Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
May 3-4, 2022
Welcome to our May 3-4 Sale which will take place live in our Galleries as well as via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,306 lot sale features United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of the book material. A-Z countries include specialized Austria, Egypt, France, as well as Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues and mail from POW Camps. Great Britain and British Commonwealth include rare singles, high values, BNA and British Africa. There are numerous rarities from Iran, Italy (with Old States and Italian Colonies), Israel, with sheets of 7-9 and J1-5, Korea, Latvia and many other collecting areas. The auction concludes with a 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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #770 IRAN 1870-76 1s-8s, selection of 16 used or unused singles, various issues, imperf. and rouletted, different shades and paper varieties, usual minor flaws, mostly fine appearance (*)O | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #771 IRAN 1870 Lion, 2s green, horizontal pair, type C+D, neat Tabriz postmark, margins all around, fine (*) Catalog #9 | Unsold |
 | Lot #772 IRAN 1875-76 selection on album page, 10 used or unused, various settings and shades, minor flaws possible, mostly fine or better, *O Catalog #11/20 Catalog Value $1,950 | Unsold |
 | Lot #773 IRAN 1875 Rouletted, 1s black, types A-B-C-D, four different (complete setting), h.r., good colors, fine and scarce unit (Persiphila 5) * Catalog #11 Catalog Value $900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #774 IRAN 1875 Rouletted, 2s blue, types A-B-C-D, four different (complete setting), h.r., good colors, fine and scarce unit (Persiphila 6) * Catalog #12 Catalog Value $900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #775 IRAN 1875 2s blue, Types A-B-C-D, used, usual margins and cancels, mostly fine O Catalog #12 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #776 IRAN 1875 8s yellow green, four unused singles, types A-B-C-D, unused without gum, good margins, occasional faint toning, mostly fine-v.f., signed Brun, etc. (Persiphila 8A) (*) Catalog #14c | Unsold |
 | Lot #777 IRAN 1875 8s yellow, imperforate horizontal strip of three, Types C-D-A, neat Tabriz cancels, usual margins, faint toning, otherwise fine, signed Brun, etc. (Persiphila 8A) O Catalog #14c | Unsold |
 | Lot #778 IRAN 1876 1s gray black, three blocks of four, different shades, good colors, usual margins, fine-v.f. (Persiphila 13, $750+)  *Catalog #15 Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #779 IRAN 1876 1kr dark carmine, horizontal pair, Types A-C, used, margins all around, good color, fine O Catalog #19 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #780 IRAN 1876 1kr carmine, two reconstructed settings of four, different shades, also 4kr yellow, three different shades, plus a reconstructed setting AB-CD, used, minor flaws, mostly fine or better, Catalog #19,20 Catalog Value $2,900 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #781 IRAN 1878 1s-5kr selection of 18 stamps, 5kr purple Type A unused, others used, variety of colors and shades, different pmks, minor thins noted, otherwise fine appearing, high catalogue value group O | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #782 IRAN 1878 4kr dull blue, selection of nine, various shades and cancels, minor flaws possible, mostly fine or better, O Catalog #35 Catalog Value $1,575 | Unsold |
 | Lot #783 IRAN 1878 5kr gold, types A-B-C-D, used, each with margins all around, first one thinned, others fine-v.f., signed Sadri, Heddergott, etc. (Persiphila 31) O Catalog #37 Catalog Value $3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #784 IRAN 1878 5kr red bronze, type D, neat Isfahan postmark, margins all around, tiny pinhole, otherwise fine, signed Sadri, etc., with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 32) O Catalog #38 Catalog Value $2,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #785 IRAN 1878 1 Toman bronze on blue, Type A, violet "Kerman" pmk, margins all around, small faults, fine appearance, signed Sadri, with his card certificate (Persiphila 28) O Catalog #40 Catalog Value $8,000 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #786 IRAN 1889-91 Nasser-Eddin Shah (Mehrabi), complete sets, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #73-89 Catalog Value $1,187 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #787 IRAN 1897 1c-1kr and 5kr green, eight different blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #81-87,89 Catalog Value $1,444 | Unsold |
 | Lot #788 IRAN 1894-98 Nasser-Eddin Shah Qajar, Muzaffar Eddin Shah, complete sets and surcharges, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #90-119 Catalog Value $599 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #789 IRAN 1894 legal size cover addressed to the Imperial Bank of Persia in Tabriz, franked with four Nasser-eddin Shah Qajar adhesives, including 2x10k red & gold, multiple cover folds and some damage at lower left corner, scarce usage, with arrival pmk on back  | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #790 IRAN 1902 registered cover from Teheran to Paris, franked with pair of 12ch on 1kr red (violet handstamp), tied by Teheran Maidan in oval, sent via Baku (12.II.02), with Paris arrival pmk alongside, fine 24sh Registered letter rate, minor stains, signed Sadri and written up on a Persiphila album page Catalog #209 | Unsold |
 | Lot #791 IRAN 1902 Meched Provisionals, 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c black, also 5c violet, 12c light blue and 1kr red, the complete set of seven, each with red Postmaster's (Victor Castaigne) initials, canceled to order with Meched postmarks, mostly v.f., last two signed Sadri, with 2015 certificates. A rare set of Meched Provisionals (postally used catalogued at $8,350, canceled to order 1/3 to 1/2 of the value) O Catalog #222-228 | Unsold |
 | Lot #792 IRAN 1902 Mozaffar-eddin Shah, complete set, l.h. or h.r., 50k with corner stain, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #351-63 Catalog Value $810 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #793 IRAN 1906 registered cover from Teheran to England, franked with 1kr Mozaffar-edddin Shah and 3x3ch green and 10c yellow brown, sent via Germany, with "Vom Auslande uber Bahnpost Odbg-Brsl." registry label, corresponding "Breslau-Orderberg" Railway transit and Midhurst arrival pmk | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #794 IRAN 1907 Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, complete set of 18, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #428-45 Catalog Value $1,198 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #795 IRAN 1907 Mohammed Ali Shah Qajar, 50k gold, vermilion & black, pane of 25, n.h. and post office fresh, couple of natural inclusions and perf. separations, well centered, v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #445 Catalog Value $5,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #796 IRAN 1909 Saatdjian Coronation Issue, complete set of 32, gold and silver borders, including "Service", h.r., fresh and fine-v.f., beautiful set (Persiphila C21-52) * | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #797 IRAN 1909 Printed Matter Postal Tax Issue, 1ch and 2ch surcharges on imperforate Mohammad Ali Shah, complete set of 17, prepared for use on newspapers, l.h. or h.r., signed Sadri, with 2010 Persiphila certificate, v.f., only 500 sets printed, * Catalog #464-80 Catalog Value $3,570 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #798 IRAN 1909 1ch and 2ch surcharges on imperforate Mohammad Ali Shah, complete set of 17, prepared for use on newspapers, each canceled to order by Teheran 20.XII.09 pmks (possibly First Day of Issue), v.f., only 500 sets printed, signed Sadri, with 2006 Persiphila certificate, O Catalog #464-80 Catalog Value $2,805 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #799 IRAN 1911 Ahmad Shah small portrait, six different, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri * Catalog #481/96 | Unsold |
 | Lot #800 IRAN 1911 Relais Issue, 2ch-13ch vertical pairs, set of four with "Relais" bilingual handstamps, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., with 2021 Sadri certificate (Persiphila 506-509) */** Catalog #516-19 Catalog Value $2,400 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #801 IRAN 1914-15 surcharges, six different, l.h. or n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, */** Catalog #535-40 Catalog Value $470 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #802 IRAN 1914-15 surcharges, three different blocks of four, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, **Catalog #535-36,537 Catalog Value $640 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #803 IRAN 1915 Ahmad Shah 2ch on 5ch block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, **Catalog #538 Catalog Value $1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #804 IRAN 1915 Coronation, 1t-5t Reprints, four different, each with center inverted, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #574-77var | Unsold |
 | Lot #805 IRAN 1915 two covers from Teheran to USA, one registered and franked with 24ch, the other with single 12ch, each with boxed Russian censor cachet, some minor cover wear, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #806 IRAN 1915 Kings and Historical Buildings, Postage and "Service", the complete set of 38, each with gold borders, prepared but not issued (due to the outbreak of WWI), n.h., fresh colors, fine-v.f. A rare set, most of the printed stamps were destroyed, leaving around 130 complete sets or less (see note in Scott following No.536) (Persiphila C91-109, 111-129, $5,300 for hinged) ** | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #807 IRAN 1915 Coronation of Ahmed Shah, complete set of 17, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (catalogue value for hinged reprints) ** Catalog #560-77 Catalog Value $176 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #808 IRAN 1916 Hegira Date 1334 Issue, 20kr sage green, sepia & gold, horizontal block of 18 (9x2), perf. separations at left, canceled on piece by "Bender Abbas 27.X.16" pmks, some peripheral toning, otherwise fine and spectacular showpiece, signed Sadri, with his 2021 certificate (Persiphila 585) Catalog #584 Catalog Value $2,700 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #809 IRAN 1917 registered cover addressed to Lt. Col. Napier in Teheran, franked with 2ch, 3ch and 1kr Portrait, redirected twice, with censor handstamps and variety of pmks, including Islamabad, Hamadan and Teheran, fine and intriguing item | Unsold |
 | Lot #810 IRAN 1917 inward cover with 1ch and 5ch adhesives, canceled at Tauris, with "Hamadan" transit on back, also bilingual Persian/Russian framed censor handstamp, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #811 IRAN 1917 Turkish Occupation of Kermanshah, 12 Chahis on 1kr, 24 Chahis on 1kr, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #586,587 Catalog Value $4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #812 IRAN 1917 Turkish Occupation of Kermanshah, 12 Chahis and 24 Chahis on 1kr, blocks of six, the latter with cleaned handstamp (applied at a later date by the postmaster at Teheran, showing missing dot between letters "i" and "s" and shifted "24" at top stamps), n.h., fine-v.f., with 2021 Sadri certificates (Persiphila 587,588var) (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #586,587var Catalog Value $36,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #813 IRAN 1918 10kr on 5k multicolored, block of four, l.h. or h.r., v.f., each stamp signed, *Catalog #603 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #814 IRAN 1918 surcharges, set of three, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #607-09 Catalog Value $525 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #815 IRAN 1918 "Novembre 1918" overprint, complete set of seven, l.h. or h.r., signed Sadri, with 2004 Persiphila certificate, * Catalog #610-16 Catalog Value $450 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #816 IRAN 1921 10c on 6c, h.r., also 6c on 12c used, both signed Sadri, *O Catalog #630,32 Catalog Value $160 | Unsold |
 | Lot #817 IRAN 1921 surcharged in violet, 10c on 6c and 1k on 12c both "Tall Vignette" perf. 11 1/2, blocks of four, h.r., fine-v.f., rare, signed Sadri, with his 2021 certificate (Persiphila 645,646) *Catalog #633-34 Catalog Value $2,400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #818 IRAN 1921 Coup d'Etat Issue, complete set of 11, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with 2004 Persiphila certificate, * Catalog #635-45 Catalog Value $505 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #819 IRAN 1926 Regne de Pahlavi overprint issue, 4k blue, bistre & silver, perf. 11 1/2, thick paper variety, lower left sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., with Persiphila card certificate (Persiphila 721, $750) ** Catalog #718var | Unsold |
 | Lot #820 IRAN 1926 Regne de Pahlavi overprint issue, 20kr olive green, bistre & silver, perf. 11 1/2, thick paper variety, n.h., v.f., with Persiphila card certificate (Persiphila 724, $1,200) ** Catalog #721var | Unsold |
 | Lot #821 IRAN 1924-25 Ahmad Shah Qajar, 1c-30k complete set of 14 blocks of four, many with sheet margin, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #667-80 Catalog Value $912 | Unsold |
 | Lot #822 IRAN 1925 Deposition of the Shah, collection of 60+ cancels obliterating the monarch's portrait, singles, pair and strips, killer cancels of Kozvin, Recht, Meched, Sultanabad, Yezd, Mechedissehr, etc. O | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #823 IRAN 1925-29 Issues, various overprints, including Air Post, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #697-702,C17-33 Catalog Value $518 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #824 IRAN 1926 Regne de Pahlavi overprint inverted, 1ch orange & maroon, perf. 11 1/2x11, h.r., fine, signed Sadri, with his card certificate (Persiphila 710a) * Catalog #707a Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #825 IRAN 1929 Reza Shah Pahlavi, complete set of 16, l.h. or n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., * Catalog #744-59 Catalog Value $945 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #826 IRAN 1931-34 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1c-27c and 5d-5r complete sets, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #760-85 Catalog Value $845 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #827 IRAN 1935 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 10th Anniversary, complete set of nine, also on registered cover used 23.II.35 from Teheran to Zurich, fine-v.f. *Catalog #786-94 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #828 IRAN 1935 Reza Shah Pahlavi, overprinted "Postes Iranienns", l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #795-809 Catalog Value $793 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #829 IRAN 1935 Reza Shah wearing a cap, complete to 3r, with additional 1.50r blue, l.h. or h.r., some lower values n.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #827-39 Catalog Value $279 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #830 IRAN 1936-39 Reza Shah Pahlavi, two different sets, l.h. or h.r., 2r creased, otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #841-870 Catalog Value $971 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #831 IRAN 1938 Reza Shah 60th Birthday, perf. and imperf. singles (20) and souvenir sheets of four (20 different), including unissued values, some h.r., 5rs and 10rs imperf. sheetlets without gum, couple of others with minor flaws, generally fine-v.f. (see note in Scott following No. 870) (Persiphila 934-43) */**Catalog #870A-H Catalog Value $2,747 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #832 IRAN 1942-46 two flown covers from Teheran to New York, franked with a variety of Shah Pahlavi definitives, including the rare 30r gray black & emerald, one with Anglo-Iranian censor tape and Russian handstamp, further examined by U.S. censors and resealed at right Catalog #891/904 | Unsold |
 | Lot #833 IRAN 1942 registered cover (opened for display), flown by Pan American Service from Teheran to England, franked on back with 4x30r gray black & emerald, plus additional franking, with various censor markings, taped and resealed, Anglo-Iranian Russian handstamp, New York transit markings, impressive cover Catalog #904 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #834 IRAN 1954-55 5d brown, block of four, misperforated at top, 25d scarlet, marginal pair with errant perforations, also a used block of four, misperforated at bottom *OCatalog #999,1001var | Price Realized $170.00 |
