334 / September 2008

1876, 10 ch. perf. 10 1/2, tied by violet cds. of Teheran to cover to Kurdistan, fine

1879, Portrait issue 2 ch. yellow/black, tied by Bushir cds. to reverse of small local envelope, very fine

1899, handstamp applied in pairs resp. block of 4: 5 ch. yellow, 2 single frankings on reverse of covers from Chiraz resp. Kazvin, the overprint applied on pair inverted

1902, provisional issue for Teheran with large and small letters: 5 ch., 2 single frankings, one with scarce "TEHERAN SENGLEDGE" without date

1915, 5 Chahis on 13 ch. and 1917, 1 ch. on 2 ch., tied by cds. "TEHERAN-MOHAMMADIEH" to reverse of cover 1917 to Kurdistan, showing on front boxed violet "Seen by Kurdistan Military Censor"

Coronation 3 ch. with center inverted, block of 4 from the top sheet margin, unhinged mint; very fine and rare, signed Brun

1953, Petroleum fountains of Ghom 50 d.-20 v. cpl., unmounted mint

1954, Forestry world congress 1-10 v. in horizontal pairs cpl., unmonted mint

Schah Reza Pahlewi 5 d.-200 r. cpl., unmounted mint

1955, Schah Reza Pahlewi 5 d.-50 r. cpl., unmounted mint

1956/57, Schah Reza Pahlewi 5 d.-200 r. cpl., unmounted mint

1957/58, Schah Reza Pahlewi 5 d.-200 r. cpl., unmounted mint

1958/60, Schah Reza Pahlewi 5 d.-200 r. cpl., unmounted mint

CANCELLATIONS: "BOUROUDJIRD 23/7" on 1902, 5 CHAHIS on 10 ch. on reverse of cover

"DIZABAD", seal marking with lion in center, 4 good to very clear strikes on 1907, 1 ch. and single and 2 pairs 6 ch. on reverse of registered envelope to Teheran with arrival mark; fine and very scarce

"DIZABAD", positive seal with lion in centre as cancellation on 2 covers 1919/22

SISTAN-NASSIRABAD', fancy seal cancel in black, two strikes on 1903/04, 1 ch. and 2 ch. (2) on postcard via Caoudan and Russia (faint blue transit mark) to Belgium; light crease not affecting the stamps, very scarce

CENSOR MARKS: "opened by censor in Kurdistan", clear strike on front of cover with reverse side franking Ahmed Shah 3 ch. (2) 1917 from Teheran to Senneh

"opened by censor in Kurdistan", boxed violet marking on front of cover with reverse side franking Ahmed Schah 2 ch. (3) 1917 from Teheran to Senneh with arrival mark

"opened by censor in Kurdistan" in violet (!), clear strike on front of cover with reverse side frankig Ahmed Shah 6 ch. 1917 from Teheran to Senneh; by Shaida unrecorded in this colour

"Sansur Aida Shod", blue negative censor mark with adjacent blue negative "Hamadan Markaz Komandarli 1333" and violet "Sansur Aida Shod 133" on fron and reverse of small cover from "HAMADAN (BAZAR) 31.VIII 16" to Senneh with arrival mark; very rare, only few covers known with all 3 strikes

"Kurdistan Censor", small negative censor mark clear on front of cover from Hamadan 1919 to Senneh with arrival mark, very scarce

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 1921, Gilan revolutionary issue, 4 values complete in marginal or corner blocks of 10, unhinged mint, one block without gum

1945, "Azerbaidjan National Government", overprint on 12 different stamps ex 5 d.-5 r., used

"Azerbaidjan National Government", overprint on 14 different stamps ex 5 d.-10 r., used

IRAN: 1876/1995, postfrischer, ungebrauchter und gestempelter, reichhaltiger Bestand in 6 Lagerbüchern

1868/1985, postfrischer, ungebrauchter und gestempelter reichhaltiger Bestand in 10 Lagerbüchern

1868/1958, gestempelte und ungebrauchte Sammlung mit vielen besseren und kpl. Ausgaben mit Schwerpunkt vor 1930 inkl. Dienstmarken, etwas unterschiedliche Erhaltung, sonst sauber im Steckbuch

1875/1985, anfangs ungebrauchter und gestempelter, ab etwa 1965 meist postfrischer Bestand mit besseren Werten in drei Lagerbüchern, dabei kleiner Teil Dienst- und Paketmarken

1876/1954 (ca.), ungebrauchte und gestempelte Zusammenstellung im Einsteckbuch mit besseren Ausgaben, Aufdrucke ohne Obligo; dazu 2 Briefe, u.a. R-Brief von Meched nach Stockholm mit violettem russischem L1 'OBEZZARASHENO' (desinfiziert)

1880/1979, meist gestempelter Posten auf Steckkarten in Hawid-Box

1921, Gilan-Revolutionsausgabe, 4 Werte kpl. in postfrischen 20er-Blocks, 1 Block ungebraucht ohne Gummi, wie verausgabt

1945, Azerbaidjan National Government-Überdruck auf 13 verschiedenen Werten ex 5 D.-10 R., dazu 3 Viererblocks, ungebraucht, teils ohne Gummi