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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1795
Iran - covers & postal history
1877 (28 Apr) bisected 1ch used in combination with entire 2ch Nasser-ed Din Shah 1st portrait adhesives, paying 2 1/2ch rate on Russian stationery card (type 2), sent from Teheran to the Postmaster Alexander Stahl in Tabriz (written in French), fine, early usage of the Russian stationery card paying 2 1/2ch rate (less than 10 recorded), signed Sadri, neatly displayed on a Persiphila page
Envelope
Catalog #Persiphila PC1B
Unsold
Lot #1796
Iran - covers & postal history
1888 incoming mail from India, correspondence of 11 covers addressed to "Bunder Abbas", each with Indian franking, various markings and arrival pmks, mixed condition, mostly fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1797
Iran - covers & postal history
1903 5ch on 1kr stationery entire envelope additionally franked with 1ch and 2ch on 3ch green, 12ch on 10kr rose, registered from Sultanabad to Tabriz, with Teheran transit pmk below, showing fully intact "Agence Ziegler & Cie Sultanabad" wax seal on reverse, fine usage of the scarce surcharges on cover
Envelope
Catalog #364,365,366
Unsold
Lot #1798
Iran - covers & postal history
1910-22 selection of 16 parcel delivery permits, nice variety of frankings including Coat of Arms, Ahmad Shah, Coronation, Parcel Post, etc., few corner folds and one without corner, otherwise fine-v.f.
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1799
Iran - covers & postal history
1939 selection of nine covers, franked with souvenir sheets (4) and singles from souvenir sheets, sent to Denmark, Holland, Switzerland, etc., fine-v.f., rare group
Envelope
Unsold

Previous Country/Group Auction Index Next Country/Group

Back to Top