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  • canada-1964-supreme-court-king-george-federal-law-stamp
    Mar 3, 2022, 14:30 PM

    Eastern Auctions to offer desirable Newfoundland, Canada, revenues March 24-26

    by Charles Snee
    Both collections up for bids offer collectors numerous opportunities to add desirable stamps in exceptional condition to their holdings.

  • uganda-1897-parcel-piece-500-cowrie-franking-missionary typewritten-stamps
    Feb 28, 2022, 08:30 AM

    Uganda Missionary typewritten and typeset issues in March 15 Siegel auction

    by Charles Snee
    The typewritten Uganda Missionary stamps are the creation of the Rev. Ernest Millar of the Church Missionary Society.

  • civil-war-union-patriotic-cover-destruction-snake-south-carolina
    Feb 24, 2022, 15:39 PM

    March 15 Kelleher sale features Levy U.S. collection

    by Charles Snee
    Richard M. Levy’s eye for acquiring stamps in exceptional condition is evident throughout the collection.

  • great-britain-1882-queen-victoria-stamp
    Feb 16, 2022, 16:04 PM

    U.S. 1880 special printing, other attractive stamps in March 8-9 Cherrystone auction

    by Charles Snee
    Additional temptations for bidders include Italy and Italian states rarities, and scarce stamps and postal history from South America and Central America.

  • offices-china-violet-brown-franklin-block-double-surcharge-error
    Feb 16, 2022, 09:00 AM

    Hope collection of newspaper stamps, part 2 of Magnolia collection to cross Siegel auction block March 1

    by Charles Snee
    Both collections provide bidders with myriad opportunities to add significant items to their holdings.

  • united-states-1865-benjamin-franklin-newspaper-stamp
    Jan 31, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Attractive ad covers, more in Feb. 15-17 Kelleher Flagship auction

    by Charles Snee
    United States stamps from the classic period through modern issues are the focus of the first two days of the sale.

  • poland-1956-olympic-games-melbourne-invert-stamp
    Jan 13, 2022, 13:00 PM

    U.S. Orangeburg coil and much more in Feb. 1-2 Cherrystone sale

    by Charles Snee
    Additional temptations for bidders include an important collection of Persia and Iran, along with rare Japanese postal history.

  • 1860-pony-express-abraham-lincoln-cover
    Jan 11, 2022, 08:45 AM

    Part 6 of Erivan U.S., Confederate States collection in Jan. 26 H.R. Harmer sale

    by Charles Snee
    H.R. Harmer will offer the sixth part of the massive Erivan collection of United States and Confederate States postal history.

  • great-britain-penny-black-wallace-document
    Dec 7, 2021, 16:18 PM

    Earliest dated Penny Black fails to sell at Dec. 7 Sotheby’s auction

    by Charles Snee
    The Penny Black is affixed to the famed Wallace document, which is dated April 10, 1840.

  • united-states-1871-bradford-cover-shanghai-china-1869-pictorial-stamps
    Dec 4, 2021, 11:00 AM

    Part 1 of Magnolia collection of U.S. mail in China and Japan in Dec. 16 Siegel auction

    by Charles Snee
    The 103 lots in this first sale include some of the finest and most consequential covers in the collection.

  • united-states-1902-william-mckinley-full-face-postal-card-scott-ux17
    Nov 29, 2021, 11:00 AM

    U.S., worldwide, more in Dec. 14-15 H.R. Harmer sales

    by Charles Snee
    Collectors seeking graded stamps will find a number to choose from in the selection of U.S. stamps up for bids Dec. 14.

  • great-britain-1840-penny-black-block-maurice-burrus
    Nov 23, 2021, 08:00 AM

    Egypt, France, Britain, more in Feldman Dec. 13-16 auction series

    by Charles Snee
    Bidders, regardless of budget, are sure to find something of interest for their collections.

  • united-states-1910-carmine-george-washington-guide-line-pair-scott-388
    Nov 18, 2021, 15:26 PM

    Rumsey Dec. 8-10 auction series features U.S., worldwide stamps, philatelic gems, Munson collection of Hawaii

    by Charles Snee
    One of the highlights of the general foreign offerings is an oversized registered cover franked with a complete set of Iceland’s Parliament Millennium stamps.

  • russia-1857-10-kopeck-coat-arms-stamp
    Nov 15, 2021, 09:00 AM

    CIA Invert, Russian first-issue rarity, more in Dec. 7-8 Cherrystone auction

    by Charles Snee
    U.S. definitive and commemorative issues of the 19th century and early 20th century are well represented, beginning with the 1847 issue and continuing through 1979.

  • uruguay-1858-240-centesimo-stamp-block
    Nov 12, 2021, 12:00 PM

    Rare Falkland Islands, Mongolia, Uruguay, more in Dec. 1-2 Siegel auction

    by Charles Snee
    Classic stamps and covers of Europe from the renowned collection of Arthur S. Przybyl will be up for bids.

  • australia-kangaroo-map-stamp-sperati-forgery
    Nov 4, 2021, 10:35 AM

    Artemis collection of Kangaroo and Map rarities in Dec. 1 Abacus sale

    by Charles Snee
    The Kangaroo and Map stamps were issued in 1913 and are so named because they picture a kangaroo superimposed over a simplified map of Australia in white.

  • ceylon-1858-lilac-queen-victoria-stamp-block
    Nov 2, 2021, 08:15 AM

    Corinphila November auction series features Besancon, Erivan, other name collections

    by Charles Snee
    The extensive seven-day auction series will feature 10 separate catalogs.

  • hawaii-1851-missionary-stamp-unique-unused
    Oct 26, 2021, 11:00 AM

    Iconic inverts, more in Nov. 9-10 Siegel sale of Przybyl collection

    by Charles Snee
    A 1918 Jenny Invert and the unique unused 1851 Hawaii 2¢ Missionary are among the iconic rarities and desirable stamps in top-notch condition up for bids.

  • sierra-leone-1897-queen-victoria-stamp-scott-60
    Oct 18, 2021, 09:30 AM

    British Empire stamps offered in Colonial Stamp Co. auction

    by Charles Snee
    The sale will open with 73 lots of Great Britain, including British offices in China and Morocco. The rest of the approximately 1,100 lots feature the British Empire from Aden to Zululand.

  • united-states-1869-pictorial-invert-scott-120b
    Oct 12, 2021, 08:00 AM

    U.S. stamps, errors, postal history, more in Oct. 26-28 Kelleher Flagship auction

    by Charles Snee
    U.S. stamps from the classic period through modern issues are the focus of the first two days of the sale, along with an extensive selection of modern errors, freaks and oddities.

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