Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
March 14-15, 2023
Our March 14-15, 2023 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. There are 1,314 lots in the sale, which begins with United States and U.S. Possessions, including graded items, Plate Blocks, and a solid group of Proofs and Essays. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer a complete collection of 1913 Albania Double Eagles. Great Britain and British Commonwealth feature collections formed by the late Dr.Jerome Bettner and include British North America as well as worldwide Air Post stamps and covers. There is a nice selection from Italy, including rarities as well as Italian States, Colonies and Vatican City. The sale also includes selections from the estate of Dr.Martin Stempien, respected postal historian and Secretary to the Chairman of the Expert Committee at the New York Philatelic Foundation from 1988-2018. He also held various Executive positions at the Collector's Club of NY and other philatelic societies. The auction concludes with over two hundred Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #694 Iran - covers & postal history 1880 two small covers franked with 2nd Portrait issue (Colored Borders), one used from Bushire to Shiraz (Eftekhar 29c, $900), another from Isfahan to Yezd (Eftekhar 31, $350), fine-v.f.  Catalog #43,45 | Unsold |
 | Lot #695 Iran - covers & postal history 1906 (5 July) cover (opened for display) from Meched, via Gaoudan to Constantinople, franked with pair of 6ch Teheran typeset plus 1ch, tied by Meched departure oval, with transit and Constantinople (Russian Post office) receiving postmark alongside, also "Obezzarasheno" Russian disinfection handstamp applied at the border in Gaoudan, fine and rare combination franking to Russian Constantinople, with 2014 Sadri Persiphila certificate Catalog #351,425 | Unsold |
 | Lot #696 Iran - covers & postal history 1908 (2 Nov) cover franked with single 13ch Mohammad Ali Shah, tied by "Kuh-Malek-Siah-Ziaret" native pmk, sent to USA, with Indian Post Office transit and arrival pmks on back Catalog #434 | Unsold |
 | Lot #697 Iran - covers & postal history 1912 (8 May) cover (opened for display) from Senneh, via Hamadan to Recht, franked with 6ch Ahmad Shah perf 11 1/2x11 and handstamped "Al-Soltan Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar" (only 128 copies reported to have been used), with appropriate markings, fine and rare usage during the Senneh Rebellion, with 2005 Sadri, Persiphila certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #698 Iran - covers & postal history 1912 (24 June) cover from Khoy to Hamburg, franked with 13c "Officiel", tied by Khoy postmark, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #699 Iran - covers & postal history 1917 (28 Oct) cover from Senneh to Hamadan, franked with "1335" revalued 6ch on 12ch, tied by Senneh departure cds (repeated on back), with Hamadan arrival and showing framed violet rectangular censor of Kurdistan ("observed by military censor of Kurdistan"), minor cover flaws, rare (Eftekhar KD6, $4,500) | Unsold |
 | Lot #700 Iran - covers & postal history 1920 (1 June) Gilan Rebellion, cover from Meched to The Imperial Bank of Persia Resht, franked on back with 9ch Ahmad Shah, tied by Meched 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 and rare cover | Unsold |
 | Lot #701 Iran - covers & postal history 1921 two covers from Sangsar to Teheran, showing "Postkhaneh Mobarakeh Sangsar" departure pmks, Semnan transit and Teheran arrival pmks, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #702 Iran - covers & postal history 1923 (26 Jan) cover from Shiraz, via Bushire, Bombay and Brindisi to London, franked on back with 7x6ch on 24ch "Controle", one with doubled "6" variety, filing fold away from the stamps, fine usage | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #703 Iran - covers & postal history 1925 cover from Recht to Teheran, postage fee paid with "TAXE PERCUE" handstamp, with military censor negative handstamp and resealed with paper tape. Cover described on a customized Persiphila album page | Unsold |
 | Lot #704 Iran - covers & postal history 1926 two "Overland Mail Baghdad-Haifa" cover from Abadan to Scotland, via Mohammareh, one with intact wax seal, the other with violet "Overland Mail Baghdad-Haifa" handstamp, fine (Persiphila $600) | Unsold |
 | Lot #705 Iran - covers & postal history 1929 (20 Mar) large Stationery envelope entire of "Agriculture, Commerce and Public Benefit Ministry", franked on back with pair of 15ch blue, registered to Germany, with April 9 Munich arrival pmk, filing folds away from the stamps, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #706 Iran - covers & postal history 1931-37 two postal insurance envelopes, 6 Shahis from Shahr-Babek to Yezd, franked with 4x10ch of 1931-32 Issue (Persiphila E3, $600), clear Babek pmks, intact wax seals on back; and 50 Dinars (small 50) from Shiraz to Isfahan, franked with 2r and 10d 1936-1937 issue (Persiphila CatalogIE7A, $250), fine pair of insurance envelopes | Unsold |
