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 #813 Iran - covers & postal history 1880 (16 Aug) blue cover to Teheran, franked with single 5sh Portrait, tied by Senneh departure cds, repeated alongside, couple of hinge marks on top, fine usage from SENNEH, the capital of Kurdistan province  | Unsold |
 | Lot #814 Iran - covers & postal history 1907 Interior Ministry cover sent from Teheran to Nezam Ol-Molk in Tabriz, with blue "Free of Charge" handstamp on front and Ministry label paper seal on back, departure and arrival pmks, fine cover of historical nature, the addressee (Azod al-Molk) was a prominent statesman in Tabriz and was later appointed as the 5th Prime Minister of Iran | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #815 Iran - covers & postal history 1910 (21 Nov) cover franked with 6ch Coronation, tied by "Bazaar Isfahan" and sent to Bushire, with oval "Bender-Nasseri" 31.12.10 and Bouchir arrival (9.1.11) pmks, fine. The Hejira date is "1322" (corresponding to "1904", points to the year when the small postal agency was first inaugurated), extremely rare | Unsold |
 | Lot #816 Iran - covers & postal history 1918 registered cover to Teheran, franked on back with vertical pair of 9ch Ahmad Shah, tied by clear "Ordoui-Homayouni" (Royal Camp) postmark, with Teheran and Meched cds alongside, fine and scarce. The Royal Camp postal agency was only open during the Shah's summer recess and was meant to serve him and his entourage | Unsold |
 | Lot #817 Iran - covers & postal history 1918 (22 Jan) large registered and insured cover with an acknowledgment of receipt "AR" request, sent from Meched to Teheran, paying 42 Krans and 19 Chahis, with strip of 4x10kr, 2kr, 19ch and 10ch Ahmad Shah, tied by departure cds, cover probably contained cash, with central wax seal removed, but with nine others still intact | Unsold |
 | Lot #818 Iran - covers & postal history 1918 (30 Sep) cover franked on back with 7x1sh Teheran Charity stamps used as postage from Teheran to Kachan, large "T" in circle handstamped on front, indicating postage due, with Kachan (5.X.19) arrival pmk, tape reinforcements away from the stamps, rare usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #819 Iran - covers & postal history 1918 registered and insured coverfront, with an acknowledgment of receipt "AR" request, sent from Meched to Teheran, franked with 2x2 Krans "1336" overprints, used in combination with 1911 Portrait 3ch, 5ch and 30 Krans, tied by departure pmks, considerable creases away from the stamps, rare combination and high franking | Unsold |
 | Lot #820 Iran - covers & postal history 1919 (26 June) cover from a small village in Yezd province, franked with 6ch 1919 Provisional issue, tied by a negative "Yeylagh Tezerdjan Yezd" Farsi postmark, with arrival cds alongside, cover tears, otherwise fine, very rare usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #821 Iran - covers & postal history 1921 Reza Shah Coup d'Etat celebration, registered mail addressed to Moazeded Doleh, the Provincial Director of the Post in Tehran, franked with inverted 21.FEV.1921 overprints on pair and block of four (one unused stamp added, bottom stamps oxidized) of the Coronation stamps, used in combination with 10ch Ahmad Shah Portrait, variety imperf. at right, tied by Teheran departure cds, with manuscript notes from Mr. A. Kurdistan guaranteeing the cover's authenticity, cover faulty, with backflap missing, still exceptional and rare | Unsold |
 | Lot #822 Iran - covers & postal history 1921 (10 Sep) large part of a registered cover (reduced at right) sent by the Imperial Bank of Persia from Bushire to their main office, via Bagdad to Teheran, franked with violet surcharges 1kr on 12ch and 10ch on 6ch Portrait Issue, with Registry handstamp , transit and arrival (9 XII.21) pmks on back. The long and unconventional route was used because of concerns over the road safety in the south | Price Realized $350.00 |
