David Feldman Saudi Arabia June 5, 2019

Dear collector and client, The von Uexkull family collection, built up over forty years, was awarded the first International Large Gold Medal ever given for a collection of Saudi Arabia at the WIPA, Vienna, International in 1981. It has since been exhibited in the Collector’s Club New York, Royal Philatelic Society of London, Abu Dhabi (2011, Invitee Class) and formed one of only two collections worldwide awarded a Large Gold Medal at the Doha UPU Congress (2012). Over the years, von Uexkull sold some items to support his initiatives, the Right Livelihood Award and the World Future Council, but retained most of the rarest items. Many are unique and once formed part of the collection of the Maharajah of Bahwalpur. Von Uexkull is the author of “The Early Postal History of Saudi Arabia” andmany of the items offer in this sale are illustrated in the this book. At David Feldman International Auctioneers we are proud to present this wonderful collection to the market. Our company strives for excellence in the presentation and promotion of this and every other major property entrusted to us. We invite you to visit us in person or via the internet to examine and determine those lots which may be of interest to you. We hope the results will be strong throughout the auction, justifying our efforts and pleasing our vendors — but of course, that is up to you, our clients! We wish you success with your bids and satisfaction with your purchases. Geneva, April 2019 Marcus Orsi CHIEF PHILATELIST Introduction