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 #1589 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE SOUVENIR SHEETS 1921-64 selection of better souvenir sheets of the world, Belgium, multiple examples of No.170a (used), 171 unused, 221, B106 (two n.h.), B145a, B466a,b, Germany Iposta (B33 four copies, one n.h.), B68 (used), also better DDR, Berlin (9NB3a used, doubtful cancels), French Zone, France (226,241a-b,329), Switzerland (Naba, Semi-Postals B105,etc.), also Hungary UPU, Roosevelt, Poland (B31), Vatican City (155a, also on cover), Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Portugal (Legion souvenir sheet, etc.), plus many more, usually 2-4 of each, l.h. or n.h., few used, occasional minor faults noted, generally fine-v.f., high catalogue value  */** | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #1590 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE SOUVENIR SHEETS 1970s-2010 Afghanistan-Zimbabwe, accumulation of many hundreds, moderate duplication (1/30 of each), 103 different countries (British Commonwealth, South and North Korea, South America, etc.), neatly identified in 439 envelopes, n.h., v.f., **Catalog Value $42,783 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #1591 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE SOUVENIR SHEETS 1970s-2010 Antigua-Virgin Islands, accumulation of 4,800 imperforate souvenir sheets, 28 countries represented (Central Africa, Congo, Guinea, Mongolia, St. Vincent, Togo, etc.), 240 different (20 of each), all neatly identified and stored in pochettes, various topicals, n.h., v.f. ** | Unsold |
 | Lot #1592 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE SOUVENIR SHEETS 1970s-2010 Aitutaki-Venezuela, accumulation of hundreds of souvenir sheets from 54 different countries, 210 different (1-23 of each), from Burundi, New Zealand, Congo, Cook Islands, Mongolia, etc., variety of topicals, n.h., v.f., **Catalog Value $41,280 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1593 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE SOUVENIR SHEETS 1970s-2010 Angola-Tunisia, accumulation of 18 different souvenir sheets or miniature sheetlets, 100-200 of each, all neatly packaged in pochettes, n.h., v.f., **Catalog Value $22,358 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
