359 / März 2015

3 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to entire printed matter to England with London arrival mark, scarce single franking

3 ch. and 3 copies 6 ch. tied by oval "ARDISTAN 19-10-07" to reverse of registered envelope to Ispahan with register label on front

10 ch. and 1903/04, 2 ch. and 3 ch. (single and block of 4) tied by cds. "SCHIMERAN 17/8" to front and reverse of registered envelope to Germany (here re-adressed) with German transit register label "Vom Auslande über Bahnpost 5"; single 3 ch. some clipped perfs, otherwise fine

10 ch. with 2 copies 13 ch. and 3 copies 1 ch. tied by Sultanabad-Arak oval date stamp to front and reverse of opened out registered letter to Switzerland with transit and arrival marks

13 ch. in horizontal pair used with oval date stamp of Sultanabad on reverse of registered envelope to Switzerland with German transit register label "Vom Ausland über Bahnpost 5 (Oderberg-Breslau)"

1907, Lion on blue paper 2 ch. tied by Sultanabad oval date stamp to printed matter address label from Manchester to Sultanabad, franked with Edward 2 d.; a very scarce usage as printed matter tax stamp

1907, lion on blue paper 3 ch. tied by oval "TEHERAN (BAZAR) 11-9-09" to reverse of local cover to North Teheran with arrival mark; cover slightly reduced in size at right by opening

1908, Mohammad-Ali 13 ch., horizontal pair and single tied by Meched cds. to reverse of registered envelope to Constantinople with arrival marks

2 kr. with 1907, 3 ch. and 9 ch. tied by Tabriz cds. to registered envelope to Switzerland with arrival mark

2 kr. with 1 kr., 26 ch. and 13 ch. (2) tied by Sultanabad oval date stamp to registered cover from the British Vice-Consulate (nice wax seal on reverse) to Germany with German transit register label (partly removed); 26 ch. rounded corner, otherwise good condition, a scarce high values franking

3 kr. together with 26 ch. and 2 copies each 1 kr. and 2 ch., all tied by oval "SULTANABAD 18-9-09" to registered sealed linen envelope to Germany with transit mark of Teheran on reverse; a very rare franking with the 3 kran stamp

1909, coat of arms 3 kr., 1 kr., 6 ch., 3 ch. and vertical pair 1 ch. tied by cds. "HAMADAN 13.VI.10" to reverse of long-size registered envelope to London with transit and arrival marks; 3 stamps of franking affected by cover creases, the scarce 3 kr. in fine condition; a rare franking

20 kr., 2 horizontal strips of 3, tied by oval "TAURIS 3-2-10" to Barnameh with adjacent blue "BAYAZID"; belonging upper part of Barnamah edit, a high multiple franking

30 kr., 20 kr. and 10 ch. in strip of 3, tied by Teheran cds. to Barnameh

1910, unissued coronation stamps, almost complete run of the regular issue, issue for official use, Teheran local postage stamps (here only one missing), packet stamps and postage due stamps (on white and colored paper), all unused o.g., one local stamps small tear, otherwise generally fine/very fine (Sadri C21-55, C57-72, C75-89a)

1911, Ahmad Shah 2 ch. tied by Nain cds. to privately made postcard to Yezd with arrival mark, slight creasing not affecting the stamp, a scarce single franking

2 ch., tied by Isfahan cds. to reverse of local cover with sundooq mark on front

26 ch. and 13 ch., tied by cds. "RESCHT 31 MAI 1911" to reverse of registered envelope to England

2 kr. tied by cds. "TEHERAN 20.V.22" to reverse of registered envelope against acknowledgement of receipt (AR) to Paris

3 kr. tied by Teheran cds. to registered cover from Teheran against acknowledgement of receipt (AR) to Vienna with transit mark on reverse; a scarce single franking

5 kr. in horizontal pair with horizontal pair 1 kr. and singles 9 ch. and 1 ch., all tied by "MECHED 12.XI.18" to sealed registered linen envelope to Teheran; one value 1 kr. two short perfs, some light creasing affecting only the 1 ch., a scarce franking

Overprint "officiel": 1 ch. and 3 ch. as additional franking on postcard 2 ch. on 5 ch. from Tabriz to Germany

3 ch., 2 copies tied to picture-side of postcard (Tauris-station) to Hungary

6 ch. tied by Ourmiah cds. to photo-postcard to Belgium

13 ch. tied by Ourmiah cds. to reverse of envelope to Berlin

26 ch. and 13 ch. tied by Tabriz cds. to opened out registered envelope to Switzerland with arrival mark; slight transportation marks, signed Mikulski

1912, Ahmad Shah overprinted "Al Sultan Mohammad Ali Shah Ghajar": 3 ch. in horizontal pair, tied cds. "SENNEH 18.IV.12" to reverse of cover to Hamadan, fine and scarce

6 ch., tied by cds. "SENNEH 25.IV.12" to reverse of cover to Hamadan

6 ch. in horizontal pair, tied by cds. "SENNEH 18.IV.12" to reverse of cover to Hamadan with endorsement of the post office Hamadan, that the franking cannot be accepted without proper Ahmad Shah stamps and therefore was returned; a scarce and interesting item; certificate APS

9 ch., tied by cds. "SENNEH 4.IV.12" to reverse of cover to Hamadan; the 9 chahis value is extremely rare on cover

1914, surcharge 1 ch. on 13 ch., 2 horizontal strips of 3 tied to reverse of cover from Kachan 1915 to Recht and 3 ch. on 26 ch. in horizontal pair tied to reverse of cover from Kazvin 1914 to Yezd, both with transit and arrival marks, a nice pair at the same postal rate

1915/16, overprint "1333": 2 ch. tied by cds. "ENZELI 11.1.16" to cover to Recht

1 ch. and 5 ch. tied to reverse of cover from Shiraz to Ispahan

1915,  coronation issue 1 ch. in vertical pair with 3 ch., 12 ch. and Ahmad Shah 2 ch. tied to reverse of registered envelope from Recht to England with Russian censor mark and arrival mark; large part of cover flap removed by opening, a very scarce mixed franking

2 ch. tied to reverse of envelope from Enzeli to Recht

2 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to picture side of postcard to France