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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

Feb 17, Tue

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Worldwide Proofs & Specimens, Part 2

Feb 18, Wed

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Worldwide Rare Stamps & Varieties

Feb 19, Thu

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Worldwide Postal History & Mint Items - Pre-1945

Feb 20, Fri

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Worldwide Postal History & Mint Items - Post-1945

Feb 20, Fri

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Auction 50

Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

The 50th Philatelic Auction will present an exceptional selection of highly specialized collections. New lots are added each week — check back regularly for the latest additions.

March - April, 2026

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Poland

March - April, 2026

The World

March - April, 2026

Germany: Territories and Colonies

March - April, 2026

The Soviet Union

March - April, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents

March - April, 2026

Ukrainian Tridents - Postmarks

March - April, 2026

Russian Offices Abroad

March - April, 2026

Germany: German Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich

March - April, 2026

Russian Empire

March - April, 2026

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

Current bid:

$160

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

Current bid:

$20

1978 1.00fr Principality of Monaco, Imperforate, Souvenir Sheet, Special Print, Sonderdruck

Current bid:

$30

1973 Bulgaria, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$14

1891-93 25c Netherlands

Current bid:

$18

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

Current bid:

$25

1852 Italy, Cover from Ferrara to La Maddalena, franked with 2b and tied by a black diamond-shaped cancellation, with 'S. MADDALENA - 2. GIU' handstamp on the back side

Current bid:

$35

1932-37 Belgian Congo, Belgian Colonies, Advertising Booklet

Current bid:

$55

1940 Portugal, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$60

1891-93 1g Netherlands

Current bid:

$500

1891-93 50c Netherlands

Current bid:

$80

1921 Netherlands, Ship Safe Stamps, Full Set

Current bid:

$55

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

Current bid:

$40

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

Current bid:

$70

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:

$100

1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition Issue, United States, USA

Current bid:

$95

1935 India, British Commonwealth, Complete Set

Current bid:

$18

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

Current bid:

$30

1971 1.50l Romania, Airmail, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$20

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

Current bid:

$35

1947 Hungary, Miniature Sheets, Complete Set

Current bid:

$160

1896 1g Netherlands

Current bid:

$40

1887 15c France, Advertising Postal Stationery Postcard

Current bid:

$100

1924-25 25c Italy, Advertising Stamp

Current bid:

$55

1841 (13 May) 1d Great Britain, Mulready Letter Sheet used in Dover (England), with Black Maltese Cross and with Advertisements Printed Inside

Current bid:

$130

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

Current bid:

$150

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

Current bid:

$50

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

Current bid:

$170

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

Current bid:

$30

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

Current bid:

$130

1925 Advertising Complete Booklet with stamps of France, Excellent Condition

Current bid:

$35

1931 Austria, Complete Set

Current bid:

$70

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

Current bid:

$50

1945 Portugal, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$12

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

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

Current bid:

$35

1994 150l on 4.50l Romania, Double Overprints

Current bid:

$40

1944 Portugal, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$12

1924-25 1l Italy, Advertising Stamp

Current bid:

$40

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:

$80

1896 50c Netherlands

Current bid:

$14

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

Current bid:

$25

1867 (17 Feb) Netherlands, Cover from Hague to Paris with Wax Seal franked with pairs of 15c, Signed

Current bid:

$75

1894-98 2g 50c Netherlands

Current bid:

$120

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

Current bid:

$160

20f Hungary, Imperforate, Black Proof, no Watermark

Current bid:

$18

2000 5.00fr Switzerland, Embroidery, Full Sheet

Current bid:

$25

1925 Advertising Complete Booklet with stamps of France

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:

$65

1970 70fr French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, Master Die Proof Sunken Sheetlet, Airmail, Brown, Signed by Artist

Current bid:

$40

1949 50f Hungary, Airmail, Souvenir Sheet

Current bid:

$55

1948 5fr+5fr Principality of Monaco, Proof Sheetlet, Epreuve de Luxe, Deluxe Presentation Miniature Sheet, Airmail

Current bid:

$30

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:

$55

2008-09 300fr on 100fr Republic of Benin, Strip, Margin, Airmail, Sheet Inscription

Current bid:

$55

1896 5g Netherlands

Current bid:

$190

1948 6fr+9fr Principality of Monaco, Proof Sheetlet, Epreuve de Luxe, Deluxe Presentation Miniature Sheet, Airmail

Current bid:

$30

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

Current bid:

$35

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

Current bid:

$40

1952 1ft Hungary, Pair, Rebound Perforation, Margin

Current bid:

$55

1937 Newfoundland, Canada, British Commonwealth, Complete Set

Current bid:

$12

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Dec 16 - 27, 2025

Rare Stamps and Postal History

535

bidders
participated

7518

items
were listed

7383

items
were sold

$2,300

highest
hammer price

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

highest
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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
hammer price

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
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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
hammer price

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

$1,500

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

$2,500

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

$1,400

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

$1,900

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

$2,750

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

$1,500

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

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

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

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

$2,200

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

$1,500

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

$1,600

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

$1,400

1875-79 25pf German Empire, Germany (Mi. 35 a, CV $7,800, MNH)

$1,400

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

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

1c Panama (INVERTED Center, Print Error)

$3,000

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

$3,250

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

$3,750

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

$2,000

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

$1,500

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

$2,750

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

$2,100

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

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

$1,600

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

$3,750

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

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

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

$4,000

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

$4,250

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

$3,000

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 (Type III, CV $5400, MNH, Signed)

$1,600

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

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

$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

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

$1,500

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

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

$1,900

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

$1,500

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

$3,250

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

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

$2,100

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

$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

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

$9,000

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

$2,300

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

$2,750

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

$1,500

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

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

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

$3,000

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

$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

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

$2,500

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

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

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

$2,400

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

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

$2,300

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