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.
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 | Lot #1160 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, unused horizontal pair, with original gum, hinge remnant, paper thickness 0.11 mm, colorless "1" watermark shifted to left, margins all around, light bend between stamps, full embossing and vivid colors, very fine. An unused Russia Number One single is a world-class rarity, of which only a few have been recorded. Outside of the Popov Museum in St. Petersburg, this is the only genuine unused pair of the first stamp of Russia in private hands. While "unused" examples have surfaced over the years, they have generally been determined to have been cleaned, have pen cancels removed, etc. It is a privilege to offer this remarkable unused pair of Russia Number One, with full original gum and to our knowledge, never before shown or offered for sale, accompanied by a 2022 Buchsbayew certificate. A wonderful treasure of Imperial Russian Philately (Scott Catalogue "Genuine unused examples of No.1 are exceedingly scarce. Most of those offered are used with pen cancellation removed. The unused value is for an example without gum. The very few known stamps with original gum sell for much more (catalogue value $125,000 as two singles without gum) * Catalog #1 | Price Realized $130,000.00 |
