Auction 89, Session 3
Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History
By RARITAN STAMPS, Inc.
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Apr 17, 2021
PO Box 425 Cranbury, NJ 08512-0425, USA, United States
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The Auction contains 1567 lots of rare Worldwide stamps and
postal history with emphasis of Modern US and Canada Errors, British
Commonwealth Collections and single lots with comprehensive Ireland,
Malaysian States, Rhodesia, St. Helena, St. Lucia and Sarawak,
Collection of Classic Albania, first class rarities of Austria,
Specialized German and Italian material, including Colonies and
Occupations, beautiful Romania, including Moldavia-Walachia and early
proofs and essays, as always specialized Russian area material,
including Obrazets (Specimen) of the first Soviet Union souvenir sheet.
More then 100 collections and large lots.
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LOT 1556:
Worldwide Topical issues - North Pole Exploration - Italy
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Sold for: $375
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Buyer's Premium: 15%
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Worldwide Topical issues - North Pole Exploration - Italy
1928, black diagonal overprint "Spedizione Soccorso Aereo 10 Giugno 1928" (Air Rescue Expedition 10 June 1928) on Umberto Nobile label in brown, complete pane of nine with natural straight edges at sides, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple. The Umberto Nobile Arctic Expedition of the Airship "Italia" started from Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard (Spitsbergen) on May 23, flew over the North Pole, but crashed on the way back. Part of the crew died, the rest spent about a month on the ice in the camp, which became known as the "Red Tent". Several expeditions were organized to save the survivors; the last members of the Nobile Expedition were taken by the Soviet Ice-Breaker "Krasin" on July 12, Est. $500-$650
