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Worldwide Proofs, Varieties, Rare Stamps & Postal History

Worldwide proofs, specimens, and varieties, alongside rare stamps and unique postal history treasures.

February 17 - 20, 2026

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Worldwide Proofs & Specimens, Part 1

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Worldwide Proofs & Specimens, Part 2

Feb 18, Wed

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Worldwide Rare Stamps & Varieties

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Worldwide Postal History & Mint Items - Pre-1945

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Worldwide Postal History & Mint Items - Post-1945

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1895 Bushahr (Bussahir), India, British Colonies, Feudatory States, Handstamps, Complete Set

Current bid:

$85

1938 (27 Sep) Poland, First Polish Stratospheric Flight, L. O. P. P. Balloon Mail Registered Cover from Zakopane (Poland) to Lodz (Poland), franked with 75gr Souvenir Sheet, with Commemorative '1st Polish Stratospheric Flight Zakopane Chocholowska Valley' Handstamp's on Two Sides

Current bid:

$45

1997 5.40l Republic of Honduras, Block, Print Error, Shifted Perforatoin, Margin

Current bid:

$40

20f Hungary, Imperforate, Plate Proof, Pair, no Watermark, SHIFTED Red

Current bid:

$20

1994 150l on 4.50l Romania, Double Overprints

Current bid:

$30

1932-37 Belgian Congo, Belgian Colonies, Advertising Booklet

Current bid:

$16

1949 Iraq, Airmail, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$18

1921 Netherlands, Ship Safe Stamps, Full Set

Current bid:

$20

1903 24c Washington, United States, USA, Green, Essay, Proof Paper

Current bid:

$130

20c Italy, 'National Federation of Committees for the Aid of Blind, Crippled and Wounded Servicemen after WWI War', Advertising Сharity 'B. L. P.' Cover franked with 20c with SHIFTED Blue 'B. L. P.' Overprint, with Full Intact Advertising Sheet Inside, Mint

Current bid:

$30

1903 24c Washington, United States, USA, Ultramarine, Essay, Type II, Proof Paper

Current bid:

$25

1957 15+5fr Algeria, French Colonies, Red Cross, Imperforate, Trial Color Proof, Strip, Plate Numbers, Sheet Inscription, Margin

Current bid:

$45

1891-93 25c Netherlands

Current bid:

$18

1851-60 24c Washington, United States, USA, Blackish Violet, Block of Four, Proof, Plate on Card, Imperforate

Current bid:

$40

1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition Issue, United States, USA

Current bid:

$40

1891-93 50c Netherlands

Current bid:

$25

1943 10.75fr+200fr French Equatorial Africa, French Colonies, Airmail, Margin

Current bid:

$16

1947 Hungary, Miniature Sheets, Complete Set, Tete-beches

Current bid:

$150

1924-25 20c Italy, Advertising Stamp, Unissued

Current bid:

$30

1949 50f Hungary, Airmail, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$50

1946 Belgium, Master Die Proof Sheetlet, Imperforate, Signature

Current bid:

$180

1896 50c Netherlands

Current bid:

$14

1894-98 2g 50c Netherlands

Current bid:

$75

1902 30fr, French Somali Coast, Inverted Center, Shifted

Current bid:

$35

1931 Austria, Complete Set

Current bid:

$45

1864 1c Charles N. Crittenton, United States, USA, Private Medicine Stamp, Orange, Die Proof on India paper mounted on sunken card, Imperfo rate

Current bid:

$65

1943 (24 Jul) WWII Occupations, Mourning Military Censored Registered Cover from Ljubljana (Slovenia) to Krainburg (Kranj, Slovenia), franked with Pair of 1.25l, with Italian and German Censorship Marks and Handstamp's on Two Sides

Current bid:

$14

1957 15+3fr Algeria, French Colonies, Red Cross, Imperforate, Trial Color Proof, Strip, Sheet Inscription, Margin

Current bid:

$35

1942 Germany Military Mail Field Post Feldpost, Airmail, Full Sheet, Sheet Inscriptions

Current bid:

$50

1850 (6 Nov) Belgium, Mourning Cover from Bruxelles (Belgium) to London (England), franked with 20c and 40c and tied by Circular Numeral '24' Postmark, with Black Wax Seal on the Reverse, with Green and Orange 'Paid' Handstamp's

Current bid:

$55

2000 19p Great Britain, Pair, Imperforate, Margin, Sheet Inscription

Current bid:

$150

1896 5g Netherlands

Current bid:

$120

1970 70fr French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, Master Die Proof Sheetlet, Airmail, Brown, Signature

Current bid:

$40

1957 Belgium, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$40

40c Italy, 'National Federation of Committees for the Aid of Blind, Crippled and Wounded Servicemen after WWI War', Advertising Сharity 'B. L. P.' Cover franked with 40c with Blue 'B. L. P.' Overprint, with Full Intact Advertising Sheet Inside, Mint

Current bid:

$25

1903 24c Washington, United States, USA, Black Blue, Essay, Proof Paper

Current bid:

$25

1962 2.50pia Republic of Lebanon, Block of Four, Double Impression

Current bid:

$18

1891-93 1g Netherlands

Current bid:

$20

1940 Portugal, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$50

1888 2m New Guinea, Germany Colony, Parcel Stamp, Margin

Current bid:

$25

1943 Republic of Paraguay, Complete Set, Airmail, Imperforate, Corner Margins

Current bid:

$40

1903 24c Washington, United States, USA, Black, Essay, Proof Paper

Current bid:

$30

1920 0.10d Republic of Colombia, Se-tenant Armail, Signed, F. W. Kessler Invoice for Rare Stamps, Only 408 Issued

Current bid:

$160

1886 Belgium - Germany, Moresnet Local Post, Neutral territory, Removed from circulation, Perforated

Current bid:

$25

1840 (1 Sep) 1d Great Britain, Mulready Letter Sheet from Durham (England) to Aberdeen (Scotland), with Red Maltese Cross

Current bid:

$30

1950 10d Yugoslavia, Souvenir Sheet, Airmail, Trieste Zone B

Current bid:

$14

1931 Belgium, Souvenir Sheet, Special Cancellation

Current bid:

$35

20f Hungary, Imperforate, Black Plate Proof, no Watermark

Current bid:

$16

1949 10d Yugoslavia, Souvenir Sheet, Airmail

Current bid:

$14

1924-25 25c Italy, Advertising Stamp

Current bid:

$55

1896 1g Netherlands

Current bid:

$18

1953 50f Hungary, Block of Four, Rebound Perforation, Corner Margins

Current bid:

$25

1902 25fr, French Somali Coast, Inverted Center, Horizontal pairs

Current bid:

$30

1852 Italy, Cover from Ferrara to La Maddalena, franked with 2b

Current bid:

$35

1924-25 1l Italy, Advertising Stamp

Current bid:

$25

1947 Hungary, Miniature Sheets, Complete Set

Current bid:

$150

1928 (17 Jul) Netherlands, 'International Shooting Competition' Registered Express Cover locally addressed in Hague franked with full set of 1.5c-30c

Current bid:

$20

1959 Romania, Airmail, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$30

1953 500fr Cameroon, French Colonies, Airmail, Trial Color Proof, Deluxe Presentation Souvenir Sheet, Red

Current bid:

$50

1864 1c Charles N. Crittenton, United States, USA, Private Medicine Stamp, Blue, Die Proof on India paper mounted on sunken card, Imperforate

Current bid:

$60

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Dec 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History

534

bidders
participated

7518

items
were listed

7381

items
were sold

$2,300

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Nov 25 - 28, 2025

Germany and Worldwide Propaganda

201

bidders
participated

3105

items
were listed

3097

items
were sold

$1,100

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Sep 29 - Oct 10, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History

468

bidders
participated

6114

items
were listed

5911

items
were sold

$3,500

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Jun 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #45

5679

items
were listed

5549

items
were sold

$3,500

highest
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May 26 - 31, 2025

Russian Cinderellas and Third Reich Propaganda

3708

items
were listed

3598

items
were sold

$4,000

highest
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Mar 24 - 29, 2025

Colonies and Third Reich Propaganda

3332

items
were listed

3332

items
were sold

$1,100

highest
hammer price

$120

$1,100

$130

Feb 3 - 14, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #42

6148

items
were listed

5864

items
were sold

$1,600

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Dec 10 - 13, 2024

Russian Postal History

3036

items
were listed

1089

items
were sold

$1,500

highest
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Nov 11 - 23, 2024

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #40

6172

items
were listed

6153

items
were sold

$3,000

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Oct 8 - 12, 2024

Russian Cinderellas and Third Reich Propaganda

2809

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2804

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$1,300

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1913 3r Romanov Castle, Romanov Tercentenary, Complete die proof in slate, printed on cardboard paper

$1,400

1972 Unissued 10k 100th Anniversary of L.V. Sobinov's Birth, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia (Full Set, Corner Margin, Unissued Stamp, Rare, Сertificate)

$1,500

1878 3k Starobelsk Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #11 [ RRRR ], Certificate, Ex Faberge and Ferrari, Only 32 known)

$1,500

1c Panama (INVERTED Center, Print Error)

$3,000

1858 20 kop Russian Empire, Watermark ‘2’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 3, Zv. 3, CV $22,500)

$3,250

1880 3k Starobelsk Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #17 [ RR ], Certificate, Only 23 mint stamps known, Ex Faberge and Ferrari, CV $2,000)

$1,800

1931 (17 Nov) Urga (Ulan Bator), Republic of Mongolia, Local cover franked with imperf 10m with INVERTED overprint

$1,500

1882 (19 Oct) Urga, Mongolia cover addressed to Pekin, China, franked with 7k (Date-stamp Type 3b, Date EARLIER than the earliest recorded date, Rare)

$1,700

First Essayan, a pair of erroneous 1 kop on 25 Rub imperf., cancelled with Alexandropol ‘и’ (with mistake in the year), Ex Artashes Taroumyan

$1,400

1913 2r Winter Palace, Romanov Tercentenary, Complete die proof in dark green, printed on cardboard paper, without names of artist and engraver

$1,400

1858 20 kop Russian Empire, Mint, Watermark ‘2’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 3, Zv. 3, CV $22,500)

$1,900

1905 (11 Apr) Urga, Mongolia cover addressed to Kalgan, China, franked with 7k (Date-stamp Type 4b)

$9,000

1946 Germany, Soviet zone, Reconstruction of German National Theater in Weimar, Sheet, Block (Michel 3 A XZ, Size 105 x 100mm, Rare, CV 20,000 EUR)

$2,200

1897 Canada, Full Set (SG 121, 122, 125, 126, 128 - 133, 135 - 140, CV $7,800)

$1,500

1922 RSFSR 1200 Germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp Airmail (Type III, CV $5400, MNH, Signed)

$1,600

1857 10k Russian Empire First Issue, Imperf (Sc. 1, Zv. 1, Watermark ‘1’, Signed)

$1,600

1927 Gold Definitive Issue, Soviet Union USSR (Zv. #190 Ia, `ПОТЧОВАЯ` instead `ПОЧТОВАЯ`, Print Error, CV $7500, MNH)

$3,750

1915-19 20pf German Empire, Germany, Pair (Mi. 87 II U, Imperforate, Signed, Canceled, Rare, CV $9,000)

$1,600

1867 10k on 20k Saint-Petersburg Сity Public Telegraph, Russian Empire, Second Issue (Certificate, Rare)

$2,300

1938 'Odessa-Batum, Motorship Crimea Parohod' Steamship mail cover to Leningrad

$1,500

1930 Airship 'Grov Zeppelin' in Moscow, Soviet Union, USSR (Zag. 0256, 0257, Imperforate, Full Set, Certificate, Signed, CV $13,500)

$1,500

1875-79 25pf German Empire, Germany (Mi. 35, Signed, CV $6,800, MNH)

$2,750

1858 10 kop Russian Empire, Watermark ‘1’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 2, Zv. 2, CV $11,000)

$3,750

1858 30 kop Russian Empire, Watermark ‘3’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 4, Zv. 4, CV $30,000)

$3,250

1926-27 Weimar Republic, Germany, Blocks of Four (Mi. 385 - 397, 385 W OR - 388 W OR, 389 P OR, 390 W OR - 391 W OR, 392 P OR, 393 W OR, 394 P OR - 397 P OR, Sheet Inscriptions, Full Set, CV $7,500+, MNH)

$2,750

1858 30 kop Russian Empire, Mint, Watermark ‘3’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 4, Zv. 4, CV $30,000)

$2,100

1919, 40gr on 2k Grodno Military Communications Courier Post, Germany Occupation WWI (Block of Four, Certificate)

$2,750

1950 (May 2) Overseas Chinese Remittance & Letter Office envelope sent from Amoy to Rangoon, Burma

$1,500

1874 6k Dukhovschina Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #5, COMPLETE Sheet, All 8 Types, Certificate, Rare, CV $20,000)

$2,300

1913 2r Winter Palace, Romanov Tercentenary, Complete die proof in dark grey blue, printed on cardboard paper, without names of artist and engraver

$1,400

1899 2k on 5k Lebedin Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #9 [ RR ], Certificate, Used, Only 20 known, CV $4,000)

$3,000

1945 Hela Submarine (U-Boot Hela), Military Mail Field Post Feldpost, Germany, Block of Four (Mi. 13 b, Corner Margin, Plate Numbers, Signed, CV $1,820+)

$1,800

1891 (16 Sep) Eastern Correspondence Offices in Levant, Disinfected Cover from Constantinople to Moscow via Odessa franked with 10k (Kr. 50, Perf. 14.25 x 14.75) with handstamp 'Очищено в Одесском карантине', Only few known

$2,000

1881 20k Saint-Petersburg Сity Public Telegraph, Russian Empire, First Issue, Pair (Reprint, Margin, Certificate)

$1,900

1868 3k Melitopol Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #2, [ RR ], Only 10 Recorded, Certificate, CV $8,000)

$3,250

1915 1k, Iron Brigade Communications Committee, Odessa, Russin Empire Cinderella, Ukraine

$4,000

1919, 40gr on 3k Grodno Military Communications Courier Post, Germany Occupation WWI (Block of Four, Certificate)

$2,750

Lebedin Zemstvo 1894 (20 Aug) Сombination cover of a letter sent from the village of Istorop (Исторопъ) in the Lebedin district (Kharkov province) to Moscow (Certificate)

$6,000

1922 RSFSR 1200 Germ Mark Consular Fee Stamp, Airmail (Zv. C8, Type I, Signed, Certificate, CV $3,000)

$2,500

1860 10k Poland Kingdom First Issue, Russian Empire (Mi. 1, Postmark '325', CV $300)

$1,600

1898 3k Soroki Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #10, INVERTED Background + Shifted Red, Sheet, Rare, CV $24,000+)

$3,000

1924 3r Gold Definitive issue 'Gold Standard', Russia, USSR (Perf. 13.5:10:13.5:13.5, Sc. 292 var, Margin from the right side, Certificate, Rare)

$1,800

1918 70k RSFSR, Russia (Zv. 2A, Imperforate or Missed Perforation, Certificate, Margin, MNH)

$3,500

1868-78 3k Demiansk Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #1IS, Tete-beche, Rare, CV $1,500)

$1,400

1925 Odessa, International Letter, 6 Advertising Stamps of Salve Cigarettes, the Kremlin, More Than $2,000 According to the Catalogue

$2,100

1924 1k Gold Definitive Issue, Soviet Union USSR (IMPERFORATE, Typo, Zv. 35b, Zag. 39Pa, Certificate, MNH)

$1,500

1916 Germany Submarine Mail, Berlin German Insurance Bank, 'Lighthouse and Ship', Corner Margins (Full set, Watermark, Only 200 issued, Rare, MNH)

$4,250

1879 10k Kherson Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #5M, INVERTED Center, Canceled '24 May 1883', Canceled stamp NOT recorded, Ex Faberge, Certificate)

$2,000

1924 3r Gold Definitive Issue, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia (Zv. 53E, Sc. 292 var, Typography, Perf 13.5x13.5x13.5x10, Buchsbayew and Diena certificates, Extremely Rare, CV $20,000, MNH)

$6,000

1911 Odessa, Card cancelled Odessa Exhibition to Moravia Austria. The Exhibition opened again during 1911, Extremely Rare Exhibition Postmark, Illustrated Postcard, Russian Empire

$2,000

1863 (24 Apr) Russian Empire Cover with letter, franked with 10k Poland Kingdom First Issue (1860) (Warsaw Postmark '1', red Cancellation 'WARSZAWA 24/4', Certificate)

$3,500

1913 2r Winter Palace, Romanov Tercentenary, Final design complete die proof in dull red, printed on cardboard paper, with names of artist and engraver

$1,400

First Essayan, erroneous 1 kop on 25 Rub imperf., NH. Mentioned in ARTAR, p.140. Ex Artashes Taroumyan collection. No more than 2-3 stamps exist. Extremely Rare

$1,600

1866 5k Plate Proof in black and lavender prepared for the Paris Exhibition, Horizontal watermark, Russian Empire, Russia (Scott 22P, Proof, Certificate, Rare)

$1,600

1924 3r Gold Definitive Issue, Soviet Union, USSR, Russia (Zag. 57C, Zv. 53A, Sc. 292a, Typography, Perf 10, Buchsbayew certificate, Rare, CV $5,500)

$2,500

1858 30k Russian Empire, Watermark ‘3’, Perf. 14.5x15 (Sc. 4, Zv. 4, Certificate, CV $30,000)

$2,400

1857 Russia Number One 10k (Sc. 1) brown & blue, cover from Fellini to Riga, dotted cancellation '395', RARE!

$2,500

Mute Postmark of Ostrov of the Warsaw Province, Advertising Postcard, Pharmacy, Censorship Ostrov #1 (Ostrov, Levin #544.01)

$1,400

First Essayan, erroneous 1 kop on 25 Rub perf., cancelled Dilidjan. Ex Artashes Taroumyan collection. The picture of this stamp is shown in ARTAR, p.140. Extremely Rare

$1,600

1881 3k Starobelsk Zemstvo, Russia (Schmidt #20I [ RR ], Imperforate, Certificate, Only 32 known, CV $2,500)

$2,200

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