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3 ch. tied to reverse of cover from Enzeli to Recht

6 ch. tied by Kazvin cds. to reverse of cover to Ispahan with Ispahan censor mark applied over white label; censored covers with the coronation issue are quite scarce

24 ch. tied by Hamadan cds. to reverse of registered commercial cover to England with Russian censor marks; a fine and scarce franking

1-5 kr. with centre inverted, all in miniature sheet of 5, unmounted mint

1 kr. with 2 ch. and Ahmad Shah 2 ch. and 3 ch. in block of 4 tied by cds. "TEHERAN 10.VI.15" to reverse of registered letter to France, scarce

1915, unissued set kings & historical buildings incl. overprint "SERVICE", 38 stamps, unused o.g., fine and scarce (Sadri C91-129)

1917, handstamp "1335" on 1 ch. with additional franking on cover from "GULAHEK (TEHERAN) ??VII.17" to Col. Napier in England; the cover somewhat roughly opened; a very scarce stamp on letter, signed Sadri with certificate (Persifila 591, Scott 592)

1 ch., 2 copies together with Ahmed Shah 6 ch. used on telegraph receipt, all tied by cds. "ZENDJAN 28.VI.17"; very scarce, only few documents with this stamp are known (Sadri 91)

1918, overprint "1336" on 2 kr. with Ahmed Shah 2 ch. and 3 ch., tied by Isfahan-Bazar cds. to reverse of commercial cover to Chahr Cord

24 ch. on 4 kr. and famine relief 1 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to reverse of cover via Koutchan to Meched with transit and arrival marks; a rare stamp on cover

Peace issue 2 kr. in horizontal pair tied by cds. "TEHERAN No. 2 / 20.I.19" to Barnameh to Isfahan, very scarce

Overprint "1337": 3 kr. (2) and 4 kr. (11) together with several other values tied by cds. "MECHED 24.VI.19" to two large parts of wrappers of insured parcels adressed to Teheran, also 4 similar items all from the same shipment, but with several stamps fallen off, 2 with additional franking "NOVEMBRE 1918" 2 kr.; a remarkable and interesting group

1919, "Provisoire 1919" 1 ch. yellow in marginal block of 30, one stamp with variety "s inverted" and one with "1 under r of Provisoire", unmounted mint

1921, ports issue 10 ch. on 6 ch., 2 copies, tied by cds. "MOHAMMERAH 17.III.22" to reverse of commercial cover to Bombay; a rare printing

1 kr. on 12 ch. tied by cds. "MOHAMMERAH 7-II.22" to commercial cover to Bombay with arrival mark, fine and scarce

Coup d'état: 3 ch.-12 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to philatelic registered envelope, sent locally

6 ch. with handstamp inverted, block of 4, tied by Teheran cds. to philatelic local cover

BENADERS 10 ch. on 6 ch. and 1 kr. on 12 kr., each part sheet of 80 stamps, partly seperated and few stamps with light bends or small folds, but in general fine and unmounted mint; a scarce set in large multiples

10 ch. on 6 ch. in horizontal pair tied by Boushire cds. to reverse of commercial cover to Manchester; the cover had been folded before stamps applied

1 kr. on 12 ch. tied by cds. "BENDER-ABAS 7-XI.22" to reverse of commercial cover to Manchester, cover fold not affecting the stamp

1922, CONTROLÉ 1922: 1 ch., 2 copies tied by Ispahan cds. to privately made postcard to Teheran with arrival mark

2 ch. tied by Ispahan cds. to privately made postcard to Teheran

3 kr. tied by cds. "SULTANABAD 1-IX.23" to registered envelope to London with transit and arrival marks; a scarce single franking

4 kr., 10 copies incl. block of 4, tied by Teheran cds. to almost complete Barnameh; small part of formular paper missing and crease between stamps fixed by tape; an amazing franking of this scarce stamp

5 kr., 1 kr. and 1924, 3 kr. tied by cds. "SULTANABAD 10.IV.25" to reverse of registered envelope endorsed "Overland Mail" to London with transit and arrival marks; a very rare franking

30 kr., horizontal strip of 8 and horizontal strip of 4 with 2 kr., 24 ch., 2 ch. and 1 ch., tied by cds. "MECHED 11.XI.22" to Barnameh

Surcharge 10 ch. on 20 kr. and strip of three 3 ch. on 12 ch. and unsurcharged 1 ch. tied by cds. "MOHAMMERAH 6-X.23" to cover to England, a scarce combination

1923, unissued set 8th century of Omar Khayyam 1 ch.-30 kr. complete, all with bottom sheet margin, unmounted mint, extremely fine and fresh, a scarce set (Sadri C130-43)

1924/25, Ahmad Shah large portrait 1 ch., tied by Teheran cds. to local printed matter wrapper

2 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to reverse of local cover

1 ch. and 3 ch., both with obliterated face, tied by Recht cds. with adjacent Sandooq and tax mark and sender "Tresorerie de l'armée du nord Recht" to Triest, Italy, here franked with postage due stamp 50 c., interesting card

9 ch. and horizontal pair 10 ch. tied by Mesdjed Soleiman cds. and afterwards obliterated by strip of paper with signature to envelope to England with adjacent Sandooq and endorsed "OVERLAND MAIL"; on reverse Bagdad transit mark

2 kr. and 10 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to reverse of registered envelope to Switzerland with arrival marks

1925, provisional issue 2 kr. lilac tied by Dozdab cds. to reverse of registered envelope to Amritsar in Punjab, India with transit and arrival marks, somewhat roughly opened; a very scarce franking

1925, Pahlavi provisional government-issue 1 ch.-1 kr. with "SPECIMEN", unused o.g., very fine

1 ch.-10 ch. in combination with Ahmad Shad 3 ch. tied to reverse of registered envelope from Teheran to Recht with arrival mark, a scarce franking