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

25 Geneva, December 10, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 1868-1896 Nasr ed-Din Shah Issues 1865 Essays 20035 20037 20035 CC J Lion label in gold on cream paper, perf. 11 1/4, in mint nh marginal block of four, very fine 50 - 100 20036 F LC2 1891 Large Format Lion Label gold on dark red surfaced paper, type C, used as a sealing label on reverse of cover, with YEZD cds and boxed Majani free negative on front, very fine and a rare usage Note: Although this cover is from a dignitary, who did not have to pay postage, it is significant that it is not from Prince Zell-ol-Sultan. It has been postulated that these large labels were made by Fabius Boital in Paris for Prince Massoud Mirza Zell-ol-Sultan. However, this usage by another dignitary, one year earlier than Zell-ol-Sultan’s usage in late 1892, would tend to disprove this position. 700 - 1’000 20037 CC A LS1 Small Format Lions Label in orange mint nh, nibbled corner otherwise fine, signed Sadri 200 - 300