David Feldman Persia Including the Khosrow “Joe” Youssefi Collection (Part I) Tuesday, December 10, 2019

105 Geneva, December 10, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 20344 F / 96 729 RECHT: 1927 6ch Rose redrawn issue tied by Recht No. 2 cds (dated 21 Azar 1306 = 13 Dec. 1927) to back of censored commercial cover to Teheran (arrival cds nearby), resealed by paper tape (since removed) which had been tied front and back by the rare oval negative “Censor Shoad 1346” (Inspected by Censor) hs of Recht (not listed or shown by Shaida), very fine, cert Persiphila 700 - 1’000 20345 F / 104 ARAK: 1912 Envelope from Sultanbad to Hamadan, franked on by 6ch domestic rate, paid by two 3ch singles tied by SULTANBAD/8.VI.1c cds, showing small neat “C” censor mkg of Arak in violet alongside, very fine 100 - 150 20346 F / 104 HAMADAN: 1911 Envelope from Hamadan to Teheran, franked on reverse by 6ch domestic rate, paid by 2ch pair and single tied by HAMADAN/13.XI.11 cds, showing small neat “C” censor mkg of Hamadan in black alongside, plus two other cover with similar frankings and the same “C” censor mkg, a fine trio (3) 100 - 150 20347 F / 104 SENNEH: 1911 Envelope from Senneh to Hamadan, franked on by 6ch domestic rate, paid by 6ch single tied by SENNEH/14.V.11 cds, showing small neat “C” censor mkg of Senneh in violet alongside, plus two other similar covers with the “C” censor mkgs in black & blue, a fine trio (3) 100 - 150 20348 F / 104 ISFAHAN: 1916 Envelope from Abadeh via Isfahan to Teheran, franked on reverse by 6ch domestic rate, paid by 6ch tied by ABADEH cds, blue Persian government boxed censor of Isfahan alongside tying censor tape, fine 100 - 150 20349 F / 104 ISFAHAN: 1916 Envelope from Chiraz to Isfahan, franked on reverse by 6ch domestic rate, paid by 6ch tied by CHIRAZ cds, blue Persian government boxed censor of Isfahan alongside tying censor tape and similar on front, fine 100 - 150 20350 F / 104 ISFAHAN: 1917 Envelope from Koum, via Yezd to Isfahan, franked on reverse by 6ch domestic rate, paid by 3ch vertical pair, tied by KOUM cds, blue Persian government boxed censor of Isfahan on front, fine 100 - 150 20351 20352 20351 F Kazeroon: Three covers franked with the Portrait issue, one franked 6ch tied KAZEROUN/25.1.17 cds (unusually without Kazeroun ovpt), plus two others cover with Portrait franking, all three showing oval Kazeroon violet negative chahet, a fine & scarce trio 200 - 300 20352 F Kurdistan Military Censor: 1917 Boxed rectangular native violet cachet of the Kurdistan Military on cover from Senneh to Hamadan, franked Portrait 6ch on 12ch tied SENNEH/29.X.17 cds, some cvr faults, unusual and scarce, noted the Persian military presence remained long after the Ottomany were expelled 200 - 300