Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
February 7-8, 2023
Welcome to our February 7-8, 2023 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. This 1,366 lot sale features better United States, with quality material assembled by a Japanese gentleman. Foreign countries include Albania, with 1913 Double Eagle handstamps, Austria, France and Colonies, Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues, Great Britain and British Commonwealth with Australia, BNA, New Zealand, British Asia and Africa. There are rarities from Iran, including postal history, Italy and Italian Colonies, a collection of hand-painted Karl Lewis covers and more. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums and specialized collections, to multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1735 IRAN 1870 Lion First Issue, 1s dull violet, 2s green, 4s blue and 8s red, set of four, unused, with or without gum, usual margins, nice colors, signed Sadri, * Catalog #1-4 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1736 IRAN 1870 2s green, double impression, unused without gum as issued, thin paper showing full offset on back, large margins, v.f. (Persiphila 2b, $850) (*) Catalog #2var | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1737 IRAN 1875 Lion Issue rouletted, 1s black, 2s blue, 4s vermilion and 8s yellow green, set of four, unused, with or without gum, usual margins, signed Sadri, * Catalog #11-14 Catalog Value $950 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1738 IRAN 1875 Lion Issue Imperforate singles, 1s black, 2s blue, 4s vermilion and 8s yellow green, set of four used, good margins and neat pmks, fine and rare set of imperfs (11a and 14c, cat. $6,250, others listed but unpriced) O Catalog #11a-14c | Unsold |
 | Lot #1739 IRAN 1875 Lion Issue Imperforate, 4s red, thin (pelure) paper, used, fair margins, minute flaws, signed Sadri, O Catalog #13b Catalog Value $750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1740 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 #1741 IRAN 1875 8s yellow green imperforate, four unused singles, types A-B-C-D, unused without gum, good margins, occasional faint toning, mostly fine-v.f., signed Brun, etc. Also included is a horizontal pair, used, v.f. (Persiphila 8A) (*) Catalog #14c | Unsold |
 | Lot #1742 IRAN 1876 Lion Issue Imperforate singles, 1s gray black, 2s gray, 4s vermilion (defective), 1k rose and 4k yellow, five different used, some signed Sadri, O Catalog #15-16,18-20 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1743 IRAN 1878 1kr carmine rose, horizontal pair, types B-D, typical blurred impression at top, canceled by Teheran pmk on small piece, margins all around, fine O Catalog #33 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1744 IRAN 1881-82 Sun, four different, mostly l.h., 25c without gum, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, *(*) Catalog #47,50-52 Catalog Value $1,550 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1745 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 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1746 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 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1747 IRAN 1900 1c-12c, set of five with control mark, 10c with type "b" handstamp, in used reconstructed blocks of four on Persiphila page, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, O Catalog #160/167 Catalog Value $2,040 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1748 IRAN 1902 5kr violet surcharge on 50kr brown, h.r., v.f., with Sadri card certificate, * Catalog #171 Catalog Value $250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1749 IRAN 1900-02 surcharges, three different, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #206,207,209 Catalog Value $675 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1750 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 Teheran federal postal authorities) O Catalog #222-228 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1751 IRAN 1902 Meched Issue, selection of forgeries and reprints, including six cancelled (with three 2ch, 5ch, 10ch and 12ch), two unused (2ch and 3ch) and a 3ch unused strip of three, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1752 IRAN 1902 Provisoire 1319 handstamps, set of five, 1c unused (corner crease), others used, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, O* Catalog #235-39 Catalog Value $850 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1753 IRAN 1902 Typesets I, complete set of 10, l.h. or h.r., 12c and 10kr without gum, signed Sadri, etc., top value with 2006 Sadri certificate, * Catalog #247-57 Catalog Value $2,035 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1754 IRAN 1902 Typeset issue, 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 12c and 50c with red rosette handstamps, six different, h.r., some creases, mostly fine-v.f., last one with 2003 Sadri certificate, * Catalog #280-281,283-85,290 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1755 IRAN 1902 100t bronze red & gray rosette background, position 6, with "327" serial number on back, used, fine and scarce, with 2003 Sadri certificate (Persiphila 274) O | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1756 IRAN 1902 5kr on 5k ocher, also overprinted and handstamped "P.L.Teheran", h.r., v.f., signed Sadri, first one with 2004 certificate, very rare, * Catalog #308,315,317 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1757 IRAN 1907-09 Mohammed-Ali Shah Qajar, complete set of 18, h.r., good colors, fine-v.f., * Catalog #428-45 Catalog Value $1,198 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1758 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 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1759 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 #1760 IRAN 1907 50k gold, vermilion and black, block of nine, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #445 Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1761 IRAN 1915 Coronation of Shah Ahmed, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #560-577 Catalog Value $707 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1762 IRAN 1915-18 Coronation of Shah Ahmed, End of WWI overprints, Parcel Post and Officials, complete sets, last one l.h., others used, fine-v.f., signed Sadri (560-77, 610-6, O41-57, Q19-35) *O Catalog #560/Q35 Catalog Value $1,100 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1763 IRAN 1917 Ottoman Turkey Occupation of Kermanshah, 24ch on 1kr Ahmad Shah perf. 11 1/2x11, block of four, lower right stamp n.h., others h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with his 1999 certificate (catalogued as hinged singles), */**Catalog #587 Catalog Value $6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1764 IRAN 1917 24c on 1k blue and carmine, l.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with his opinion, * Catalog #587 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1765 IRAN 1917 overprints, including "1335" in Persian numerals, plus others, first one without gum, others l.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #588-596 Catalog Value $850 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1766 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 #1767 IRAN 1919 surcharges, complete set, l.h., signed Sadri, * Catalog #622-29 Catalog Value $300 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1768 IRAN 1921 10c on 6c, h.r., also 6c on 12c used, both signed Sadri, *O Catalog #630,32 Catalog Value $160 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1769 IRAN 1921 Coronation overprints, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #635-45 Catalog Value $505 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1770 IRAN 1922 1c green & orange, imperforate single (possibly trimmed part perf. variety), used, large margins all around, fine, signed Sadri O Catalog #646var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1771 IRAN 1924-26 overprints, complete sets, l.h. or h.r., some signed Sadri, fine-v.f., * Catalog #681-705 Catalog Value $915 | Price Realized $335.00 |
 | Lot #1772 IRAN 1929 Reza Shah Pahlevi, complete set of 16, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #744-59 Catalog Value $945 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1773 IRAN 1929 Reza Shah Pahlevi, complete set of 16, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #744-59 Catalog Value $945 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1774 IRAN 1935 Pictorials, blocks of four, l.h. at top, bottom pairs n.h., occasional natural gum creases, mostly fine-v.f. Also included eight different handstamped "Specimen" (catalogued as hinged singles) */**Catalog #786-94 Catalog Value $472 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1775 IRAN 1935 Postes Iraniennes, complete set of 15, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #795-809 Catalog Value $793 | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #1776 IRAN 1935 Postes Iraniennes, complete set of 15, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #795-809 Catalog Value $793 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1777 IRAN 1935 1ch-9ch, five blocks of four, n.h., with 2010 Sadri certificate (catalogued as singles) **Catalog #818-822 Catalog Value $4,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1778 IRAN 1935 Reza Shah Pahlavi, complete set, also cover with 13 different, used from Teheran to Ankara, fine-v.f. (catalogue value for unused set)  *Catalog #827-40 Catalog Value $509 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1779 IRAN 1936-39 Reza Shah Pahlevi, with and without Postes Iraniennes, complete set of 30, l.h. or h.r., couple of values without gum, mostly fine-v.f., * Catalog #841-870 Catalog Value $961 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1780 IRAN 1939 60th Birthday of Reza Shah Pahlevi, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets of four, complete set of 20, including unissued 1r and 2r, few unused without gum or h.r., mostly n.h., including 1r and 2r, fine-v.f., */**Catalog #870A-H Catalog Value $2,600 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1781 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 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #1782 IRAN 1939 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 5d-10r, eight perforated sheetlets of four, postally canceled on pieces, fine-v.f. (Persiphila value $1,880) OCatalog #870A-H | Unsold |
 | Lot #1783 IRAN 1951-55 Shah, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth definitives, complete sets, l.h., fine-v.f., * Catalog #950/1036 Catalog Value $1,719 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1784 IRAN 1959 Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1r violet, horizontal pair imperf. vertically, n.h., v.f. Also included is 10r gray black, variety imperf. at bottom, used ** Catalog #1142,1145var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1785 IRAN 1965 Six Socioeconomic bills, black omitted (value, name of country, etc.), n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #1316var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1786 IRAN 1965 6r blue, visit of president Jonas of Austria, left sheet margin horizontal pair imperf. vertically, l.h., v.f. * Catalog #1354var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1787 IRAN 1971 Fifth Festival of Arts, horizontal right sheet margin pair, imperf. vertically, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #1602var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1788 IRAN 1990 Book of Kings imperforate souvenir sheets, complete set of 16 on eight unaddressed, cacheted FDCs, fine-v.f., scarce Catalog #2421-36 | Unsold |
