Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
September 24-25

Our September 24-25, 2024 auction features solid selections of United States (including further material from the Larry Brasler stock), Canada, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, Latin and South America, European Countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy, as well as Poland, Russia, Spain and Switzerland. There is an old-world collection of Mixed Frankings and Redirected Mail, formed by a European gentleman, with an extraordinary selection of combination usages. Other areas areas are well represented, with China, Japan and Korea. As always, the sale contains 160+ large lots and collections, with individual country albums, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and much more. The sale will take place live via CherrystoneLIVE.

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Lot #915
Iran - covers & postal history
1922 (20 Feb) cover (The Imperial Bank of Persia, Bushire) franked with "Benaders" Ports issue, 1kr and 10sh surcharges, tied by "Bouchir (Depart)" cds, sent via Busra and Baghdad to R. W. Grey, the bank director at The Imperial Bank of Persia in Teheran, fine and unusual route (taken to avoid the troubled southern Fars province where mails were intercepted by rebels)
Envelope
Unsold

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