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 #1579 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1840-1940 collection in stock book, mixture of 19th & 20th century, including Great Britain No.1 (2), No.3 (15), values to 2sh6p, Poland used and unused to 1950, Japan 19th Century, mostly forgeries, United States, with Bank Note and Bureau issues, etc., mixed condition *O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1580 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1847-1990 balance of a consignment in stock book, Italian States, Austria, France, with used and unused classics, Die Proofs, some dubious items, modern "inverted centers" from Nevis (various topicals, Royal Wedding, Princess Diana, etc., with copies of Calves certificates, this group alone is catalogued in Michel €33,710), Portugal and Colonies, perf. and imperf. multiples, with security punches, United States, including Bank Note 90c carmine, used block of four, Indonesia, Romania, etc. In addition, there is an old Scott International Junior album, with hundreds of used and unused, we note United States No.1 used, Germany, Italy, plus much more, mixed condition, an eclectic assembly *O | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #1581 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-1945 selection of better individual items on auction lot sheets, mostly European countries, also Armenia, with occasional pre-philatelic covers, plus countless better sets, proofs, errors, varieties and covers, from Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Fiume, Trieste Zone A, Albania, Yugoslavia, Greece, Hungary, Carpatho-Ukraine, some items with certificates, mostly fine-v.f., all described and ready for resale   */** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1582 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-1950 balance of a collection, used and unused singles, 19th Century, with Belgium Medallions, Greece Hermes Heads, France, with an attractive and valuable showing of 1862 Re-Issues (YT €3,500), Empire to 1fr (repaired), also Reprints, attractive Bordeaux singles, some blocks of four (high catalogue value), also many covers, including better frankings (YT €7,000+), some forgeries, also French Colonies, General Issues, Diego Suarez, Somali Cost, Obock, Lebanon, Syria with some covers (YT €5,000+), Italian States, with a fine group of Tuscany, German States, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, imperf. Singles Mauritius, Ceylon, Queensland, Trinidad, Cape of Good Hope, Switzerland, Portugal, modern issues, plus much more, mixed condition, huge catalogue value *O | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #1583 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-1960 balance of a consignment, used and unused singles and sets in glassine envelopes, U.S. and foreign, Poland, Austria, Italy and Colonies, miscellaneous better items, mostly fine or better *O | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1584 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1850-80 collection of 100+ used and unused, with first issues of France, 10c, 20c, 25c and 1fr (probably 1862 reprints), also 1fr "Empire", perforated singles overprinted "Specimen", 4c-80c Bordeaux, unissued "10" on 10c bistre, Postage Dues, Italian and German States, Italy, United States, including 12c-90c Pictorials (perforated proofs), 25c Bank Note used and unused, four Specimen overprints, Officials, also some Nelson Mandela commemorative items, etc., mixed condition, mostly with small faults, high catalogue value *O | Unsold |
 | Lot #1585 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1869-1960 selection of sets and useful values with some postal history on stock cards, noted Belgium 1918 5fr+5fr, Croatia perforation varieties, Germany 1948-51 better sets, Portugal and Switzerland imperf. classics, Austria, Italy, Greece 1950s n.h. sets, including Pythagoras, Royal Family, etc., also Russia, Austrian Levant cards, Vatican covers, etc. *O | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1586 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1872-1999 collections of Belgium, France and Germany in seven Scott, Minkus and Davo albums, hundreds of singles and sets, souvenir sheets, many better items, booklets, mixed condition, high catalogue value *O | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #1587 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1880-1960 balance of a consignment, with Germany, including WWII Propaganda issues (German Propaganda for England, with King George VI and Star of David set of six, "This War is a Jewsh War" and Stalin & King George VI, also Liquidation of Empire (eight different), U.S. Issues for Germany 6pf, 12pf and "Futsches Reich"), Danzig, German Locals and some Revenues, also Hungary, used and unused, some better items, mixed condition * | Price Realized $950.00 |
| Lot #1588 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE 1920-2000 large accumulation of thousands, used and unused on album pages, neatly sorted by country and stored in individual manila envelopes on seven banker's boxes, virtually every country is represented, including United States (some mint sheets noted), Canada, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, including many souvenir sheets, France and French Colonies, Independent Africa, South and Central America, Egypt, Spain and Spanish Colonies, Eastern Europe with extensive Czechoslovakia, Poland, Russia, other European countries, box of modern covers, etc. Most of the material is rather inexpensive, but there are occasional better and elusive items included, substantial acquisition cost *O | Unsold |
