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 #464 ITALY 1862 (2 Sep) outer FL from Grignasco to Thoissey, franked with 2x20c dark blue (2) and 2c bistre (Newspaper Stamp, Sass.10), used in combination with 3x1c black (Sardinia Newspaper stamps) and imperforate 5c green, mostly with full margins, tied by departure cds, red French entry (3 Sep), additional transit and arrival pmks on back, some cover tears, otherwise fine and remarkable four-color mixed franking  | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #465 ITALY 1862 (4 Oct) outer FL from Borgo Sesia to Thoissey, franked with 2x20c dark blue and imperf. Sardinia 10c bistre, margins all around, tied by departure cds, red French entry, transit and arrival pmks on back, fine combination franking | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #466 ITALY 1863 (3 Jan) complete FL from Torino to Chambery, franked with combination if two horizontal imperforate pairs Italy 20c indigo and Sardinia 5c green, tied by departure cds, red "P.D." below, v.f., with arrival pmk on back | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #467 ITALY 1863 (5 Mar) cover from Torino to Chambery, franked with 2x15c blue, used in combination with Sardinia 5c green (2), all with margins all around, tied by cds, with red French entry and arrival pmks, fine Catalog #23 | Unsold |
 | Lot #468 ITALY 1878 (2 Nov) cover from Milano to France, franked with 30c brown, tied by "181" duplex, departure cds alongside, "Italie Amb. Marseilles" entry pmk, pair of 5c Type Sage added in Bordeaux-Gironde, deemed unnecessary, invalidated by pen cross, fine and interesting combination, with arrival pmk on reverse | Unsold |
