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1876, Nasser-eddin Shah 10 ch. black & blue, perf. 12, a fine used example on double rate cover tied by watery strike of the SCHIRAS datestamp in violet. Rare.

1879/1880, 5sh. green and black, imperforate; tied to piece with faint "SENNEH" postmark, Sadri certificate.

10 ch. tied by cds. "DAULET ABAD 18 1 1880" to registered parcel certificate (Shaida type C (4)) with adjacent cds. of Teheran (2 with different dates), some light folds, one effecting the stamps, very scarce with this issue

1881, Mitra lithographed 25 c. green, perf. 12, unused with original gum, smal insignificant gum crease, a rare stamp in unused condition, only 5,000 copies printed; Sadri certificate.

1885, 1 ch.perf. 13 and 2 copies 2 ch. perf.12, tied by negative seal 'Postkhaneh Mobarakeh Torshiz' to envelope via Meshed to Shahroud, certificate Sadri

1881, Mitra issue 5 ch. blue-violet/violet in combination with 1882, 5 sh. green, both perforated 12½, tied by Teheran cds. to envelope to the United States with transit marks and part of New York arrival mark on reverse (small part of backflap missing); scarce and attractive combination cover, certificate BPA

1886, Officiel Handstamped Issue, 6 ch. on 10 ch. buff, orange & black handstamped in black; three stamps on a 1888 registered cover from Tabriz to Nice; tied by Tabriz cds; also includes "Ambulant / 19.XII.88 3 / No. 38" cds, "Genova - Ferrovia 20 / 12 - 88" cds, "Chiasso - Milano 19 DIC 88 / AMB No.3" cds and "Nice 20 Dec 88" arrival cds on the front; envelope with some faults, Sadri certificate.

1886, Officiel Handstamped Issue, 6 ch. on 10 ch. buff, orange and black with black handstamp; two copies tied by faint blue Teheran cds to 12 ch. postal stationery envelope as registered letter to Germany with part of Russian transit mark and arrival mark on reverse; fine and scarce, Sadri certificate.

6 on 10 ch. tied to reverse of postal stationery envelope 12 ch. as registered letter from Tabriz 1888 to Nice in France and redirected to Modena in Italy with transit and arrival marks; a scarce entire, signed Sadri with certificate

1886, Official 18 Ch. on 10 Ch. black, yellow and red-orange, used on reverse of 1886 embossed lion envelope from Tabriz registered to Nice with  arrival mark and Paris transit cds in red on front; extremely rare usage, Sadri certificate.

10 kr. red/gold with 1897, surcharge issue 2 kr. on 5 kr. and 2 copies 5 ch. on 8 ch. tied by Tabriz cds. to Barnameh with adjacent black negative seal, very fine, a rare franking

1897, 2Kr on 5 Kr violet and silver, top margin block of four imperf. horizontally, mint never hinged, Sadri Certificate.

1899; Arabesque Control Handstamp on Mozaffer-eddin Shah Qajar issue; 3 kr. yellow; tied to international cover to Hungary by Teheran cds, with Abbazia cds and Budapest arrival cds on reverse; very scarce denomination on cover.

1899, 2 kr. green with 1 ch. and 4 ch., tied by clear Shoushtar positive seal cancel to cover to Senneh, fine and scarce

1902, Rosette handstamp issue: Large letters 2 kr. with 1 ch., 2 horizontal pairs and horizontal pair 3 ch. tied by Sultanabad cds. to front and reverse of registered letter of the Ziegler correspondance to Germany with transit marks of Teheran and Baku and arrival mark; little unfresh, a very scarce franking

10 kr. with 2 kr., 1 kr., 10 ch., 5 ch., and 2 ch. tied by Tabiz cds to Barnameh with adjacent sender's seal "Imperial Bank of Persia;" 2 ch. and 1 kr. affected by light horizontal creases, otherwise fine and scarce, Sadri certificate.

1903, Provisoire 1 ch., 2 copies with pair 2 ch., pair and single 10 ch. and block of three 12 ch., all tied by cds. "TEHERAN.DEPART" to registered linnen envelope via Baku to Germany; 12 ch. two stamps with light paper folds and one with additional small marginal tear, otherwise very fine; an outstanding cover of the provisional issues; certificate Sadri

1902, issue for Meched, 5 ch. black, initialled, tied by "MECHED 15/3" postmark on reverse of envelope with identical postmark alongside; "TEHERAN 1/4" receiving postmark on the front; a fine and rare cover, Sadri certificate.

1902, Mozaffareddin Shah Qajar Full Portrait Issue, 10 Ch. Brown, vertically bisected, tied by "ASTRABAD 14/1" (1904) to cover to Meched, scarce,  Sadri certificate.

1 CHAI on 1 kr. tied by Schimeran cds. to commercial envelope with imprint 'Groeneweg, Dunlop & Co. / Teheran" to the British Telegraph-Office at Teheran with arrival mark on front; a very rare stamp on cover, signed Sadri with certificate (Persifila 367)

1909, Printed Matters Postal Tax Issue, 1 ch. on 1 ch.-2 ch. on 30 kr. complete set, CTO by "Teheran depart 20.XII.09" special postmark, fine and scarce, Sadri certificate.

1911, Azarbaijan Provisional "Officiel" issue, 13 ch. blue & violet and 26 ch. green & blue; tied to 1912 registered Austro-Oriental Trading Company stationary cover with Tauris cds to Vienna without transit- and arrival marks; possibly not sent, Sadri certificate.

1912, Senneh Rebellion Issue, 3 ch. green & grey in pair, used on reverse of cover on April 18, 1912 from Senneh to Hamadan with arrival cds; very scarce issue, Sadri certificate.

6 ch. carmine & grey, used on April 25, 1912 on cover from Senneh to Hamadan; tied by Senneh 25 VI 12 cds with identical cds alongside, as well as Hamadan 28 IV 12 arrival cds; very scarce issue, Sadri certificate.

1915, Coronation overprinted 1 ch.-5 kr., from the Mauritania UPU Specimen Archive, stained but otherwise fine

1916, Nation of Kazeroun Issue, 9 ch. purple & orange brown with black handstamp; on a January 16, 1917 opened out and not quite complete cover from Kazeroun to Bushire; tied by KAZEROUN 16.I.17 cds; stamp has been removed and reaffixed; very scarce on cover, Sadri certificate.

1917, "1335" on 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)

1921, Coup d'etat Issue, 12 ch. ultramarine overprinted in black, a fine philatelically used example on local cover cancelled by Teheran cds in black with reverse showing Teheran arrival cds on the same day, Sadri certificate.

1927, First Airmail Issue, 1 Ch.-30 Kr. complete set of 16 values, unused with original gum, only 600 copies of 10 Kr., 20 Kr., and 30 Kr. printed; a scarce set in unused condition, Sadri certificate.

1935, "Postes Iraniennes" Issue, 5 Di.-5 Ri. complete set of 13 values handstamped "Specimen;" hinge remnants only, original gum, Sadri certificate.

1911 Official "Service" Issue, 6 ch. vermillion & red brown, used on reverse of official cover 1914 from Teheran to Senneh, Sadri certificate.

1921, Coat of Arms postal card overprint, 5 ch. on 2 ch. green, unused, scarce and fine (Sadri PC35)

1925, Pahlavi Provisional Postal Cards, 2 ch. on 12 ch. red and 9 ch. on 12 ch. red, both unused, fine and scarce (Sadri PC45-46)

1931, Lithographed Issue, 2 ch. red & black on blue card, "SPECIMEN" overprint, small crease in middle of card but otherwise fine and scarce (Sadri PC50 Specimen)

1933, New Currency issue, 90 di. red on light blue and pale greenish card, both unused with no major faults, a scarce pair (Sadri PC52B-C)

1936, Reza Shah postcard 90 d. red on grey-green card, unused, fine and scarce (Sadri PC58)