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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #977
Iran - covers & postal history
1926 registered cover from Mohammerah, endorsed "Via Overland Baghdad-Jerusalem", sent to England, franked with 1924 Ahmad Shah second portrait stamps 9sh and 2x10sh covered by adhesive paper (there is no recorded official directive to carry out such obliterations). The note on the cover points to the sending of this mail by an "armoured truck" due to "brigands" lootings and destroying mails on the way to Jerusalem, Baghdad transit and other markings on back, some cover faults, interesting item
Envelope
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