U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 2-3, 2021

Our February 2-3, 2021 Auction will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,400 lot sale features United States and European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Western Ukraine, and many others. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented. Also featured are large die proofs from the American Bank Note Company, issued for various South and Central American countries. The auction concludes with a strong selection of 130+ large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #566
IRAN
1867 Barre Essay, 2ch+4ch+9ch lilac, vertical block of six, imperf. between horizontally, three stamps n.h., minor perf. separations, fine and rare se-tenant combination multiple
Box E
Unsold
Lot #567
IRAN
1867 Barre coat of arms essay, 4ch lilac, horizontal strip of five (Persiphila BE3b), also a pair and strip of three of 8ch lilac (Persiphila BE4c), showing all different positions, some perf. separations, gum creases, l.h. or n.h., fine or better
E
Unsold
Lot #568
IRAN
1878 Lion 5kr violet coat of arms Type B (Persiphila 30), unused without gum, small thin, fresh and v.f. otherwise, with 2010 Persiphila certificate,
(*)
Catalog #36
Catalog Value $1,500
Unsold
Lot #569
IRAN
1878 Lion Coat of Arms, 5kr gold, block of four Types AD/CB, unused without gum, v.f., with 2020 Persiphila card certificate. A great rarity from Iran (Persiphila $85,000 for the block) (Scott catalogued as singles)
Box *
Catalog #37
Catalog Value $34,000
Unsold
Lot #570
IRAN
1878 Lion 5kr red bronze coat of arms Type A (Persiphila 32) postally used, large margins all around, v.f., with 2001 Mehrdad Sadri certificate,
O
Catalog #38
Catalog Value $2,500
Price Realized
$850.00

Lot #571
IRAN
1878 Lion Coat of Arms, 5kr red bronze, Type A, postally used, v.f., with Persiphila card certificate,
O
Catalog #38
Catalog Value $2,500
Unsold
Lot #572
IRAN
1878 Lion 5kr purple bronze coat of arms Type C (Persiphila 33), fine used, with 2006 Persiphila certificate,
O
Catalog #39
Catalog Value $4,000
Unsold
Lot #573
IRAN
1878 Lion Coat of Arms, 5kr violet bronze, Type A, postally used, v.f., with Persiphila card certificate,
O
Catalog #39
Catalog Value $4,000
Unsold
Lot #574
IRAN
1902 Meched Issue, 1c black, unused without gum, red "V C" initials slightly lightened, good color, vertical crease, otherwise v.f., with Mehrdad Sadri Persiphila card certificate,
(*)
Catalog #222
Catalog Value $1,500
Unsold
Lot #575
IRAN
1902 Meched Issue, 2c black, unused without gum, red "V C" initials slightly lightened, good color, v.f., with Mehrdad Sadri Persiphila card certificate,
(*)
Catalog #223
Catalog Value $1,250
Unsold
Lot #576
IRAN
1902 Meched issue, 2ch black, vertical pair with brownish gum, posthumously canceled Meched 29/3, minor creases, still v.f., scarce multiple, with 1995 BPA and 2020 Persiphila certificates (catalogued as used singles)
O
Catalog #223
Catalog Value $500
Unsold
Lot #577
IRAN
1902 Meched Issue, 2ch black on watermarked paper (rare), postally used, v.f., with Persiphila card opinion (catalogued as normal stamp)
O
Catalog #223var
Catalog Value $450
Unsold
Lot #578
IRAN
1907 Mohammed Ali Shah, complete set of 18, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged)
**
Catalog #428-45
Catalog Value $1,198
Unsold
Lot #579
IRAN
1910 Lion Coat of Arms, gold frame, unissued set of 16, l.h., fine-v.f. A beautiful set (Persiphila C21-36)
*
Unsold
Lot #580
IRAN
1910 5t Parcel Post essays in green or orange, surcharged 2ch-50kr in blue, violet or red, complete set of 15 overprints, h.r., fine
E
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #581
IRAN
1922 overprinted "Controle", complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., each signed Sadri, with 2020 Persiphila certificate. A rare set,
*
Catalog #646-62,648C
Catalog Value $5,280
Unsold
Lot #582
IRAN
1924 Military censor strip 3 of 2ch Ahmad Shah on a cover mailed from Tehran to Recht, boxed negative Recht censor, military and plain sealing label, plus original enclosure, signed Sadri and mounted on Persiphila page
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #583
IRAN
1935 1ch to 9ch overprinted "Postes Iraniennes", five different blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., with 2010 Persiphila certificate (catalogued as hinged singles)
Box **
Catalog #818-22
Catalog Value $4,200
Unsold
Lot #584
IRAN
1942-46 Shah I and II complete set of 34, mostly l.h., few n.h., fine-v.f.,
*/**
Catalog #876-909
Catalog Value $6,789
Unsold
Lot #585
IRAN
1956-67 Shah 7th and 8th Series, complete sets, l.h. on Persiphila pages, fine-v.f.,
*
Catalog #1058A-72,1082-98
Catalog Value $1,412
Unsold

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