Auction Detail
January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
tied on the reverse of a registered cover addressed to stamp dealer Y Souren in New York City, Baku cancels and registry label, New York City arrival cancels on stamp side, stamps and cover with some faults but a rare use
strong collection assembled many decades ago, starting with five examples of the Diligencia Issue, followed by 4-6 unused and more than 20 Sun-Head Issues (including better cancellations), generally fine to very fine, a useful and comprehensive collection
never hinged, bright colors, a scarce set, chiefly fine to very fine (Scott $620)
never hinged, deep color, choice centering, very fine (Scott $395)
nearly complete set in original mailing envelopes, very fine and fresh, as clean as the day they were printed
two large cartons including a lengthy run of Chiu's Supplement, The Cherry Blossom Issues of Japan 1872-76 and The Dragon Stamps of Japan 1871-72 by Dr. S. Ichida, Korean Postal History 1884-1905, History of Postal Cancellation of China Parts III and IV, and much more, mostly very fine and clean, a wonderful group for study or resale
two large cartons filled with useful magazines, auction catalogues, and books, note lengthy runs of the China Clipper and Japanese Philately, The Dragon Stamps of Japan 1871-1872 by Dr. Ichida, various price lists, and much more, some photocopies included, generally fine to very fine
large group with over 30 books, including many sought-after titles including The Postmarks of Mexico 1874-1900, The Stamps of the Mexican Revolution, Mexico: The 1868 Issue, The Cancellations of Mexico Revised Edition, and The Imperial Eagles of Maximilian's Mexico, a very fine and useful collection
large worldwide accumulation of more than 1,000 cards and covers, ranging from better early material such as Great Britain 1sh embossed and 1d to Venice, covers from France to Japan and Prussia to Cambridge, modern correspondence with interesting material you don't see everyday such as better flight covers, German Mariana Islands registered card, Ethiopia registered mail, better topical covers, mostly fine to very fine
interesting group containing old auction lots, begins with first issue Japan, also Foreign Offices in China with varieties, a useful selection of 29 Japan booklets, better PRC stamps used, and much more, mostly fine to very fine, inspection recommended
massive accumulation of mostly fish and aquatic topicals as well as some wildlife and others, thousands of new issues in original packaging and some earlier material as well, purchase price in the multiple thousands, includes full sheets, souvenir sheets, blocks, booklets, covers, generally very fine
collection of the world's greatest stamp rarities cast in sterling silver, including British Guiana 1c Magenta, United States 1918 24c Airmail Invert, 1851 Hawaii 2c Missionary, and 1848 Bermuda Perot Postmaster Provisional, 26 different in total, a great opportunity to obtain these rarities as sterling silver proofs