The offerings in the first sale include a large package front franked with the United States 1860 90¢ blue George Washington (Scott 39).

The greatest rarity of the entire sale is the unissued 1967 stamp marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Jing Gangshan Revolutionary Base.

Spink USA in New York City will offer two country-specific sales Dec. 6: Brazil’s Inclinados stamps, and classic Russian philately.

Feldman is offering an auction series Dec. 5-9 that is documented in nine separate catalogs broadly encompassing the world of stamps and postal history.

Among these is an example of the 1856 British Guiana 4¢ rose carmine stamp (Scott 14a) with a Demerara circular datestamp and the E.D.W. initials of Postmaster Wight.

The Friday auction session has its focus on China, with collections plus individual lots of Chinese empire, republic, Taiwan, and the People’s Republic of China.

The Rapp auction description makes note of the stamp’s bright fresh colors and the prominent relief of the embossed dove.

The 434th Rasdale public auction will take place Nov. 18-19, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. Central Time) each day.

The Oct. 20 Matthew Bennett public auction of U.S. and worldwide material will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston.

The auction begins Wednesday morning with stamps of the United States 1847 issue and a selection of other U.S. classic stamps and proofs.

Numerous significant multiples are being offered during the China session that opens the sale Friday morning.

The Falkland Islands pictured is found in the extensive British Commonwealth selection of the H.R. Harmer sale, but the 1964 issue is a notorious error.

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries' sale of classic United States stamps includes six examples of the three Pan-American stamps with centers inverted.

The Grant Inman collection features some of the rarest and most sought-after wine, beer, and silver tax stamps.

The Asia selection includes the recent discovery of a single 1882 China 3-candareen Large Dragon brown red stamp on cover to Tientsin (Tianjin).

Status International’s sale featured several rare Australian stamps featuring a kangaroo on a map of Australia.

The U.S. stamp offerings include an unused example of the 1901 1¢ green and black Fast Lake Navigation stamp from the Pan-American set.

The Schuyler Rumsey public auction will take place live at Sescal during the stamp show in Ontario, Calif., east of Los Angeles.

The Stanley Cutler Ryukyus collection offers stamps and error varieties, postal history, essays and proofs, revenues, and much more.