Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
March 8-9, 2022
This 1,338 lot sale features collections formed by the late John Abrams, Dr.M.K. Blumenthal and other prominent collectors. We begin with United States and Possessions, featuring 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of book material. A-Z countries include specialized Bulgaria, Ottoman Bosnia & Herzegovina, China with Liberated Areas covers, Germany with a focus on WWII Occupation Issues, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, including Boer War postal history. There are numerous rarities from Italy, Old States and Italian Colonies, as well as classic covers and individual rarities from South and Central America. This auction concludes with solid section of Large Lots and Collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact. For those visiting London 2022, please stop by our both to chat, pick up an auction catalogue or discuss possible sale of your philatelic holdings.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #893 IRAN 1880 cover from Boushir to Isfahan, franked with two 5ch rose and black, perf. 13, tied by "A. & T.J. Malcom, Bushire" handstamp, affixed to Persiphila page, signed Sadri, v.f.  Catalog #29 | Unsold |
 | Lot #894 IRAN 1880 10ch blue and black, perf. 12, used on double rate cover from Shiraz to Yezd, tied by "Schiras 18.3" cds, affixed to Persiphila page, filing fold away from the stamp, fine Catalog #30 | Unsold |
 | Lot #895 IRAN 1885-87 "Officiel" surcharges, two complete sets with additional 6c on 5s and 3c on 5c type II, postally used, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, O Catalog #66-72 Catalog Value $430 | Unsold |
 | Lot #896 IRAN 1899 1c-50k, with Arabesque control marks, set of 16, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #120-135 Catalog Value $580 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #897 IRAN 1901-04 Muzaffer-ed Shah, nine different high value surcharges (Scott 169,188,207,207a,368,370,370a,372,375), all postally used, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, O Catalog #169/375 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #898 IRAN 1902 two picture postcards, one sent registered to Emden, Germany, via Baku, franked with 5ch and 12ch, the other sent franked with 2x1ch and 3ch and sent to Switzerland, fine-v.f. Catalog #247/252 | Unsold |
 | Lot #899 IRAN 1916 5ch on 5ch Muzaffer-ed Shah stationery (H&G 27a) picture postcard (Persepolis) sent from Sabzevar, via Ashkhabad and Firyuz to Paris, to France, various censor markings, fine and scarce routing over the Caspian Sea | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #900 IRAN 1918 November 1918 (End of World War I), 2k-1t, four values in sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri (catalogued as hinged singles)  **Catalog #610-13 Catalog Value $900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #901 IRAN 1924-25 1c-30k, complete set of 14 in blocks of four, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #667-680 Catalog Value $812 | Unsold |
 | Lot #902 IRAN 1926 4k silver, blue and bister, thin paper, perf. 12 1/2 x 12, h.r., v.f., signed Sadri (Persiphila 721B, $1,250) * Catalog #718var | Unsold |
 | Lot #903 IRAN 1926 10k orange, bister and silver, perf. 12 1/2 x 12, thin paper, small h.r., v.f., with Sadri opinion (Persiphila 723B, $1,200) * Catalog #720var Catalog Value $800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #904 IRAN 1929 1c-3t, complete set of 16, l.h. or h.r., few natural gum creases, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #744-759 Catalog Value $945 | Unsold |
 | Lot #905 IRAN 1931-32 3ch lilac rose and olive, center shifted upwards variety, n.h., v.f. (Persiphila 808c, $650) ** Catalog #762var | Unsold |
 | Lot #906 IRAN 1935 Overprints, three different varieties, with 5d overprint inverted, 15d overprint double and 30d with broken "I" and "N", l.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (Persiphila 858c,860d,861) * Catalog #795,797-98var | Unsold |
 | Lot #907 IRAN 1935 2ch, 3ch and 6ch, l.h. with usual slightly disturbed gum, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #819-821 Catalog Value $450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #908 IRAN 1940-42 two free franked registered covers addressed to His Royal Majesty Shah, from Kerman to Teheran, with Majanie (free) postmarks, fine-v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #909 IRAN 1942 5r sage green, very lightly hinged, v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #898 Catalog Value $400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #910 IRAN 1942 30r emerald and gray, disturbed (dried) gum, fine, * Catalog #904 Catalog Value $1,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #911 IRAN 1942 30r gray black and emerald, unused without gum, v.f., with Sadri card certificate, (*) Catalog #904 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #912 IRAN 1942 100r rose red and black, l.h., natural gum skip, v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #908 Catalog Value $800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #913 IRAN 1949 20r-50r, three high values, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #928-930 Catalog Value $595 | Unsold |
 | Lot #914 IRAN 1956-58 Shah, 7th and 8th sets, two sets of 17 on Persiphila album pages, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #1058A-72,1082-98 Catalog Value $1,423 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #915 IRAN 1958-59 Shah, 9th and 10th sets complete, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., */** Catalog #1107-25, 1138-51 Catalog Value $911 | Unsold |
