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 #846 Iran - covers & postal history 1889-1907 five covers to Tabriz, four sent from Yerevan (Armenia), franked with 14k, 21k or 30k Russian definitives, tied by departure pmks, showing violet personal seals in places, Dzhulfa border town transits and arrival pmks, also a cover from Tiflis, franked on back with single 10k dark blue, sent in 1906, some cover faults, otherwise a fine group, each written-up on a display page  | Unsold |
 | Lot #847 Iran - covers & postal history 1897 large cover from Teheran to USA, franked with 3x2c, pair of 5c and two 10c Nasser-eddin Shah Qajar, tied by departure pmks, with Teheran 11/2, New York transit and Harrisburg, Pa March 22 arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #848 Iran - covers & postal history 1902 Meched incoming mail, cover from Quetta, India, mailed from the border post office in Sistan (violet "Sistan blessed Post Office" negative handstamp) to Meched, paid Five Shahis, as indicated by manuscript, overall toning, fine usage during the Provisional period when stamps were not available, with Meched 3/2 (inverted date) arrival pmk on back, interesting cover, mounted and written-up on Persiphila page | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #849 Iran - covers & postal history 1902 (24 Mar) cover from Meched to Teheran, franked on back with 5ch black with Victor Castaigne red initials, tied by Meched 15/3 (inverted date) pmk, with an identical pmk and Teheran arrival alongside, fine and scarce cover, signed Peter Holcombe and Sadri, with 2015 certificate Catalog #225 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #850 Iran - covers & postal history 1902-06 three covers to Persia, two sent in 1902 from Russian Post Office in Smyrna, each franked with 1pi on 10k surcharge, tied by violet ROPIT Smyrna departure pmks, showing transit markings of Constantinople, Odessa, Teheran, some usual cover wear, also 1906 cover with 1pi on 10k franking, tied by ROPIT Trebizond departure and sent to Tabriz, with arrival pmk on back, all three covers written-up on display pages | Unsold |
 | Lot #851 Iran - covers & postal history 1903 (27 Aug) cover from Kerend (Kermanshah province) to Baghdad, franked on back with 12 Chahis letter-typeset, position 5, red rosette handstamped, tied by Kerend negative seal pmk, repeated alongside, showing manuscript "3 Djamadi-ol-Thani 1321" (27 Aug 1903) departure docketing on front, fine cover written-up on Persiphila album page | Unsold |
 | Lot #852 Iran - covers & postal history 1909-12 two commercial covers with pre-printed addresses in Isfahan, each franked with Russian 10k dark blue, one sent from Petrovsk in 1909, endorsed "Via Baku- Enzeli to Isfahan" in Cyrillic, with Teheran transit and Isfahan arrival pmks, fine usage from Petrovsk, a seaport of Russia in Transcaucasia, on the Caspian Sea, in the province of Dagestan; the other cover was sent from Baku, showing "Baku-Enzeli" Steamship datestamp, 1913 transit and arrival pmks | Unsold |
 | Lot #853 Iran - covers & postal history 1909-13 two covers sent to Isfahan, one franked with 10k Romanov, sent from Petrovsk in 1913, addressed "Via Baku- Enzeli to Isfahan" in Cyrillic, with Teheran transit and Isfahan arrival pmks, fine usage from Petrovsk, a seaport of Russia in Transcaucasia, on the Caspian Sea, in the province of Dagestan; the other cover sent from Moscow in 1914, with 10k franking (faulty), various transit and arrival markings, minor cover wear, both written-up on display pages | Unsold |
 | Lot #854 Iran - covers & postal history 1913 (14 Nov) cover from Moscow, franked with 10k Romanov, sent via Baku-Enzeli to Isfahan, showing Enzeli arrival and departure markings, Teheran arrival and departure transits and Isfahan 15.12.13 arrival, fine. Also included is a 1915 postcard from Baku, franked with 3k Russian definitive, tied by Baku departure cds, with oval Baku-Enzeli Steamship datestamp alongside, probably sent by a passenger or crew member, with military censor handstamp, both written-up on album pages | Unsold |
 | Lot #855 Iran - covers & postal history 1915 registered cover from Teheran to London, franked with 16 stamps (another stamp has been removed), with overprinted "1333", including 1ch, 4x2ch, 3ch, two each 6ch and 9ch, with 26 Sep 1915 datestamps and arrival pmks on back, filing fold, otherwise fine | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #856 Iran - covers & postal history 1915 (31 July) cover to Teheran, franked with bottom half of 12ch perf. 11 1/2x11 Ahmad Shah (long vignette), paying 6ch, tied by Nehavend 31.VIII.15 cds, with arrival pmk on back. The bisected 12ch was in use for only one day, fine cover written-up on Persiphila album page (Eftekhar cat. $7,800) | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #857 Iran - covers & postal history 1916 censored to Shiraz, franked on back by "Mellat-e-Kazerun 1335" overprint on 6ch Ahmad Shah, tied by Kazerun departure cds, with small plain censor label and purple intaglio Shiraz censor handstamp and 29.X.16 arrival pmk, filing fold away from the stamp, fine and scarce usage | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #858 Iran - covers & postal history 1916 (25 Dec) cover (roughly opened, defective at right), tied by 9ch Ahmad Shah Tall Vignette, perf. 11 1/2x11, sent via Kazeroun to Bushire, with violet censor handstamp applied in Kazeroun, another "Passed Censor Bushire" by the British authorities on arrival, also additional markings, written-up and described on album page | Unsold |
 | Lot #859 Iran - covers & postal history 1917 registered cover addressed to Lt. Col. Napier in Teheran, franked with 2ch, 3ch and 1kr Ahmed Shah, redirected twice, with censor handstamps (including Russian) and variety of pmks, including Islamabad, Hamadan and Teheran, fine and intriguing item | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #860 Iran - covers & postal history 1917 (23 Jan) censored cover to Shiraz, franked on back by "Mellat-e-Kazerun 1335" overprints on strip of 3x2ch Ahmad Shah, one stamp showing inverted overprint, tied by Kazerun departure cds, with small plain censor label and purple intaglio Shiraz censor handstamp and arrival pmk, fine and scarce usage (the British consulate and the Imperial Bank of Persia in Shiraz were raided by German agitator "Wassmuss" and "Tangistani" tribes. After the raid on November 10, 1915, the British consul and the bank president were taken to Borazjon. The rebels demanded that all German prisoners in Persia be released and British forces depart from Bushire. This action set off the Kazerun rebellion in the Fall of 1916) | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #861 Iran - covers & postal history 1920 (9 June) Gilan Rebellion, cover from Recht to Teheran, franked on back with 6Ch Ahmad Shah, perf. 11 1/2, tied by Recht departure, with Gilan rebellion censor handstamp, re-inspected by government censor and resealed with small paper tape, showing boxed "Iran Soviet Republic Government Mail 1299" handstamp, fine cover, signed Sadri | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #862 Iran - covers & postal history 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, apparently one or two stamps replaced on front of the tape, Anglo-Iranian Russian handstamp, New York transit markings, impressive cover Catalog #904 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #863 Iran - covers & postal history 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 | Price Realized $160.00 |
