1870-76 1s-8s, selection of 16 used or unused singles, various issues, imperf. and rouletted, different shades and paper varieties, usual minor flaws, mostly fine appearance
Estimate: $750
Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Rare Stamps and Postal History
Welcome to our May 3-4 Sale which will take place live in our Galleries as well as via CherrystoneLIVE. This 1,306 lot sale features United States and Possessions, with 19th & 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of the book material. A-Z countries include specialized Austria, Egypt, France, as well as Germany with a selection of WWII Occupation Issues and mail from POW Camps. Great Britain and British Commonwealth include rare singles, high values, BNA and British Africa. There are numerous rarities from Iran, Italy (with Old States and Italian Colonies), Israel, with sheets of 7-9 and J1-5, Korea, Latvia and many other collecting areas. The auction concludes with a solid section of Large Lots and Collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
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Lot #770 - iran
Lot #771 - iran
1870 Lion, 2s green, horizontal pair, type C+D, neat Tabriz postmark, margins all around, fine
Estimate: $300
Lot #772 - iran
1875-76 selection on album page, 10 used or unused, various settings and shades, minor flaws possible, mostly fine or better,
Cat. Val. $1,950
Estimate: $250
Lot #773 - iran
1875 Rouletted, 1s black, types A-B-C-D, four different (complete setting), h.r., good colors, fine and scarce unit (Persiphila 5)
Cat. Val. $900
Estimate: $400
Lot #774 - iran
1875 Rouletted, 2s blue, types A-B-C-D, four different (complete setting), h.r., good colors, fine and scarce unit (Persiphila 6)
Cat. Val. $900
Estimate: $400
Lot #775 - iran
1875 2s blue, Types A-B-C-D, used, usual margins and cancels, mostly fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #776 - iran
1875 8s yellow green, four unused singles, types A-B-C-D, unused without gum, good margins, occasional faint toning, mostly fine-v.f., signed Brun, etc. (Persiphila 8A)
Estimate: $500
Lot #777 - iran
1875 8s yellow, imperforate horizontal strip of three, Types C-D-A, neat Tabriz cancels, usual margins, faint toning, otherwise fine, signed Brun, etc. (Persiphila 8A)
Estimate: $500
Lot #778 - iran
1876 1s gray black, three blocks of four, different shades, good colors, usual margins, fine-v.f. (Persiphila 13, $750+)
Cat. Val. $600
Estimate: $300
Lot #779 - iran
1876 1kr dark carmine, horizontal pair, Types A-C, used, margins all around, good color, fine
Estimate: $150
Lot #780 - iran
1876 1kr carmine, two reconstructed settings of four, different shades, also 4kr yellow, three different shades, plus a reconstructed setting AB-CD, used, minor flaws, mostly fine or better,
Cat. Val. $2,900
Estimate: $400
Lot #781 - iran
1878 1s-5kr selection of 18 stamps, 5kr purple Type A unused, others used, variety of colors and shades, different pmks, minor thins noted, otherwise fine appearing, high catalogue value group
Estimate: $1200
Lot #782 - iran
1878 4kr dull blue, selection of nine, various shades and cancels, minor flaws possible, mostly fine or better,
Cat. Val. $1,575
Estimate: $300
Lot #783 - iran
1878 5kr gold, types A-B-C-D, used, each with margins all around, first one thinned, others fine-v.f., signed Sadri, Heddergott, etc. (Persiphila 31)
Cat. Val. $3,000
Estimate: $750
Lot #784 - iran
1878 5kr red bronze, type D, neat Isfahan postmark, margins all around, tiny pinhole, otherwise fine, signed Sadri, etc., with Sadri card certificate (Persiphila 32)
Cat. Val. $2,500
Estimate: $500
Lot #785 - iran
1878 1 Toman bronze on blue, Type A, violet "Kerman" pmk, margins all around, small faults, fine appearance, signed Sadri, with his card certificate (Persiphila 28)
Cat. Val. $8,000
Estimate: $1000
Lot #786 - iran
1889-91 Nasser-Eddin Shah (Mehrabi), complete sets, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $1,187
Estimate: $300
Lot #787 - iran
1897 1c-1kr and 5kr green, eight different blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged singles)
Cat. Val. $1,444
Estimate: $500
Lot #788 - iran
1894-98 Nasser-Eddin Shah Qajar, Muzaffar Eddin Shah, complete sets and surcharges, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., signed Sadri,
Cat. Val. $599
Estimate: $150
Lot #789 - iran
1894 legal size cover addressed to the Imperial Bank of Persia in Tabriz, franked with four Nasser-eddin Shah Qajar adhesives, including 2x10k red & gold, multiple cover folds and some damage at lower left corner, scarce usage, with arrival pmk on back
Estimate: $150
Lot #790 - iran
1902 registered cover from Teheran to Paris, franked with pair of 12ch on 1kr red (violet handstamp), tied by Teheran Maidan in oval, sent via Baku (12.II.02), with Paris arrival pmk alongside, fine 24sh Registered letter rate, minor stains, signed Sadri and written up on a Persiphila album page
Estimate: $750
Lot #791 - iran
1902 Meched Provisionals, 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c black, also 5c violet, 12c light blue and 1kr red, the complete set of seven, each with red Postmaster's (Victor Castaigne) initials, canceled to order with Meched postmarks, mostly v.f., last two signed Sadri, with 2015 certificates. A rare set of Meched Provisionals (postally used catalogued at $8,350, canceled to order 1/3 to 1/2 of the value)
Estimate: $2000
Lot #792 - iran
1902 Mozaffar-eddin Shah, complete set, l.h. or h.r., 50k with corner stain, otherwise fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $810
Estimate: $150
Lot #793 - iran
1906 registered cover from Teheran to England, franked with 1kr Mozaffar-edddin Shah and 3x3ch green and 10c yellow brown, sent via Germany, with "Vom Auslande uber Bahnpost Odbg-Brsl." registry label, corresponding "Breslau-Orderberg" Railway transit and Midhurst arrival pmk
Estimate: $150
Lot #794 - iran
1907 Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, complete set of 18, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogued as hinged)
Cat. Val. $1,198
Estimate: $350
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