Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
July 12-14, 2022
Welcome to our July 12-14, 2022 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, which will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE and StampAuctionNetwork (SAN). This 1,713-lot sale features United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, 1869 Inverted Centers, Special Printings, graded items, Plate Blocks and back of the book material. Foreign countries include Austria, China, Egypt, France and Colonies, Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues, as well as WWI covers from POW Camps, including Japan. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature high values from Australia, BNA and British Africa. There are rarities from Iran, including postal history, Italy and Italian Colonies, Nepal, Netherlands and Colonies, Panama, Russia and other collecting areas. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections to multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #906 IRAN 1870 Coat of Arms, Lion Baqeri Issue, set of four, unused, with or without gum, usual margins, good colors, signed Sadri, with four card certificates (Persiphila 1,2,3A,4A) * Catalog #1-4 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #907 IRAN 1875 Lion, rouletted issue, 8 (Shahis) green, horizontal tete-beche pair A-B, pin-perf. with square holes, slightly reinforced, unused without gum, cut a little close at top, good color, small thin spots, fine appearance, with 2022 Sadri certificate (Persiphila 8a, $12,500) (*) Catalog #14b Catalog Value $15,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #908 IRAN 1879 Nasser-eddin Shah Qajar, 1k brown & black, 5k blue & black, unused without gum, v.f., signed Sadri, (*) Catalog #41,42 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $240.00 |
| Lot #909 IRAN This lot has been withdrawn *(*) Catalog #47-49,50 Catalog Value $6,800 | Unsold | |
 | Lot #910 IRAN 1882-84 Shah Nasr-ed-Din, four different, last one without gum, signed Sadri, fine-v.f., *(*) Catalog #55,57,58,59 Catalog Value $1,140 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #911 IRAN 1885-86 Lion and Nasser-eddin Shah Qajar, set of six, h.r., 5kr signed Sadri, * Catalog #60-65 Catalog Value $1,190 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #912 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 #913 IRAN 1899 overprints, complete set of 16, l.h. or h.r., 50kr rounded upper right corner, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #120-35 Catalog Value $580 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #914 IRAN 1902 Typesets, 1c-50kr complete set of ten, mounted on Persiphila album page, top value sheet margin example (n.h.), others l.h. or n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2016 certificate (catalogued as hinged) * Catalog #247-57 Catalog Value $2,035 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #915 IRAN 1902 20t blue & gray, rosette background, position 3, serial number "5055" on back, l.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with his card certificate. A rare stamp (see note in Scott following 290) (Pesiphila 271, $1,000) * | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #916 IRAN 1902 50k red & blue, used, v.f., signed Sadri, with his card certificate, O Catalog #257 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #917 IRAN 1903 Revalued 50 Krans green, four different, l.h., fresh and v.f., each signed Sadri, last three with his card certificates, * Catalog #368,370a,372,375 Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #918 IRAN 1903-04 surcharges, six different, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #364-66,400-402 Catalog Value $390 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #919 IRAN 1911 "Official" Azerbaijan Provisional Issue, 9ch, 10ch, 1kr and 3kr (tall vignette), vertical pairs, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2022 certificate, */** Catalog #505a,506,508,511 Catalog Value $2,115 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #920 IRAN 1917 Ottoman Occupation of Kermanshah, 24 Chahis overprint on 1 Kran block of 4 of Ahmad Shah 1911 stamp (tall vignette perf. 11 1/2 x11), h.r., fine-v.f.,  *Catalog #587 Catalog Value $6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #921 IRAN 1918 2kr green, sepia & silver, handstamped "1336", n.h., also 30kr handstamped "1337" and 12ch Benaders (Ports) issue, three different, first and last n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with his card certificates, */** Catalog #601,606,631 Catalog Value $390 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #922 IRAN 1918 24c on 4kr and 10kr on 5k handstamped "1336", l.h. or n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with his card certificates, */** Catalog #602-603 Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #923 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 #924 IRAN 1919 Zinc Plate "Provisoire" overprints, set of five, l.h. or n.h. (5c and 12c), fine, signed Sadri, with 2022 certificate, */** Catalog #617-21 Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #925 IRAN 1919 Provisional overprints, perf. and imperf. Sets, unused without gum as issued, with perforated 6sh missing "r" in "Provisoire", 12sh inverted "2" in "12ch", fine-v.f., scarce * Catalog #617-21,617-21var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #926 IRAN 1919 selection of overprint varieties and errors in typesetting of 1sh, four pairs and a strip of three, showing inverted and missing "1", year figure "1999" instead of "1919", etc. * Catalog #617,var | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #927 IRAN 1921 Benaders (Ports) Issue overprints, 10c on 6ch and 1kr on 12ch, blocks of four, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2022 certificate, *Catalog #630,631a Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #928 IRAN 1921 6 Chahis on 12c green & blue (tall vignette), perf. 11 1/2x11, block of four, unused without gum, v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2022 certificate (catalogued as singles without gum) (*)Catalog #632a Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #929 IRAN 1921 Benaders (Ports) Issue, 10ch on 6ch and 1kr on 12ch (tall vignette), perf. 11 1/2, n.h. or l.h., fine, signed Sadri, with his card certificates, */** Catalog #633,634 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #930 IRAN 1922 overprinted "Controle 1922", complete set of 18, l.h. or h.r., signed Sadri, with 2020 Persiphila certificate. A rare set, * Catalog #646-62 Catalog Value $5,280 | Unsold |
 | Lot #931 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 #932 IRAN 1926 "Regne de Pahlavi" overprints, complete set, fine-v.f., rare, with 2022 Sadri certificate, * Catalog #707-22 Catalog Value $3,850 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #933 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 #934 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 #935 IRAN 1931-32 3ch lilac rose and olive, center shifted upwards variety, n.h., v.f. (Persiphila 808c, $650) ** Catalog #762var | Unsold |
 | Lot #936 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 #937 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 #938 IRAN 1938-39 Reza Shah Pahlavi, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #856-70 Catalog Value $427 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #939 IRAN 1942 5r sage green, very lightly hinged, v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #898 Catalog Value $400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #940 IRAN 1942 10r shifted center, block of four, n.h., slightly toned gum and wrinkles, otherwise v.f. **Catalog #900var | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #941 IRAN 1942 30r emerald and gray, disturbed (dried) gum, fine, * Catalog #904 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #942 IRAN 1946 100r and 200r high values, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #908,909 Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #943 IRAN 1942 100r rose red and black, l.h., natural gum skip, v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #908 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #944 IRAN 1949 20r-50r, three high values, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #928-930 Catalog Value $595 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #945 IRAN 1949-57 2r imperforate single with displaced center, unused without gum, also International Cartographic Conference in Tehran, 10r variety red color shifted upwards, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #923var,1080var | Unsold |
 | Lot #946 IRAN 1958-59 Shah, 9th and 10th sets complete, mostly n.h., fine-v.f., */** Catalog #1107-25, 1138-51 Catalog Value $911 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #947 IRAN 1958 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 9th definitive issue, 14r imperforate top sheet margin block of four, n.h., natural gum toning, otherwise v.f. **Catalog #1120var | Unsold |
 | Lot #948 IRAN 1959-63 Shah Reza Pahlevi, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #1138-51 Catalog Value $545 | Price Realized $230.00 |
