Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
May 9-10, 2023
Welcome to our May 9-10, 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. There are 1,487 lots in the sale, which begins with United States and U.S. Possessions, including graded items, Plate Blocks, and modern errors. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer Great Britain and British Commonwealth, European Countries, Asia and the rest of the world. There is a splendid collection of Egypt and Orient Zeppelin flights, featuring three of the four known Suez dispatches, plus other rarities. There are further selections from the estate of Dr.Martin Stempien, a respected postal historian and Secretary to the Chairman of the Expert Committee at the New York Philatelic Foundation from 1988-2018. 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 #818 IRAN 1876 4k yellow, unused without gum, margins all around, thin, fine appearance, signed Sadri, with his card certificate, (*) Catalog #20 Catalog Value $3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #819 IRAN 1878 1kr red on yellow paper, vertical tete-beche pair, postally used, thin and small tear, otherwise v.f. and rare, with 1977 BPA certificate (SG 38a), O Catalog #34a Catalog Value $10,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #820 IRAN 1878 5k violet bronze, postally used, margins just in at right, ample on all other sides, a presentable copy of this rare stamp, signed Sadri, with his card certificate, O Catalog #39 Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #821 IRAN 1881 Sun, 5c dull violet, 10c rose and 25c green, imperforate plate proofs on cards, with invalidating red printer's lines, sheet margin blocks of four, v.f. (Persiphila AP46-8, $1,800)  PCatalog #47-49P | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #822 IRAN 1894 10k red and gold, with red line specimen overprint, h.r., faint thin, otherwise v.f. and scarce, as prior to this copy only one strip of five was known, signed Sadri, with his card certificate S Catalog #99S | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #823 IRAN 1897 surcharges, set of three blocks of four, 1kr on 5k h.r., others n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (catalogued as hinged singles) */**Catalog #101-103 Catalog Value $520 | Unsold |
 | Lot #824 IRAN 1902 unissued Blue netted background, 1k violet and blue, three copies (pos. 1, 9 and 11), 2k olive green and blue (pos. 7) and 10k deep blue and blue, two copies (pos. 7 and 10), h.r., fine-v.f., each with Sadri certificate (Persiphila 265-266,268) * | Unsold |
 | Lot #825 IRAN 1902 50k orange red and blue, pos. 8, small h.r., v.f., signed Sadri, with his card certificate, * Catalog #290 Catalog Value $1,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #826 IRAN 1902 50k orange red and blue, pos.9, h.r., minute thin spots, otherwise, v.f., signed Sadri, with his card certificate, * Catalog #290 Catalog Value $1,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #827 IRAN 1902 2c brown and buff, type I and type III (2), three stamps, h.r., the former with faint thin, otherwise fine-v.f., each with Sadri card certificate, * Catalog #315,317 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #828 IRAN 1902 2c brown and yellow, pos. 7, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with his card certificate (catalogue value for hinged) ** Catalog #317 Catalog Value $250 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #829 IRAN 1906 Provisoire handstamp, 6ch red, complete pane of 12 with margins all around and Serial No.32277 at top, marginal creases, v.f., scarce complete setting, signed Sadri (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #425 Catalog Value $300 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #830 IRAN 1911 10k olive bister and claret, "Officiel" handstamp, h.r., v.f. and rare, signed Sadri, with his card certificate, * Catalog #513 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #831 IRAN 1915 Ahmad Shah coronation, 1kr-5t eight different blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri **Catalog #569-77 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #832 IRAN 1915-18 overprinted "1334" and "1337" complete sets, postally used, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, scarce, O Catalog #582-85,603A-606 Catalog Value $1,590 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #833 IRAN 1917 Turkish Occupation of Kermanshah, 12 Chahis and 24 Chahis on 1kr, blocks of six, the latter with cleaned handstamp (applied at a later date by the postmaster at Teheran, showing missing dot between letters "i" and "s" and shifted "24" at top stamps), n.h., fine-v.f., with 2021 Sadri certificates (Persiphila 587,588var) (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #586,587var Catalog Value $36,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #834 IRAN 1918 2k deep green and sepia, 24c on 4k (4 copies, two with thins) and 10k on 5k (2 copies, one with short perfs), h.r., fine-v.f., each with Sadri card certificate, * Catalog #601-603 Catalog Value $1,750 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #835 IRAN 1918 "1337" Handstamps, selection of 20 stamps, each on Sadri card certificate, with 2k (2, one h.r. and one postally used), 3k (3, one h.r. and two postally used), 4k postally used, 5k (3, all postally used), 10k (6, all postally used), 20k (2, both postally used), and 30k (3, all postally used), few minor thins noted, generally fine-v.f. and scarce group, *O Catalog #603A/606 Catalog Value $2,915 | Unsold |
 | Lot #836 IRAN 1918 2k-30k, set of seven, postally used, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2021 certificate, O Catalog #603A-606 Catalog Value $1,270 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #837 IRAN 1993 60r Guelder Rose, flowers inverted, sheet of 100, n.h., folded between the stamps, v.f., **Catalog #2558var Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $130.00 |
