Postage Stamps

1919 Newfoundland 'Hawker' 3c brown valued at $23,000
The 1919 Newfoundland 'Hawker' is a major Canadian rarity

1917 Ulankom post office cover realises 157% increase on estimate
The cover was sent from the Russian post office in Ulankom, Mongolia in 1917

China 1c Junk stationary card to star in Zurich Asia auction
The Republic of China 1c Junk stationary card is one of only two examples recorded

1930 Italian royal wedding block will lead Swiss stamp auction
The 1930 Italian royal wedding block test issue is the only known multiple of its type

1852 Reunion 15c stamp to see $39,000 in Markowitz auction
The 1852 15c is the most important of all Reunion first issue stamps

1943 pro-assistance Aegean pair to make up to $35,500
The 1943 pro-assistance Aegean stamps were issued during the Axis occupation

1917 Russian Ulankom cover among highlights of January 18 sale
The 1917 cover is the only specimen from the Russian post office at Ulankom

Feldman sues Al Thani estate after Du Pont British Guiana auction
Notorious Qatari sheikh Al Thani failed to pay auctioneer David Feldman for John du Pont's British Guiana stamps

Lombardy & Venetia 5c yellow ochre selling at $78,000
The rarest stamp from Lombardy & Venetia appears for first time in 30 years

1840 2d blue stamp to auction at Spink in January
The 1840 2d blue will headline a sale of British line engraved stamps

Kenya and Uganda stamp to make up to $125,500 at Spink?
The Kenya and Uganda stamp will headline the Vestey Collection's East Africa sale