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

53 Geneva, December 10, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 20145 F / 52 184, 180, 178 1899 2Kr Green and 1897 5ch yellow, 10ch light blue and on reverse of cover tied by oval Teheran ds, front with registered label, fine 70 - 100 20146 F / 52 190, 193 1900 Special Adjutant Provisional Issue (handstamped in the centre of pairs) 1ch and 4ch on reverse of cover from BARFROUCH to Teheran, fine 70 - 100 20147 F / 52 199 1900 Special Adjutant Provisional 5ch yellow tied to reverse of cover by fair strike of the GHOMICHEH native cancel depicting a lion in the centre with further strike adjacent, very fine 200 - 300 20148 F 200 1900 Special Adjutant Provisional Issue: Arms 10ch ligh blue, with both the arabesque hs (Sadri type II) and the General Adjutant hs (applied to blocks of four), tied by good strike of Boushir (Bushire) cds (19/I) to reverse of cover to Shiraz (Chiraz arrival dated 22/I on face of cover, which also shows date equivalent to 1901), slightly roughly opened at one side, a fantastic double internal letter rate franking showpiece, cert Persiphila (2007) Note: Only 5’000 made and unpriced on cover 400 - 600 20149 F 221 1902 The ‘PROVISOIRE’ Issue: Envelope franked 10Ch light blue bearing ISFAHAN 30.4. cds, fine & scarce 70 - 100 20150 F / 52 251 1902 Rosette 5 CHAHIS, very good to large margins, tied by Yezd cds to envelope sent to Ispahan, very fine, signed Sadri 50 - 60 20151 F / 52 252 1902 Un-franked petition cover, 29 July 1902 in m/s, from Meched to Teheran. In Teheran due to special delivery of the cover it was charged 10sh. Note the error of date of the Meched pmk. Scarce usage. 300 - 400 20152 F / 52 254, 255 1902 (Feb) Rosette hs issue (large letters) 1Kr and 2Kr tied to reverse of envelope by Yezd cds (26th Oct 1902), Tehran cds adjacent, 2Kr just cut into, a scarce franking, signed Sadri 300 - 400 20153 J DCE / 52 262 1902 Overprinted Typeset Issue 5Ch small letter Chahis in unused block of 12, sign. Sadri (SHEET A), fine (waterstains), a scarce block 70 - 100