Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
January 9-10, 2024
Welcome to our January 9-10 Sale of U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. The sale contains 1,508 lots and will be offered in four sessions, beginning with United States and U.S. Possessions. Worldwide sections include France, Germany, Italian Area, with many individual rarities. British Commonwealth, with a further selection of G.R.I. errors and varieties. There are solid selections from rest of the world, with additional items from the Carl A. Kilgas and Martin Stempien estates, plus nearly 200 Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized holdings and featuring a comprehensive collection of British Commonwealth (estimated to realize $100,000), multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #781 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 #782 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 #783 IRAN 1876 Nasser Eddin Shah, complete set in blocks of four, h.r., fine-v.f. (printed at the Austrian Government Printing Office in Vienna, the design was commissioned by Gustav von Riederer, the Austrian Postmaster in Teheran)  *Catalog #27-30 Catalog Value $560 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #784 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 #785 IRAN 1878 5kr gold, type C, Hamadan cancel, margins all around, nice color and impression, fine example of this difficult stamp, with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 31) O Catalog #37 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #786 IRAN 1880 Nasser Eddin Shah, 5s Green & black, large multiple (hinge reinforced), 38 stamps, mostly fine. A rare and spectacular multiple, *Catalog #45 Catalog Value $13,300 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #787 IRAN 1882 Sun engraved set of three, 25c without gum (signed Sadri), fine and scarce, *(*) Catalog #50-52 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #788 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 #789 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 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #790 IRAN 1901-02 5 Krans 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 | Unsold |
 | Lot #791 IRAN 1902 10ch Provisoire overprint, irregular pane of 22, with sheet corner margin, clear controller's "T.P." handstamp applied at "Enschede en Zonen" printing house, n.h., some perf. separations, scarce multiple (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #179 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #792 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 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #793 IRAN 1902-22 selection of six different overprinted singles, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (315,538,603,607,649,649a) (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #315/649A Catalog Value $1,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #794 IRAN 1909-22 Coat of Arms and Ahmad Shah, selection of eight different blocks of four, h.r. or n.h., occasional natural gum disturbances, mostly fine-v.f., signed Sadri (449,454,481,482,486,535,646,652) */**Catalog #449/652 | Unsold |
 | Lot #795 IRAN 1915 1c and 2c surcharges on 5ch Ahmad Shah, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #537,538 Catalog Value $900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #796 IRAN 1915 Ahmad Shah Coronation, 5T, original bundle of 50 sheetlets of five, signed by the controller at the printing house "Enschede en Zonen" in Haarlem, Netherlands on the original "50 feuilles" (50 sheets) wrapper ** Catalog #577 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #797 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 #798 IRAN 1918 (November 1918) overprints, selection of six different in large multiples, 2k (8), 3k (6), 5k (9), 1t (29), 2t (12) and 5t (16), n.h., fine-v.f., scarce holding (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #610/619 Catalog Value $5,025 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #799 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 |
 | Lot #800 IRAN 1925 Reza Shah Pahlavi overprints, 3c yellow green, 5c dark gray, lower right and upper right panes of 25, stamps mostly n.h., some perf. separations, fine-v.f., ideal for position and overprint varieties (catalogued as hinged singles) **Catalog #699,700 Catalog Value $2,375 | Unsold |
 | Lot #801 IRAN 1926 Regne de Pahlavi issue, perf. 11 1/2, 1c orange & maroon, block of 15, n.h., fine-v.f., ideal multiple for comparison and study of the overprints' position settings **Catalog #707 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #802 IRAN 1926 "Regne de Pahlavi", Thin Paper, perf. 12 1/2x12 varieties, 4kr, 5kr and 10kr, three different, h.r., fine-v.f., each signed Sadri, two with his card certificates (Persiphila 721B,722B,723B, $2.600) * Catalog #718,719,720var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #803 IRAN 1931 2ch red brown & black, upper right sheet corner margin block of six, center shifted to bottom, misperforated with double vertical perfs at right, imperf. between at right, n.h., fine-v.f., rare **Catalog #761var | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #804 IRAN 1957-62 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1r green, 1r orange, horizontal pairs imperf. vertically, also 50d vertical pair imperf. at top and between, n.h., fine-v.f. ** Catalog #1086,1212,1213var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #805 IRAN 1958 50d brown and olive, center inverted, n.h., natural gum irregularity, penciled position ("72") on back, n.h., v.f., with Scheller certificate. Only 100 printed, ** Catalog #1059Ab Catalog Value $3,750 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #806 IRAN 1959 Reza Shah Pahlavi, 50d and 1r horizontal pairs imperf. vertically, also 25d vertical pair imperf. horizontally, n.h., fine-v.f. ** Catalog #1140-42var | Price Realized $230.00 |
