1906 (5 July) cover (opened for display), franked on back with pair of 6ch red violet and single 1ch violet (paying 13 Shahis letter rate abroad), sent from Meshed, via Gaoudan to Constantinople, with Russian Ropit arrival and straight line disinfected ("Obezzarazheno") handstamp applied at the border in Gaoudan, fine, signed Sadri, with 2014 Persiphila certificate
United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
We are pleased to present our November 18-19 sale, with 1,533 lots, including the Abraham Siegel stock of postal history of the world, as well as properties of numerous other vendors and estates sold by their order.
There are selections of attractive United States regular issues and commemoratives, Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia.
Great and Britain and British Commonwealth are highlighted by Canada 12p Victoria, as well as unused London-London 25c green & yellow, followed by the only known example on cover.
In addition, there are numerous rarities from Baltic Countries, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia, with seldom seen errors and varieties, gold-standard definitives on cover and Air Post.
As always, Cherrystone auctions include selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world.
The sale concludes with 140+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
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Lot #857 - iran
1908 (8 Apr) cover headed "On His Majesty's Service Telegraphs Indo-European Telegraphs", franked with single 1ch and pair of 6ch, paying 13sh rate from Teheran to London, with Kew Gardens arrival pmk on back, intact red seal, fine, signed Sadri, with 2014 Persiphila certificate
Lot #858 - iran
1915 2 Krans deep green, sepia & silver, block of four with "1333" overprint, l.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with 2014 Persiphila certificate (Persiphila No. 531var - "apparently few copies of the two Krans stamps were also overprinted, but not issued"). A rarity, possibly the only known block of four
Lot #859 - iran
1916 (7 June) unsealed cover from Hamadan to Teheran, franked with 6Ch, tied by Hamadan 27.V.16 postmark and Russian military censorship bilingual framed handstamp, also arrival pmk on back, signed Sadri, with Persiphila certificate
Lot #860 - iran
1916 (7 June) unsealed cover from Hamadan to Teheran, franked with 6Ch, tied by Hamadan 7.VI.16 postmark, with Russian military censorship bilingual framed handstamp below, also arrival pmk on back, signed Sadri, with Persiphila certificate
Lot #861 - iran
1916 (27 May) unsealed cover from Hamadan to Teheran, franked with 6Ch, tied by Hamadan 27.V.16 postmark and Russian military censorship bilingual framed handstamp, also arrival pmk on back, signed Sadri, with Persiphila certificate
Lot #862 - iran
1917 Kermanshah Provisional Issue, 12 Chahis on 1kr, also 2x3ch green, cancelled by "Kermanchah No.1 29 IV 17" pmks on small piece, fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with 2014 Persiphila certificate, -
Cat. Val. $7,000
Lot #863 - iran
1918 3 Krans gray, sepia & silver, four used blocks of four, with central pmks of "Recht", "Torbatheidari", "Meched" and "Isfahan" respectively, fine-v.f., each signed Sadri, with Persiphila certificates (for each)
Lot #864 - iran flight covers
1928 10kr, 20kr and 30kr, each used (with additional franking on back) on first flight cover from Teheran (8.11.28) to Baku, "Premier Courier Aerien Teheran-Bacou" cachet, fine-v.f., ex-Mathews
Lot #865 - iran soviet republic of persia
1920 Proclamation Issue, locally printed, four imperf. unused and three used perforated singles, each reading "Gilan 25 Sura 1294" (Province of Gilan and date of proclamation of the republic) and "Post Inquilabi Iran" (Post of Revolutionary Iran), fine-v.f. After the Russian Revolution, a movement under Kuchuk Mirza Khan got hold of the province of Gilan and early in 1918, occupied Resht. Cooperating with the Red Army, he occupied other...
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