Lot 865 1940s, incoming mail to Sharjah, seven covers, all commercial usages, including mail from Pakistan redirected from Sharjah to Karachi; Iraq (x3), two of which are wrappers with Dubai transit backstamps; and Great Britain (x3), two redirected from Karachi to Sharjah, and one censored cover from Bristol to “Sharjah Fort, Trucial Oman Coast, Persian Gulf, Arabia” and sent via Dubai, with transit backstamp, condition mixed, all covers with some flaws, but a scarce group. Estimate C$200, sold for C$1,600.00 plus 18% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 583, Iraq 1931 King Faisal I set, perforated SPECIMEN, mint o.g., sold for C$1,872
Lot 583 Iraq #15-27var 1931, ½a green to 25r violet King Faisal I, perforated SPECIMEN, a lightly hinged set of thirteen, with large part original gum, overall well-centered and of good colour, the examples with sheet margins with small hinge remnants on selvedge, the odd stamp with lightly toned gum, the 4a value with small thin, else remarkably fresh and scarce, an appealing and desirable set, chiefly very fine. (S.G. 80s-92s, £2,250) Estimate C$1,200, sold for C$1,600.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 659, Old Time Mesopotamia and Iraq collection to 1960, sold for C$7,254
Lot 659 Old Time Mesopotamia and Iraq Collection to 1960, all neatly displayed in two stockbooks, which have just recently been opened for the first time since 1961. The collection is organised by used first, followed by mint, with the Officials arranged within chronologically. The used starts with a good representation of issues from 1918 and on, with many complete plus a few almost complete sets, including some better items such as #s 12, 13, 59, 77 (x10, at $20 each), 78 (x4, at $32 each), RA1 (x15, $15 each), RA2 (x6, $14 each), RA3 (x9, $9 each), RA5 (x9, $10 each), as well as a number of used singles cut out from the 112/127 and C1-C8 perforated and imperforate souvenir sheets. The mint runs from 1923 to 1948, with better such as # 40 (one NH and one H, $25 for both), 41 (NH, $65), 42 (x4 NH, $190 each), 43 (NH, $400), 59 (NH, $135), 77 (x2 NH, $35 each), 78 (x2 NH, $110 each), 100-01 (NH, $90), O113-14 (NH, $50), plus 3 pages of NH blocks of four, followed by mint and used railway stamps, revenue stamps, a page full of used blocks of four and four NH souvenir sheets (two perforated and two imperforate) of #s 112/127 and C1-C8. A lovely and rarely offered collection, with duplication of up to dozens of some, see online photos for a sampling. Estimate C$750, sold for C$6,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 920, Iraq 1931 25r violet King Faisal I, VF lightly hinged, sold for C$2,106
Lot 920 Iraq #27 1931 25r Violet King Faisal I, mint lightly hinged with fresh colour and very fine. A nice example of this rare high value stamp. Scott CV U$1,700, sold for C$1,800.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1618, Baghdad to Cairo covers, carried on to England and Ireland, sold for C$994
Lot 1618 Persia/Iraq 1923-1924 Baghdad to Cairo Covers, first was mailed MAR.30.1923 Baghdad to Cairo then on to England, franked with 6 British Occupation Iraq stamps, fine. Second mailed Teheran on DEC.24.1924 to Dublin, Ireland, franked with 10 Persia stamps depicting Ahmed Shah Qajar (some are on back of cover) with bilingual “BY AIR MAIL BAGDAD-CAIRO” handstamp in purple plus Teheran registration markings, Bagdad c.d.s. on back. This is a very early first First Flight from Iran, carried by a Junkers F13 aircraft were among the world’s best airplanes, from the military and transport point of view. Opened a bit roughly at top, still very fine and unlisted in AAMS. Also includes two 1933 flight covers Baghdad to Stephen Smith in Calcutta India, both with additional “Karachi-Calcutta / First Air Mail” pictorial handstamps on back (these with light stains, else fine). From the The Leon Victor Pont Collection of Early India, New Zealand and Worldwide Pioneer Flight Covers. Estimate $250, sold for C$850.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.