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

87 Geneva, December 10, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 20284 F / 82 847 etc. 1935 “Postes Iranniennes” 2T Coronation plus variety of Majliss issues without imprint to 10R tied by Meshed cds to 1942 airmail cover to New York, with Anglo-Soviet-Persian “15,” Iraq and British censor hs plus Persian tape, an important commercial usage, roughly opened, fine showpiece 100 - 150 20285 CC J 848 1935 “Postes Iranniennes” on 1929 Coronation Issue 3T gold and deep reddish lilac in mint nh bottom right corner marginal block of 4 showing dramatic shifted overprint, very fine, attractive & extremely error in a multiple (Sadri $400+) 100 - 150 20286 F / 88 848 1935 “Postes Iranniennes” 3T Coronation with ovpt. plus variety of other issues incl. 8ch & 12ch “Iran” airs and pair of 2R plus single 5R Majlis issue without imprint, all tied by Teheran cds (5.I.42) to reverse of reg’d cover to New York (bs) via Baghdad (transit), face with Iraqi (?) boxed censor hs and USA Customs “COLLECT 10c POSTAGE / FOR CUSTOMS SERVICE” hs, censor tape at left, a marvellous usage of the rare 3T on cover (Sadri $600+), cover with small tear and some creasing as expected, fine and scarce 200 - 300 Bidding Steps All bids in Euros 50-100 5 100-200 10 200-500 20 500-1000 50 1’000-2’000 100 2’000-5’000 200 5’000-10’000 500 10’000-20’000 1’000 20’000-50’000 2’000 50’000-100’000 5’000 100’000-200’000 10’000 Bids between these steps will be adjusted accordingly to the next higher bid step. The bidder is bound by his/her offer until a higher bid has been validly accepted.