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

15 Geneva, December 10, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) Persia Postal History 20000 20001 20000 F 1835 (18.3) Folded entire from Shiraz to Fort William, Bengal, dated lined “Shiraz, March 18, 1834”, various India transit mkgs on reverse, somewhat tatty, but a scarce early cover from Tehran 200 - 300 20001 F 1835 (10.5) Disinfected large part folded entire fromTeheran to London, with notations in script regarding Bushire and Diri-i-chameh, no postal markings on front, but struck with circular black Disinfection seal at Semlin, fine and rare early letter 200 - 300 20003 20002 20002 F 1837 (31.5) Folded disinfected entire from Sir Henry Lindsay Bethune in Tabreez (Tabriz), addressed to the Manager of Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, showing disinfection punctures, London transit and Edinburgh arrival mkgs, unusual & scarce early entire, cert. Persiphila (2011) 400 - 700 20003 F 1844 (17.6) Folded entire from Reverend Justin Perkins in Oroomiah (Orumiah) mission addressed to Reverend Thomas Edward Vermilye in New York City, via Boston with red transit ds “BOSTON” and straight line “SHIP”, plus “20” in circle, very fine, attractive and rare missionary letter, cert. Persiphila (2011) Note: Reverend Justin Perkins wrote that the French Papists had again been ejected from Persia at the instance of the Russian Ambassador and that one of the Nestorian missionaries had died at Mosul weighed down by the failure of the mission to the wild mountains Provenance: Samad Khorshid 400 - 700