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

111 Geneva, December 10, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 20374 F / 110 PC58 1936 90d Reza Shah Pahlavi with French imprint unused International postcard, fine 100 - 150 20375 F / 112 1936-1941 Group of 13 Reza Shah Pahlavi Portrait Cards with & without French Inscriptions used (7) or unused (6) including two used 1R red cards (both with Anglo-Soviet-Persian censor), fine to very fine (Persiphila $4’000+) 400 - 600 20376 F / 112 1938-1941 Group of 6 Reza Shah Pahlavi Portrait Cards without French Inscriptions used (3) or unused (3) including two used 1R red cards (both with Anglo-Soviet-Persian censor), fine to very fine (Persiphila $2’580) 300 - 400 20377 F / 112 1938-1941 Reza Shah Pahlavi Portrait (without French inscription) 1R postal stationary card with additional 50D to Russia bearing TEHERAN 17.7.44 cds, censored, vertical crease in middle, at back Cyrillic imprint for parcel receipt of American Joint Distribution Committee Teheran, rare card 150 - 200 Collections 20378 CC C H F L 1868-1902, A wonderful quality collection written-up on pages housed in one album, with strength on the issues from 1876 to early 1900s, with hundreds of mint and used stamps, as well as very attractive postal history. Much scholarship is evident here with reference items identified for comparison with the genuine. Highlights include over50 classic lions with 1s violet #1 unused pair through to examples of the 1878 5k in gold and violet shades, followed by the first Nasser-ed-din issues by perf types incl. 1879 5k mint, the suns litho and engraved, 1881/82 shahs to 5frand 10fr each with different perfs mint, comprehensive ‘Officiel’ surcharges incl. inverted 1t on 5fr, as well as an excellent showing of 1880s defins incl. 1889 2c blue imperf mint, 10c black scarce double print mint, 1891 7c mint,2c and 10c together on commercial cover to Trebizonde, etc. Then 1894 set mint along with unusual 16c imperf between stamp and wing-margin on vertically laid paper, 1898 set mint, 1899 control handstamps complete along with rare control type d/4 on 3c, 1899 Mozaffar Shah complete mint, 1900 handstamps complete, etc, etc. A remarkable collection with many elusive stamps, far more than this outline description, please view page for page (100’s) 3’000 - 5’000 20379 CC C H G F J DCE DFE 1870-1970, Accumulation of odds and ends, from Lion issues, mint and used middle period, array of covers, postal stationery, registered and censored mail, Bushire ovpts, forgeries, etc., mixed to fine (100’s) 1’000 - 1’500 20380 CC C H G F J DCE DFE 1870-1985, Large extensive accumulation of collections, stocks and remainders, all housed in a variety of 18 albums and stockbooks, showing some Lions, Typeset issues, early 20th century mint and used, the stocks are apparently unchecked, so reprints in larger amounts have to be expected, mostly used respectively cto, array of covers, postal stationery, etc., mixed to fine (1000s) 1’000 - 1’500 20381 C H J DCE 1875-78, Lions selection on a stockpage with 12 stamps, a pair and a Boital heavily hinged block of 8, incl. Sadri 6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 17, 25 and 29D, five with mini cert. Sadri, mixed condition 360 - 420 20382 C DCE L 1876-1921, Mostly mint collection incl. four Lion stamps (faulty), 1882 1T unused, 1898 set of 16, 1899 Control hs set, 1910 unissued stamps (4), 1902-04 set to 50k (minor faults), 1906 Typeset set, 1915 Colis Postaux and Service sets, 1921 21. FEVR 1921 set with inverted overprint, etc., mixed condition so needs inspection 440 - 600 20382A CC C H G F J DCE 1876-1949 Collection of mint and used neatly mounted on Safe album pages and housed in Burgundy Safe album, showing a good deal of completion, with the usual quantity of reprints present, nevertheless a fine collection with much study interest (100’s) 1’000 - 1’500