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 #923 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND 1918-1960 balance of the Cianciara collection on stock pages, good showing of reference material (fake Krakow and Poznan Issue overprints), Lublin Issue, perf. and imperf. definitives, Blocks of four of pre-WWII commemoratives, souvenir sheets (some duplication), 1944 Wodzowie (five sets used or unused), Liberated Cities, Imperf. color proofs, two pairs and six blocks of four, B.I.E. sheetlets of 12, souvenir sheet (2), "Polska 60" souvenir sheets of four, 5zl Air Post imperf. souvenir sheet, etc., mixed condition, minor faults noted, mostly fine-v.f. */**O | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #924 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND 1920-52 balance of a specialized collection, with hundreds of used singles and paper varieties, some Central Lithuania, "Groszy" (Currency Reform) overprints, used and unused stamps, various towns, hence different types of handstamps, red, violet, black, some varieties, occasional covers, etc. *O | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #925 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND 1945 Goznak Issue, overprints and surcharges, specialized holding on Vario cards, with 1.50zl on 25gr, various forms, "3zl" surcharges, many shifted up or down, omitted, Liberated Cities, blocks of four and larger multiples, pairs, strips, some with offsets on reverse, shifts, overprint flaws, few inverted overprints, canceled on pieces, Air Post overprints, some covers, combination frankings, censored mail, etc., many signed. A good collection of this popular issue  */** | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
| Lot #926 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS POLAND 1948-2017 balance of the Cianciara collection, many hundreds of singles, sets, souvenir sheets, labels, occasional covers, etc., much duplication, with substantial new issue cost involved. There are dozens of stock books filled with early issues, Locals, "Groszy" overprints, Generalgouvernement, Port Gdansk, Plebiscite Areas, blocks of four, new issues, with 12 beautiful year-books (2000/2010), some U.S. Plate blocks, some Baltic Countries and miscellaneous foreign, Vatican City, Pope Paul Issues, Poczta Balonowa and other labels, picture postcards, postal stationery, etc., housed in four cartons *O | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
