Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
September 13-14, 2022
We are pleased to present our September 13-14 auction of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. An important sale, with a number of highlights, starting with United States graded stamps, 1847 Issue on cover, 1869 Pictorials Proofs and Essays, including a complete set of Atlanta Trial Colors, two different sets of Columbian Large Die Proofs, a collection of rare Plate Blocks, a newly discovered holding of sheets, blocks of four of the CIA and Stock Exchange Inverts, Flight covers and U.S. Possessions. There are rarities from Bolivia, China including an Inverted Hall of Classics, France and French Colonies, with better Zanzibar, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Dr. Leslie Rose's collection of Germany and Colonies, Hungary with First Issues on cover and pre-WWII Imperforate souvenir sheets. From Latvia, there is a world-renown collection formed by Imants Timma, with stamps and covers, Occupation Issues, Kurland and a splendid collection of Wenden. The sale also includes a sensational, long-forgotten collection of Imperial Russia. Brought to the United States just after WWII, this collection, only recently unearthed, includes the remarkable unused pair of Russia Number One with original gum, a splendid holding of proofs and essays, (including a collection of 140 different Romanov Proofs) and much more. Many of these items were exhibited in New York in 1927 and until now, had been presumed lost during the War. Finally, the sale includes close to 300 large lots and collections.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #790 IRAN 1870 Lion, 2s green, horizontal pair, type C+D, neat Tabriz postmark, margins all around, fine O Catalog #9 | Unsold |
 | Lot #791 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 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #792 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 #793 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 #794 IRAN 1876 1q Shahi black, type C, also 2 Shahis black, Type C, unused without gum as issued, v.f., each signed Sadri, with his card certificates, (*) Catalog #14A,17 Catalog Value $1,400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #795 IRAN 1877 Azerbaijan and Khoi - Bisected Provisionals, 10s light blue & black, bisected with 5 Shahi handstamp on back, five copies, four bottom halves, one top half, each canceled on piece, Khoi and Urmia pmks, fine-v.f., with detailed Sadri card certificates (Persiphila 22,23, cat. $1,250) O Catalog #30var | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #796 IRAN 1878 4k ultramarine, used, margins all around, v.f., signed Dr.Dadkhah, O Catalog #35 Catalog Value $175 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #797 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 $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #798 IRAN 1880 Naser-edin Shah Qajar, 1s-10s, five different imperforate plate proofs on thin card, in issued colors, blocks of four, with red invalidating lines, v.f.  PCatalog #41/46P | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #799 IRAN 1881 Sun, 5c violet, 10c rose and 25c green, three different imperforate plate proofs on thin card, in issued colors, lower right sheet corner margin blocks of four, with red invalidating lines, v.f. PCatalog #47-49P | Unsold |
 | Lot #800 IRAN 1884 Bisected Provisional Issue, 10sh on 1000d, 5sh on 10sh bisected halves used on pieces, also uncanceled top half of 10sh, first two with Sadri certificate, the latter genuine, but defective (Persiphila 63,64) O Catalog #54,57var | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #801 IRAN 1894 2k, 5k and 50k sheet margin blocks of 10, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #97,98,100 Catalog Value $640 | Unsold |
 | Lot #802 IRAN 1899 1c-50k handstamped with violet control marks, complete set of 16, l.h. or h.r., occasional thin spots among lower values, otherwise fine-v.f., each stamp signed Sadri, * Catalog #120-35 Catalog Value $580 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #803 IRAN 1902 5kr violet surcharge on 50kr brown, h.r., v.f., with Sadri card certificate, * Catalog #171 Catalog Value $250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #804 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) (Victor Castaigne, the Belgian-born postmaster of Meched printed, on his own initiative, provisional stamps which were used for only 10 weeks and in May 1902 their usage was terminated by Tehran federal postal authorities) O Catalog #222-228 | Unsold |
 | Lot #805 IRAN 1902 Meched Postmaster's Provisionals, 2ch, 3ch and 12ch blue, each with Victor Castaigne initials, last one partially erased, remainder cancels, mostly fine-v.f., with Sadri card certificates, O Catalog #223,224,227 Catalog Value $3,700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #806 IRAN 1902 2ch black with Victor Castaigne initials in red, canceled to order, also 5ch canceled on piece by Meched 15/3 (inverted date) pmk, cut close at top, with minor toning, otherwise fine, signed Sadri, with his certificates, O Catalog #223,226 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #807 IRAN 1907-09 Mohammed-Ali Shah Qajar, complete (less 9c orange), 4k bright yellow and 50k h.r., many others n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., * Catalog #428-31,433-45 Catalog Value $1,188 | Unsold |
 | Lot #808 IRAN 1907-09 Mohammed-Ali Shah Qajar, 50k gold, vermilion & black, pane of 25, n.h., some perf. separations, v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #445 Catalog Value $5,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #809 IRAN 1910 Printed Matter (prepared for use on newspapers) 1ch-30kr complete set of 17, h.r., half of the stamps with small thins, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with 2013 certificate, * Catalog #464-80 Catalog Value $3,570 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #810 IRAN 1914 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), mostly n.h. (only a few "Service" l.h. or h.r.), 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) (See note in Scott following No.536) */** Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #811 IRAN 1915 3ch and 10ch reprints, each with center inverted, fine-v.f. ** Catalog #562,567var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #812 IRAN 1915 Coronation, 1t-5t Reprints, four different, each with center inverted, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #574-77var | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #813 IRAN 1917 24c on 1kr Tall vignette perf. 11 1/2x11, n.h., v.f., with Sadri card certificate, also 2021 Iran Philatelic Study Circle certificate, ** Catalog #587 Catalog Value $2,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #814 IRAN 1917 24c on 1kr Tall vignette perf. 11 1/2x11, block of four, n.h., v.f., with 2021 Sadri and Iran Philatelic Study Circle certificates, ** Catalog #587 Catalog Value $10,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #815 IRAN 1921 10c on 6c, h.r., also 6c on 12c used, both signed Sadri, *O Catalog #630,32 Catalog Value $160 | Unsold |
 | Lot #816 IRAN 1921 Benaders (Ports) Issue, 10c on 6c and 1k on 12c, violet surcharges, l.h. or h.r., v.f., signed Sadri, with his card certificates (Persiphila 645-646) * Catalog #633-634 Catalog Value $600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #817 IRAN 1921 Benaders (Ports) Issue, 10c on 6c, variety violet surcharge on top, another showing black surcharge at bottom, plus 1k on 12c, black surcharge on top variety, h.r., one without gum, signed Sadri, with his card certificates (Persiphila 645B,645c,646Ba) *(*) Catalog #633a,633var,634bvar Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #818 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 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #819 IRAN 1925 Deposition of the Shah, collection of 100+ cancels obliterating the monarch's portrait, singles, pairs, blocks and strips, also seven covers, killer cancels of Kozvin, Recht, Meched, Sultanabad, Yezd, Mechedissehr, etc.  O | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #820 IRAN 1925 Gold overprints, complete set, fine-v.f., * Catalog #697-702 Catalog Value $230 | Price Realized $95.00 |
 | Lot #821 IRAN 1929 Reza Shal Pahlavi, 1c-3t complete set of 16, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #744-59 Catalog Value $945 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #822 IRAN 1929-35 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 2c scarlet & bright blue, center shifted to right, also overprinted "Postes Iraniennes", 1.5r citron & blue, center shifted to left, h.r., fine * Catalog #745,806var | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #823 IRAN 1931 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1c olive brown & ultramarine, double impression of brown, h.r., v.f., signed * Catalog #760var | Unsold |
 | Lot #824 IRAN 1931 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 2c red brown & black, center shifted to bottom, h.r., v.f., signed * Catalog #761var | Unsold |
 | Lot #825 IRAN 1931 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 3c lilac & rose, 5c red orange & violet, varieties imperf. at left or right, used, fine-v.f. O Catalog #762,763var | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #826 IRAN 1933-34 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 5d-10r complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #771-85 Catalog Value $462 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #827 IRAN 1935 Postes Iraniennes overprints on 1933-34 issue, complete, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #795-809 Catalog Value $793 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #828 IRAN 1935 Postes Persannes overprints, Reza Shah Pahlavi, 5d-10r complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #795-809 Catalog Value $793 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #829 IRAN 1935 5d brown, "Postes Persannes" overprint inverted, two copies, h.r., faint toning, signed Sadri (Persiphila 858c, $600) * Catalog #795var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #830 IRAN 1935 15d gray, sheet margin block of four, "Postes Persannes" omitted from upper right, h.r., faint toning, signed Sadri (Persiphila 860b, $300) *Catalog #797var | Unsold |
 | Lot #831 IRAN 1935 15d gray, top sheet margin single, "Postes Persannes" overprint reading upward, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri (Persiphila 860e, $750) ** Catalog #797var | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #832 IRAN 1935 Postes Iraniennes, complete set, mostly l.h. (9ch regummed), fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2006 certificate, * Catalog #810-17 Catalog Value $1,395 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #833 IRAN 1935 Postes Iraniennes overprints on 1931-32 issue, complete less 12c, mostly l.h. (9ch without gum), fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2006 certificate, * Catalog #818-23,825-26 Catalog Value $1,097 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #834 IRAN 1935 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 5d-5r complete set, l.h. or h.r., 90d short perf., otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #827-40 Catalog Value $509 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #835 IRAN 1936-39 Reza Shal Pahlavi, 5d-10r "Poste Iraniennes" (missing 1.50r) and the subsequent set complete, l.h. or h.r., 50d stained (cat.$4), otherwise fine-v.f., * Catalog #841-70 Catalog Value $951 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #836 IRAN 1936-37 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 5d-10r complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #841-55 Catalog Value $544 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #837 IRAN 1938-39 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 5d-10r (missing 1.50r) horizontal or vertical pairs, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #856-65,67-70 Catalog Value $821 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #838 IRAN 1939 Reza Shah Birthday souvenir sheets, complete set of 20 perf. and imperf., including the 1r violet and 2r orange, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #870A-H Catalog Value $2,600 | Unsold |
