Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
November 12-13, 2024
Our November 12-14, 2024 auction features solid selections of United States stamps and proofs (including further material from the Larry Brasler stock), Canada (with a fine example of 12p black), Great Britain & British Commonwealth, Israel, European Countries, with collection of Wayne Demarest's Germany and Colonies, an old-time holding of Zbigniew Cianciara's Poland, Western Ukraine, solid Russia and rest of the world. There is an additional section of Mixed Frankings and Redirected Mail, formed by a European gentleman, with many interesting combination usages. As always, the sale contains 220+ large lots and collections, with individual country albums, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and much more
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #338 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1918 provisional handstamp, negative "Batumskaja Kontora No.1", also boxed 6-line cachet indicating payment is to be made in cash, endorsed "15k" in pen, used locally during the time when stamps in Batum were not yet available  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #339 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 10r on 5k brown lilac, l.h., well centered and fresh, tiny natural gum toning, fresh and v.f., with 1995 Brandon certificate (SG 9, £600) * Catalog #9 Catalog Value $950 | Unsold |
 | Lot #340 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 10r on 10k/7k deep blue, small h.r., v.f., signed Economist, etc., with 2005 Brandon certificate (SG 10, £800) * Catalog #10 Catalog Value $975 | Unsold |
 | Lot #341 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 "British Occupation" 5r brown, horizontal sheet margin pair, left stamp "Ccupation" variety, natural gum crease, otherwise v.f. (SG 17a, £425) * Catalog #19a Catalog Value $475 | Unsold |
 | Lot #342 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 10r on 3k red, imperforate single, overprint inverted, slightly dried original gum, v.f., signed Dr.P.Jem, Economist and Peter Holcombe (with photocopy of his 1994 opinion for a block of four from which this originated) (SG 19var) * Catalog #21a Catalog Value $500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #343 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 15r on 1k orange, imperforate single, overprint inverted, l.h., v.f., with photocopy of 1994 Holcombe opinion for a block of four from which this originated (SG 20var) * Catalog #23a Catalog Value $750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #344 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1919 15r on 1k orange, imperforate sheet margin single, overprint inverted, used, v.f., signed Romeko (SG 20var) O Catalog #23a Catalog Value $750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #345 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 50r on 1k orange, imperforate single, l.h., v.f., with 2008 BPA certificate (SG 21, £650) * Catalog #25 Catalog Value $975 | Unsold |
 | Lot #346 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 50r on 3k carmine red, used, well centered, fresh and v.f., pencil signed, only 200 printed, v.f., with 2008 BPA certificate (SG 24, £2,000) O Catalog #28 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #347 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 50r on 4k red, used, well centered, excellent impression of the handstamp, only 230 printed, v.f., with 2005 Brandon certificate (SG 25, £1,100) O Catalog #29 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #348 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 50r on 5k brown lilac, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Miro, with 1993 Brandon certificate (SG 26, £500) * Catalog #30 Catalog Value $975 | Unsold |
 | Lot #349 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 50r on 5k brown lilac, used, slightly irregular perfs at right, with 2005 Brandon certificate (SG 26, £650) O Catalog #30 Catalog Value $975 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #350 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 50r on 10k deep blue, used, left corner cds, fine, only 180 printed, with 2008 BPA certificate (SG 27, £3,500) O Catalog #31 Catalog Value $3,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #351 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 50r on 15k blue & red brown, canceled 18.3.20, v.f., with 2008 BPA certificate (SG 28, £1,200) O Catalog #32 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #352 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 25r and 50r surcharges in blue and black, complete set of seventeen, including three imperforate singles, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., signed Romeko, Champion, Brun, Borek, Dr.Jemchouhin, etc., * Catalog #33-49 Catalog Value $5,610 | Unsold |
 | Lot #353 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BATUM 1920 "British Occupation" 2r pale blue, 3r pink, 5r black brown, 7r yellow and 15r violet, five different singles, pair or strips of three, each showing "Bpitish" overprint variety, stamps n.h., some natural gum creases, otherwise v.f. (SG 46a-49a,51a, £690 for hinged) ** Catalog #58/63var Catalog Value $750 | Unsold |
