1875 2ch cobalt blue, horizontal strip of four, Setting 1, Types AB/CD, unused with original gum, usual cracks and wrinkles, otherwise v.f., rare (Persiphila 6S1, cat. $3,000) -
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Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Cherrystone is pleased to present our April 12-13 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal history of the World.
The sale contains 1,716 lots, with notable United States, extensive Great Britain and British Commonwealth; European countries include Austria, Belgium, France & Colonies, Germany, Iceland, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia and Switzerland.
There is an important collection of Iran, featuring many rare sets in blocks of four.
From Asia there are selections of China, Japan and Korea.
South American countries are also well represented and as always the sale contains 100+ large lots and collections.
A limited number of printed catalogues are available upon request.
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Lot #820 - iran
Lot #821 - iran
1876 4kr yellow, block of four, Types DB/CAB, setting 7, cancelled "Zendjan 22/6", margins all around, good color, small thin at upper left, otherwise v.f., with 1990 Holcombe cert. (Persiphila 17S7, cat. $5,500) -
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Lot #822 - iran
1879 (24 Feb) PERSANA postal card with irregularly bisected 5ch Nasser-ed Din Shah 1st portrait and blue pencil manuscript surcharge "2 1/2" mailed from Tauris to Germany with Ausg. arrival postmark, some toning, otherwise fine (Persiphila PC3a, $10,000+) -
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Lot #823 - iran
1879 (Apr) 5ch rose Nasser-ed Din Shah 1st Postal stationery entire envelope ( H&G B1), uprated with 10ch blue & black 1st portrait, registered from Khiaban, sent via Tauris to Berlin, with transit and arrival markings -
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Lot #824 - iran
1879 5k blue and black, groundwork inverted, imperf., used, minor creases, otherwise fine, very rare, signed Diena, -
Cat. Val. $2,500
Lot #825 - iran
1880 PERSANA postal card franked with bisected 1ch, used in combination with 2ch green & black Nasser-ed Din Shah 1st portrait, surcharged "2 1/2", cancelled "Khoi", some toning, otherwise fine -
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Lot #826 - iran
1882 large part of parcel card from Barfrouch to Teheran, franked on both sides with 4x5,000 Dinar (5fr) and block of 4x1kr slate -
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Lot #827 - iran
1891 Nasser-ed Din Shah 1c-5k complete, 2k orange (No.88) rounded upper left corner, others fine-v.f., 7c gray and 2k orange signed Sadri, -
Cat. Val. $1,100
Lot #828 - iran
1892 (21 July), Lion, small format green on white paper label, affixed on back of cover, with original letter to Esfahan from General Consul of Iran in Egypt. The consul is asking the recipient to take care of some properties which are rented by Imperial Bank of Persia. The cover was dispatched via Iranian Consular mail, manuscript date on letter reads 25 Zi-hadjeh 1309 and cover was received by the addressee on 7th Safar 1310 (31 August 1892...
Lot #829 - iran
1894 Nasser-eddin Shah Qajar Golden Jubilee Issue, 1c-50k blocks of four, complete set on two Persiphila album pages, n.h., fine-v.f., each signed Sadri -
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Lot #830 - iran
1897 Provisional surcharges, set of three blocks of four on a Persiphila album page, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri (catalogued as hinged singles) -
Cat. Val. $520
Lot #831 - iran
1899 Arabesque control handstamps on the 1898 Mozaffar-eddin Shah Qajar Issue, complete set of 16, h.r., mostly fine-v.f., signed Sadri, with 2016 Persiphila certificate, -
Cat. Val. $556
Lot #832 - iran
1902 Rosette Typeset 1ch used as registration label, two copies of 1ch, 3ch and 1kr, all on registered cover from Sultanabad to St. Gallen, Switzerland, via Teheran and Baku. The 25ch franking covered 12ch for foreign mail, 12ch registration and 1ch extra as label, appropriate transit and arrival pmks, fine -
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Lot #833 - iran
1902 Meched Issue, 2ch black, unused, top sheet margin example, fresh and v.f., signed Sadri, etc. Only 500 printed, -
Cat. Val. $1,250
Lot #834 - iran
1902 Meched issue, 3ch black, unused with large margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Sadri, with his 2000 certificate. Only 300 were printed, -
Cat. Val. $3,250
Lot #835 - iran
1902 Meched issue, 12ch blue, used, part cds at right, large margins all around, vertical crease, otherwise fine, signed Sadri, with his 2000 certificate. Only 400 printed; due to delicate nature of the paper, most of the known used examples are more or less faulty, -
Cat. Val. $1,500
Lot #836 - iran
1902 2ch typeset overprinted "P.L.Teheran", used locally on cover in Teheran Maidan, fine -
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Lot #837 - iran
1902 Mozafar-eddin Shah Qajar, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $810
Lot #838 - iran
1903 2 Tomans and 3 Tomans surcharges, four different varieties, h.r., fine-v.f., scarce, signed Sadri, -
Cat. Val. $875
Lot #839 - iran
1907 Mohammed-Ali Shah Qajar, complete set, 4k yellow h.r., others n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $844
Lot #840 - iran
1907 Mohammed-Ali Shah Qajar, 1c-30k blocks of four, 17 different, including the rare 4k bright yellow, n.h., fine-v.f., scarce, especially in this pristine condition (catalogued as hinged singles) -
Cat. Val. $2,776
Lot #841 - iran
1909 Coat of Arms, 1c-30k perf. 12 1/2x12, thin paper, bright colors , fresh, l.h. or h.r., few n.h., fine-v.f. set, each stamp signed Sadri, neatly arranged on Persiphila album page. A rare set of originals -
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Lot #842 - iran
1910 Printed Matter, Postal Tax surcharges, imperforate singles, complete set of 17, mostly l.h., v.f., signed Sadri, with 2016 Persiphila certificate. Only 500 sets printed, -
Cat. Val. $3,400
Lot #843 - iran
1910 Printed Matter, Postal Tax surcharges, imperforate singles, complete set of 17, used, v.f., signed Sadri, -
Cat. Val. $2,380
Lot #844 - iran
1911 cover bearing a blue seal (in Cyrillic letters) of Meched Persian Bank, franked with 26ch Coat of Arms, sent from Meched to Berlin -
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