1840-1965 large accumulation of Great Britain, with hundreds of singles and sets, mostly in glassine envelopes, good showing of used Queen Victoria, starting with 1p black, line-engraved, values to 5sh, KEVII and George V, Seahorses, continuing with George VI and QEII issues, gutter pairs, phosphor and graphites, booklet panes and complete booklets, some covers, etc. In addition, there are four boxes with glassine envelopes containing comprehensive Luxembourg, including souvenir sheets and better sets, plus various unused singles and sets from France, Germany, some British Commonwealth, etc., many n.h., mostly fine-v.f., ex-Dr.M.K Blumenthal (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1850-2000 balance of a consignment, many thousands of used and unused singles, sets, covers and cards, postal stationery, etc., housed in 35 cartons (banker's boxes), rather disorganized as stamps are in albums (various, including country collections, Scott International), many thousands of glassine envelopes (in red boxes, etc.), stock cards and loose. There are solid selections of Germany, Egypt, France and Colonies, British Commonwealth, United States, with sheets, Plate Blocks, also Canada, Scandinavia, Turkey, topicals, with Europa, Flora & Fauna, much duplication to be expected. Throughout this holding, there are hundreds of covers, cards, many interesting and better items, U.S. Territorial (New Mexico), Russia and many other areas. A vast and most intriguing holding, should be a most rewarding lot for a patient philatelist, Ex-John Abrams (Image)

Est.US$10,000

1850-2000 balance of a consignment in 20 cartons, with hundreds of album pages and glassine envelopes, mostly used, collections intact as purchased in auctions in 1970s-2000, collections in albums and album pages, also new issues from the same time period, many still in the original service envelopes from Great Britain and Channel Islands, Gibraltar, Iceland, Greenland, Sweden, Luxembourg, Faroe Islands, Finland, Germany, etc., used or unused, some covers, many better items, Saar, German Colonies, French Zone, Schleswig, Sweden with commemoratives and used booklet panes, British Commonwealth, with used QEII definitives, British Europe, much more, considerable acquisition cost, ex-Dr.Blumenthal (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1850-2000 single property offered intact, 150+ albums (Scott, Minkus, Lighthouse hingeless, Schaubek, Lindner, Palo, Kabe, etc.) in 41 cartons (banker's boxes), covering the world, with European Countries, Austria, Belgium & Colonies, Germany, including Berlin and DDR, France & Colonies, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Great Britain and Channel Islands, Canada, including specialized items. Plate Blocks and sheets, Russia, extensive South America, plus much more, with additional material such as booklets, souvenir sheets, remainder collections on pages, some covers and FDCs. The holding contains hundreds of thousands of used and unused singles, sets and souvenir sheets, some specialty items, some better, mixed condition, inspection highly recommended (Image)

Est.US$10,000

1920-90 collection of many thousands of singles and sets in glassine envelopes, neatly arranged by Scott catalogue order, purchased at auction, countries include Albania, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guatemala, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, El Salvador, etc., mostly unused, generally n.h., fine-v.f., intriguing and valuable assembly (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1930s-50s collection of hundreds of mostly complete sets in glassine envelopes, Egypt, South America, Italy and Colonies, Baltic Countries, etc., l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$750

1940s-90s large collection of hundreds of unexploded booklets in three cartons, usually on lot sheets in 3-ring binders, assembled by a long-time collector of booklets, with Australia, four volumes, excellent variety, Prestige large format booklets, good showing of British Commonwealth (generally QEII issues, including Seychelles, Mauritius, Bahamas, Northern and Southern Rhodesia), Belgium, South America with excellent Argentina, Brazil, Chile and others, Korea (50 booklets), Thailand (120 unfolded booklets in album), Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles (100 different), Hong Kong (35 items), Canada (special events and local initiative booklets, as listed in the 1988 McCann Canada Booklet catalogue), Czechoslovakia (45 items), some United States (Flags with Fireworks, 22 different), occasional older items (Manchukuo), some errors and varieties, also numerous Christmas Seals and Tuberculosis booklets and more, many scarce items, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1790-1950 balance of the John Abrams collection in three cartons, 5,000+ covers and cards, postal stationery, etc., excellent selection of France and Colonies, Austrian Levant, with disinfected mail, WWII German Fieldpost, covering all fronts, also mail from Police units, Eastern Front, Foreign Contingents, SS Fieldpost, mail from German occupied Europe, also other countries, with various censor markings, etc., some better United States, Territorial (New Mexico) covers, Scandinavia, British Commonwealth, including Anglo-Boer War covers and cards, Russia, Flight Covers, and much more, including some stamps and proofs, many covers with write-ups and information, some older stampless letters (including 17th Century Venice), hundreds of covers in $50-$100 price range (some on original auction lot sheets), with excellent range of interesting material put together by a knowledgeable postal historian, mostly fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$10,000

1860-1945 hundreds of covers and cards in carton, with Great Britain, including selection of 1870 1/2p rose, different Plate Numbers on covers, Scandinavia, including Iceland, Greenland, Denmark, WWI and WWII usages, censored mail, early postcards, Aviation related items, original photographs, German Fieldpost cards used in 1918 from "Tsingtao China", early postal stationery, interesting destinations, Military markings, occasional loose stamps, many items still on the original auction lot sheets (Richard Wolffers, Roger Koerber, Cover King, and various European auction firms), generally fine-v.f., ex-Dr.M.K. Blumenthal (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1880-1950 two cartons with 3,000+ covers and post cards, postal stationery, etc., from France, Germany, Austria, Great Britain and British Colonies, mostly WWI, with propaganda cards, censored mail, Fieldpost and Prisoner of War correspondence, many on the original auction lot sheets, tremendous variety. An outstanding selection of world postal history, ex-Dr.M.K. Blumenthal (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1880-1950 carton with 1,500+ covers, cards, propaganda postcards, postal stationery, etc., from Germany and German Area, including Poland, Marienwerder, Schleswig, Austria, including Italian Occupation, good showing of WWI censored mail from Netherlands, Balkan area, Spain, France & French Colonies, Spain, Scandinavian countries, Malta, Great Britain, good showing of Luxembourg and many other countries, with Fieldpost and Prisoner of War correspondence, many items still on the original lot sheets, as purchased in dozens of auctions in Germany, England, Sweden and United States, many with write-ups and information, making much of this material ready for a basis for exhibit collections or resale. An extensive and fascinating selection of world postal history, ex-Dr.M.K. Blumenthal (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1890-1930 carton with 2,000+ covers and postcards, postal stationery, propaganda cards from Germany, Austria, Great Britain and British Colonies, excellent showing of WWI censored mail, Fieldpost, Prisoner of War correspondence, Naval and Maritime items, various labels, Scandinavian Countries, Luxembourg, Bosnia and Serbia, plus much more, many with write-ups and information, making most of this material ready for resale. An extensive and fascinating selection of world postal history, ex-Dr.M.K. Blumenthal (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1900-50 carton with 1,000+ covers and cards, good selection of Iceland, Greenland, WWI U.S. Army Postal Service A.E.F. mail from Europe, censored covers and cards from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Great Britain and Colonies, with variety of "On Active Service" mail, Australia, Canada, Italy, Malta, Sweden, Germany, including WWI Poland, Netherlands, Ceylon, South Africa, Mauritius WWI censored cover to Denmark, some WWII German Occupation of Luxembourg, covers from Faroe Islands (1940s), Romania, Belgium, selection of Sweden, flights and some FDCs, some later items, many $100+, each individually acquired, some still on the original auction lot sheets, generally fine or better, ex-Dr.M.K. Blumenthal (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1914-40 accumulation of 2,500+ black & white and color picture postcards, mostly World War I vintage, generally used, Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, etc., many interesting subjects, some rare cards, most purchased individually ($10/$100 range), generally fine-v.f., ex-Dr.M.K. Blumenthal (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1914-40 carton with 1,000+ covers and cards, mostly WWI, including propaganda postcards, Austrian and German Army units, also Bavaria, some labels overprinted for different Campaigns, Prisoner of War and censored mail from Switzerland and other neutral countries, picture postcards with field post cancels, British and U.S. Army mail, also POW covers, some Ottoman items,, plethora of censored and Red Cross mail, military Aviation, original photographs, Iceland, Luxembourg, etc. Also included are 140 original photographs and picture postcards of various European Opera Singers (1950s-60s), occasional stamps and more. A fascinating assembly, with many $100+ items, much of the material acquired 40-50 years ago, generally fine or better, ex-Dr.M.K. Blumenthal (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1920s-40s balance of a consignment, 100+ Flight Covers, DoX, Zeppelin covers and cards, South America, Germany, Liechtenstein, plus many others, mixed condition, mostly fine or better (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1935-60 Rocket Mail, collection of hundreds of singles, sets, blocks of four, sheetlets, proofs and essays and more, with excellent showing of material from Belgium, perf. and imperf. sheetlets of three and four, also Netherlands, including Franklin D. Roosevelt sheetlets of four, also invalidated proof sheetlet in black, later items though 1963, Germany 1959-63, USA-Mexico 1953-61 and 1956 "First International" Triangles (McAllen to Reynosa), also overprints, large group, including proofs and varieties, 1936 "Experimental Parachute" gummed sheetlets, etc. An impressive group (Image)

Est.US$1,000