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.
| Images | Description | Current 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  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) *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  | 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) **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 |
