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

91 Geneva, December 10, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 20296ex 20297ex 20301ex 20296 C 890-903 1935 Pahlavi Cap issue mint og set of 14, the 45d and 90d with creases/wrinkles, rest very fine 200 - 260 20297 C DCE S 873-918 1935-1936 Selection of 3 complete SPECIMEN sets: Airmail ‘IRAN’ overprint, Pahlavi Cap Issue and Lithographed Majliss with POSTES IRANIENNES inscription, mostly mint never hinged (1 or 2 no gum) but with gum toning otherwise very fine, also 1 essay print of Czech engraver B.Heinz 150 - 200 20298 F / 88 916 1936-37 3R Majliss issue tied by Teheran cds 6.IV.38 to registered cover to Germany addressed to “Export KM” - the military department - in Berlin, bs (16.4.38) and with rare strike of “Ghoor Khaneh” (military equipment) cachet on back, very attractive demonstration of the close connection between Reza Shah Pahlavi and the Hitler regime, very fine showpiece 80 - 120 20299 F / 88 916 1936-37 3R Majliss issue with imprint tied by “PARLAMENT (TEHERAN)” cds (6.I.37) to registered cover from the Parliament Police Department and printing office (central imprint for both!) sent to Germany, sharp violet “Devisenrechtlich geprüft” (Examined by Customs) hs, reverse with 3 Customs seals and Leipzig Messestadt bs (18.I.37), attractive and very fine 70 - 100 20300 F / 92 918, etc. 1936-37 Majliss Press with Imprint 10R strip of four, plus other values, all tied by TEHERAN cds on reverse of reg’d censored airmail cover to USA, few cover faults, scarce usage of this 10r value 200 - 300 20301 C H J 1938 Reza Shah portrait issue without inscription mint og set of 15 plus 10R used block of eight, the 30d and 1R50 with thins, rest fine to very fine 180 - 240 20302 F / 92 933, etc. 1938-39 10R Majlis without imprint, two examples tied to 1942 commercial cover to New York with add’l franking, sent via Baghdad (partial strike of boxed censor hs), usual Anglo-Soviet-Persian censor hs and tape (covering part of one 10R), a scarce franking, fine 70 - 100 David Feldman Extended Payment Facility David Feldman SA ( DFSA ) may offer a special extended payment facility for buyers. In these cases, the buyer may choose to pay a minimum of 25% of the total invoice on receipt, and the balance over an extended period of 6 months , paying an equal installment at the end of each month. Interest plus charges of 1% are debited to the buyer’s account at the end of each month. When the Special Extended Facility has been granted, the buyer understands that every claim regarding his/her purchases must be made within 30 days of the auction sale date, even though the lots may be held by DFSA awaiting full settlement of the account. Until delivery, lots may be examined by their respective buyers at the offices of DFSA .