Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
September 12-13, 2023
Our September 12-13, 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 1,500 lots in the sale, which begins with United States and U.S. Possessions. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer Great Britain and British Commonwealth, European Countries and the rest of the world, with exceptional China, including Postal History and additional lots from the Carl A. Kilgas collection. There are further selections from the estate of Dr.Martin Stempien, a specialized collection of Greece and Samos, formed by Dr.Frederick Rogers, and a selection of reference material from Sergio Sismondo's estate, with many fascinating offerings. The auction concludes with nearly 250 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 #821 IRAN 1876 4k yellow, Types A, B, C, D, canceled Hamadan, Tabriz, Yezd and Kerman, one sound, another small thin, two defective, fine appearance, with Sadri card certificates (Persiphila 17) O Catalog #20 Catalog Value $1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #822 IRAN 1876 4k yellow, vertically laid paper, Types B, C, D, each with a fairly light pmk, small thins, fine appearance, with Sadri card certificates (Persiphila 17Dc) O Catalog #20b Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #823 IRAN 1878 1kr carmine rose, Type D, unused without gum, margins all around, good color, vertical crease at left, fine appearance, scarce unused, with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 26) (*) Catalog #33 Catalog Value $950 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #824 IRAN 1878 1kr carmine rose, irregular block of three, Types B/C-A, Teheran cancels, intense color, fine positional multiple, signed Holcombe, with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 26) O Catalog #33 Catalog Value $525 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #825 IRAN 1878 1kr carmine rose, Types A-B/C-D, Meched and Teheran cancels, margins all around, thinned, fine appearing group of the four types, with Sadri card certificates (Persiphila 26) O Catalog #33 Catalog Value $700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #826 IRAN 1878 4kr ultramarine, horizontal pair, Types A-C, Tabriz cancel, margins all around, fine, signed Holcombe, with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 29) O Catalog #35 Catalog Value $350 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #827 IRAN 1878 5kr purple, Type A, light pmk, also 5kr gold, type B, Rescht pmk at upper left, each with margins around, the latter thinned, otherwise fresh, v.f., each with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 30,31) O Catalog #36,37 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #828 IRAN 1878 5kr gold, type C, Hamadan cancel, margins around, nice color and impression, fine example of this difficult stamp, with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 31) O Catalog #37 Catalog Value $750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #829 IRAN 1897 Provisional Issue, 1kr on 5kr violet & silver, partial pane of 45, n.h., fine-v.f., with 2016 Sadri certificate (catalogued as hinged singles)  **Catalog #102 Catalog Value $1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #830 IRAN 1899 Arabesque Control Handstamped Issue, 1c-50k complete set of 16, horizontal strips of five, some with control handstamps inverted, each stamp handstamped "Ultramar" (overseas) by the Portuguese Ministry for Colonies which reportedly received 25 sets as specimens for further distribution to the various Portuguese Colonies. Stamps are n.h. and post office fresh, some with natural gum shading, occasional perf. Separations and few minor faults (one 2k pink faulty corner), or hinge reinforcements, mostly fine-v.f., extremely rare set of genuine strips of five, with 2018 Sadri certificates S Catalog #120-135S | Unsold |
 | Lot #831 IRAN 1901-02 5 Kran on 50kr red brown, block of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., faint crease at lower left, otherwise v.f., with 2011 Sadri certificate, */**Catalog #171 Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #832 IRAN 1902 two pieces with different franking, one single and vertical strip of 3x50t magenta, canceled Bouchir (Persiphila 273, $6,000), the other with 5kr yellow and three additional stamps, fine and scarce lot, signed Sadri O | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #833 IRAN 1902 12 Chahis blue, horizontal pair with red rosette overprint, used on back of a registered cover from Teheran, via Baku (2 May 1912 transit) to Holland, with Rotterdam arrival pmk, fine and rare usage, with 2009 Guy de Vachat certificate  Catalog #252 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #834 IRAN 1902 100 tomans bronze red (position 11), with (Fernand) "Lavers" signature, control No.532 handstamped on reverse, canceled to order "Tonokaboun", with full original gum, h.r., v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2002 certificate ("in my opinion a remainder; although it is a genuine stamp. Most known copies are canceled by favor with this postmark") (Persiphila 274A, $250) O Catalog #290var | Unsold |
 | Lot #835 IRAN 1906 1c on 10c brown, surcharged in violet and in blue, also 2c on 2k ultramarine, l.h.. or h.r., signed Mirza-Hadi and Sadri, * Catalog #419-20 Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #836 IRAN 1906 Typeset "Provisoire" overprints handstamped in black, 1c-13c complete sheets of 12, n.h., some uneven or dried gum, 2c and 3c folded between stamps, minor wrinkles and creases, occasional marginal tears, two with official's initials in margin, still a v.f. set of sheets, signed Sadri (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #422-27 Catalog Value $4,140 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #837 IRAN 1910 Ahmad Shah Qajar, Postage and Official Stamps for the Coronation (unissued), the complete set of 32 (16 each with gold and silver borders), h.r., some disturbed gum, mostly fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #838 IRAN 1910 Saatdjian Coronation Issue, complete set of 16, gold borders, h.r., fresh and fine-v.f., beautiful set (Persiphila C21-36) * | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #839 IRAN 1910 overprints, complete set used (canceled to order), large margins, fine-v.f., O Catalog #464-80 Catalog Value $2,805 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #840 IRAN 1912 Sultan Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, 6ch handstamped, used, fine, signed Sadri, rare stamp O | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #841 IRAN 1914 Kings and Historical Buildings, Postage and "Service", the complete set of 38, each with gold borders, prepared but not issued (due to the outbreak of WWI), h.r., fresh colors, fine-v.f. A rare set, most of the printed stamps were destroyed, leaving around 130 complete sets or less (Persiphila C91-109, 111-129, $5,300 for hinged) (See note in Scott following No.536) * Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #842 IRAN 1917 12c on 1kr and 24c on 1kr, also 1c orange & maroon overprinted "1335" in Persian numerals, used, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, O Catalog #586-588 Catalog Value $5,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #843 IRAN 1917 24 Chahis on 1kr ultramarine & carmine, perf. 11 1/2 x 11 (Tall Vignette), block of four, n.h., minor perf. separations, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2019 certificate, **Catalog #587 Catalog Value $10,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #844 IRAN 1918 overprints, complete set of seven used, 5k small thin, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Sadri, etc., O Catalog #603A-606 Catalog Value $1,270 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #845 IRAN 1918 November 1918 overprints, complete set of seven, h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri, * Catalog #610-616 Catalog Value $450 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #846 IRAN 1921 Coup d'Etat Issue, complete set of 11, with additional Specimen overprints, h.r., fine-v.f., rare, only a small quantity of handstamped Specimen sets were sent to the UPU S Catalog #635-45S | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #847 IRAN 1921 Coup d'Etat overprints inverted, complete set of 11, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri * Catalog #635-45var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #848 IRAN 1923 Octocentennial of Hakim Omar Khayyam, prepared but not issued set of 14, n.h., fine-v.f. (Persiphila C130-143, $3,600) ** | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #849 IRAN 1925 Provisional Issue, 2kr bright lilac, complete pane of 80 with margins on three sides, n.h. folded between stamps, slightly toned throughout, minor separations, still a fine and rare multiple, with 2018 Sadri certificate (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #695 Catalog Value $15,200 | Unsold |
