r., some n.h., nearly all with A.Eid handstamped guarantee marks, cat. $7,000+ *OCatalog #1/63 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1549 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SAUDI ARABIA 1934-57 Tughra of King Abdul Aziz, six sheets of 25 or 50, also Air Post 4g orange, gutter panes of 50 and 40, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #159/169,C3 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1550 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SAUDI ARABIA 1934-65 selection of complete sheets of 25 (17 mostly different, few perf. separated), also two sheets of 50, with Air Post and Officials (O36,36a), Postal Tax stamps (RA4,4a,7-8), n.h., some usual gum toning, generally fine-v.f., **Catalog #159a/171,C1,O36,RA4/8 Catalog Value $20,451 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #1551 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SAUDI ARABIA 1950s-80s balance of a consignment, dozens of covers and FDCs, regular issues and commemoratives, souvenir sheets, booklet panes of the Ka'aba issue, sheets of various popular sets from 1980s, including Olympics, King Saud, etc., also unused aerogrammes, varieties, etc., occasional inevitable toning, mostly fine-v.f., high catalogue value  ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1552 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SAUDI ARABIA 1951-56 Visit of King Tallal, set of two in sheets of 20, also additional sheets of 20x3p violet blue, plus sheet of 20x1/2p carmine and Postal Tax stamps 1943 1/8g carmine rose gutter pane of 50 and 1956 1/2g carmine, sheet of 50, n.h. but three sheets with black album page adhesions, others fine-v.f., **Catalog #185-86,192,RA4,8 Catalog Value $3,172 | Price Realized $325.00 |
