U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
October 12-13, 2021
Our October 12-13, 2021 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,458 lot sale begins with United States, with 19th and 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of book material. The Foreign section focus is on Asia, with an outstanding collection of Large Dragons of Shanghai, used and unused individual rarities and a powerful balance lot. There is Japan with Offices in Korea, followed by stamps and Postal History of Imperial Korea, Mongolia, as well as Russian Offices in China, with Chinese Eastern Railway Stations. European countries include Austria, with local issues, France & Colonies, German Colonies, Italian States & Colonies, Poland, Russia, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, an important collection of Persia and select rarities from the rest of the world. The sale concludes with Large Lots and Collections, with hundreds of albums comprising a collection formed by Solomon Goldberg and sold on behalf of the UJA of New York. Additional lots range from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and cover lots. Scans of the large lots are continuously being added.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #682 IRAN 1876 1ch black (vertical sheet issue), type C, canceled Resht, margins all around, v.f., with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 11) O Catalog #14A Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #683 IRAN 1876 2ch black (vertical sheet issue), type C, unused without gum as issued, margins all around, v.f., with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 12) (*) Catalog #17 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #684 IRAN 1876 Lion 4kr yellow, block of four (complete sheet setting DB/AC), canceled Zendjan 22/6 (inverted 22), margins all around, couple of tiny thin spots as often, fine and rare multiple, with 1990 Holcombe and 2016 Persiphila certificates (Persiphila 17S6)  Catalog #20 | Unsold |
 | Lot #685 IRAN 1878 (7 May) registered petition cover from Yezd to Bombay, India, franked with Nasser-ed Din Shah 1st portrait 1ch lilac & black, perf. 11, 5ch rose & black, perf. 13 and 10ch light blue & black, perf. 10 1/2, tied by Yezd departure cds, sent via Boushir, with Bombay arrival (June 7) pmks on back, some toning, otherwise fine, signed Sadri, with 2005 certificate, neatly described on Persiphila page  Catalog #27,29,30 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #686 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 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #687 IRAN 1895-1913 three 4ch stationery cards, each uprated with additional stamps and registered to Belgium, Switzerland and Germany, each with arrival pmk, also 1913 picture postcard franked with two different adhesives and registered to France, mostly fine-v.f. | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #688 IRAN 1899 Handstamps, 1c-50k, complete set of 16, h.r., fine-v.f., with 2010 Sadri certificate, * Catalog #120-135 Catalog Value $580 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #689 IRAN 1902 1c-50k, set of ten, used, margins all around, usual marginal flaws affecting low values, v.f., with 2017 Sadri certificate, O Catalog #247-57 Catalog Value $863 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #690 IRAN 1902 1ch gray & buff, with yellow background, uncut sheet of 24, with Serial Number 5790, marginal creases and toning, stamps n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with 2021 certificate **Catalog #247 | Unsold |
 | Lot #691 IRAN 1902 2ch brown & buff, with yellow background, uncut sheet of 24, with Serial Number 11089, toning at bottom margin, stamps n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with 2021 certificate **Catalog #248 | Unsold |
 | Lot #692 IRAN 1902 3ch green, with yellow background, uncut sheet of 24, with Serial Number 118307, toning at bottom margin, stamps n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with 2021 certificate **Catalog #249 | Unsold |
 | Lot #693 IRAN 1902 5ch red, with yellow background, uncut sheet of 24, with Serial Number 33842, toning at bottom margin only, stamps n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with 2021 certificate **Catalog #250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #694 IRAN 1902 50kr red on blue, l.h., v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #257 Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #695 IRAN 1902 50kr red on blue, block of four (positions 3-4,5-6), from remainder stamps with genuine rosette handstamp, canceled to order, v.f., with 2021 Sadri certificate, Catalog #257 Catalog Value $3,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #696 IRAN 1903 four different picture postcards, each franked with 2ch "Controle" and 3ch green, used from Schimeran to Constantinople, with transit and arrival markings, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #697 IRAN 1910 Saatdjian, Postage and Official Stamps for the Coronation (unissued), complete set of 32 (16 with gold borders and 16 with silver borders), l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (Persiphila C21-52, $1,230) * | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #698 IRAN 1910 Saatdjian, Postage and Official Stamps for the Coronation (unissued), 30 different (16 with gold borders and 14 with silver borders, missing only 2ch and 26ch), l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (Persiphila C21-52, $1,175) * | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #699 IRAN 1910 Saatdjian, Postage and Official Stamps for the Coronation (unissued) stamps with gold border, twelve different (missing 13ch, 5kr, 10kr & 20kr), h.r., fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #700 IRAN 1910 Saatdjian, Postage and Official Stamps for the Coronation (unissued) 1ch, 13c & 26ch with golden borders, and 1ch, 2ch, 3ch, 9ch, plus Service 2kr, 5kr and 30kr with silver borders, all with inverted centers, ten different, 1c n.h., others l.h. or h.r., 26ch without gum, top three top values signed Mehrdad Sadri, with Persiphila certificates, ex-Mahendra Sagar (Persiphila C21a,27a, 28a, 37a-39a, 41a, 46a, 49a, 52a) *(*)** | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #701 IRAN 1910 Saatdjian, Postage and Official Stamps for the Coronation (unissued), 2ch, 13ch and 26ch (golden borders), 5kr and 30kr (silver borders), each with center inverted, first three unused without gum 13ch short perfs, others l.h. or n.h., v.f. (*)*/** | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #702 IRAN 1910 Saatdjian, Official Stamps for the Coronation, 10kr, 10kr and 30kr with silver borders, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (Persiphila C50-52, $1,200+) ** | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #703 IRAN 1915 2ch surcharge on 5ch brown & carmine (Ahmad Shah), block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri. A rare multiple (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #538 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #704 IRAN 1916 Ottoman Army Occupation surcharges, 12ch and 24ch on 1kr Ahmad Shah (tall vignette perf. 11 1/2x11), l.h., or h.r., v.f., signed Sadri, each with a card certificate, * Catalog #586,587 Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #705 IRAN 1916 Ottoman Army Occupation surcharges, Kermanshah Provisional Issue, 24ch on 1kr Ahmad Shah (tall vignette perf. 11 1/2x11), block of four, three with minor h.r., one tiny thin, lower right stamp n.h., v.f. rare block, with 1999 Sadri certificate (catalogued as hinged singles) */**Catalog #587 Catalog Value $6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #706 IRAN 1917 (10 June) cover from Teheran to Kurdistan, franked with 3x2ch red & sepia of the first portrait issue of Ahmad Shah (perf. 11.5 tall), paying 6ch domestic letter rate, tied by Teheran No.8 10.VI.17 cds, with Senneh 21.VI.17 arrival, government military censor of Kurdistan (IPSC 12P14) in blue applied on the front of the cover in Senneh, v.f., with Iran Philatelic Society Circle certificate Catalog #482 | Unsold |
 | Lot #707 IRAN 1917-24 three censored covers, one used during Mellat Kazerun rebellion, showing British army "Passed Censor Bushire", others with Sultan Abad Atak military censor and Recht military censor (cover with contents), censor label and handstamped markings, fine-v.f., rare group (Eftekhar MK1,SK1,RM1) | Unsold |
 | Lot #708 IRAN 1922 5ch Ahmad Shah overprinted "Controle", block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, **Catalog #649 Catalog Value $1,200 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #709 IRAN 1923 10ch on 20kr "Controle", block of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, **Catalog #665 Catalog Value $1,400 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #710 IRAN 1924 Shah Ahmed, 2k indigo and red, center inverted, exceptionally well centered, strong bright colors, cds in the top right corner virtually free of the central inverted vignette, exceptionally well centered and fresh, tiny toned speck and inconsequential internal crease on back, v.f. A rarity, as only 10 examples (nine of which are used) exist. Certainly one the finest centered extant (most of all other examples we have seen are off-center). An important stamp for either an inverted centers of the world collection or an advanced collection of Iran, considerably undercatalogued, with 2002 PFC, ex-Mahendra Sagar (2011 Cherrystone Sale, $6,000 hammer) O Catalog #675a Catalog Value $6,000 | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #711 IRAN 1924 Shah Ahmed, 2k indigo and red, center inverted, horizontal pair, Mohammareh cds at top, left stamp defective, right stamp fine-v.f. A rarity, as only 10 examples (nine of which are used) exist. An important multiple for either an inverted centers of the world collection or an advanced collection of Iran, considerably undercatalogued, O Catalog #675a Catalog Value $12,000 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #712 IRAN 1926 Shah Pahlavi Government, perf. 11 1/2, complete set of 16, mostly n.h. (13ch, 30kr, 10kr l.h. or h.r.), fine-v.f., rare, signed Sadri, with several Persiphila card certificates (Persiphila 710-25, $4,620) */** Catalog #707-22 Catalog Value $3,850 | Unsold |
 | Lot #713 IRAN 1926 Shah Pahlavi Government, overprinted "Specimen", complete set of 16, fine-v.f., rare, signed Sadri, with Persiphila certificate (Persiphila 710-25, $3,700) S Catalog #707-22S | Unsold |
 | Lot #714 IRAN 1926 Shah Pahlavi Government, perf. 12 1/2x12, varieties on thin paper, complete set of 16, l.h. (except 3ch used), fine-v.f., rare, signed Sadri, with several Persiphila card certificates (Persiphila 710B-25B, $7,785) * Catalog #707-22var | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #715 IRAN 1926 Shah Pahlavi Government, 9ch on thin paper, perf. 12 1/2x12, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with Persiphila card certificate (Persiphila 714B, $950) ** Catalog #711var | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #716 IRAN 1935 Overprints, 5d-5r, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f., three high values signed Sadri, * Catalog #795-809 Catalog Value $793 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #717 IRAN 1938 Reza Shah 60th Birthday sheetlets of four, complete set 36 perf. and imperf., unused (20 mostly n.h.) and used (16), some usual faults noted, rare (1r and 2r were never used) (Persiphila 934-43AS ,$6,600) *OCatalog #870A-H | Unsold |
 | Lot #718 IRAN 1938-39 Reza Shah 60th Birthday, four different souvenir sheets of four, imperf. 5d, 60d (two) and perforated 50f and 1.50Ri, used on five registered covers to Denmark (2), Switzerland, Netherlands and England, one with Danish Postage Dues added on arrival, fine-v.f., scarce group Catalog #870A,D,E,F | Unsold |
 | Lot #719 IRAN 1938-39 Reza Shah 60th Birthday, perf. and imperf. 5d, 60d and 1,5Ri used on six covers (three registered) to Germany, England, United States, various additional franking and markings, some usual cover wear Catalog #870A,D,F | Unsold |
 | Lot #720 IRAN 1942 Pan American registered and flown cover from Teheran to New York, via Baghdad, Iraq, franked with 3 Rilas Reza Shah and pair of 2T "Postes Iraniennes" (Scott 816, 868), showing two different WW II Anglo-Soviet-Persian and Farsi censor sealing labels | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #721 IRAN 1942 30r gray black & emerald, h.r., well centered, v.f., with 1991 PFC, * Catalog #904 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #722 IRAN 1949 50d brown and olive, center inverted, right sheet margin example, penciled position "51", n.h., natural brown gum, v.f. Only 100 printed, ** Catalog #1059Ab Catalog Value $3,750 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #723 IRAN 1949 50d brown and olive, center inverted, penciled position "25", n.h., natural gum skips, v.f., Only 100 printed, ** Catalog #1059Ab Catalog Value $3,750 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #724 IRAN 1949 10r carmine and blue green, center inverted, lightly hinged (if at all), v.f., signed Stolow, * Catalog #927a Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #725 IRAN 1949 10r carmine and blue green, center inverted, h.r., v.f., * Catalog #927a Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #726 IRAN 1949 10r carmine and blue green, center inverted, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #927a Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #727 IRAN 1974 UPU, 14r unwatermarked, block of four, n.h., v.f., with 2021 Persiphila certificate, **Catalog #1817a Catalog Value $1,200 | Unsold |
