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1880, postcard 2½ ch. with additional franking 1889, 1 ch. rose from Tabriz to Belgium with arrival mark on front

Postcard 2½ ch. used in 1890 from Tabriz to Rio de Janeiro with arrival marks on front; a scarce destination (Sadri no. PC10)

Postcard 2½ ch. with additional franking 1891, 1 ch. to Prag in Bohemia with arrival mark on front

1888, envelope 6 ch. rose-pink used with Tabriz cds. to Constantinople with arrival mark; a scarce legitimate use without additional franking (Sadri no. PE2B)

1893, envelope 16 c. rose with backside additional franking1894, 2 ch. in vertical pair, used from Tabriz as registered letter to Germany and unclaimed returned with Bavarian label "Nicht abgeholt./non réclamé" (Sadri no. PE6)

Postcard 2 ch. green, 2 unused copies with different printed pictures on front, scarce (Sadri no. PC11)

Postcard 4 ch. with additional franking 1894, 2 ch. and 8 ch. as registered card from Sultanabad to Manchester with arrival mark (Sadri no. PC12)

Postcard 4 ch., 4 unused copies with different printed pictures on front, few small faults (Sadri no. PC12)

Double card 2 ch.+2 ch. with additional franking 1894, 1 ch. (3), 2 ch. (2) and 5 ch. as registered postcard from Sultanabad to Germany with arrival mark; little stained, a scarce usage (Sadri no. PC13)

Postcard 5 ch. with clear cds. "GAOUDAN 15/1" and adjacent similar strike of 29.1. to Pera with Russian transit mark on front; long text of Cammille Molitor (Sadri no. PC16)

Postcard 5 ch. red with vertical picture on reverse, used from Schimeran to Bruxelles with faint arrival mark; picture postcards of the 1896 issue are very scarce (Sadri no. PC16V)

Postcard 5 ch. with blue picture on reverse, with additional franking 1889, 10 ch. as registered postcard from Sultanabad to Germany with transit and arrival marks; slight creasing, very scarce (Sadri no. PC16V)

1899, double-card 2 ch.+2 ch. with 'PROVISOIRE 1319" and violet control handstamp, unused, reply part with slight finger print on reverse, otherwise fine and fresh, a rare card, signed Sadri with certificate (Sadri no. PC17DA)

Arabesque handstamp: double card 5 ch.+5 ch. with additional franking 12 ch. rose on greenish as registered postcard from Sultanabad to Germany with transit and arrival marks (Sadri no. PC18A)

1902/03 PROVISOIRE 1319: Postcard 5 ch. with pictures on reverse, one unused and 3 used cards, one with small hinge remainders on picture side (Sadri no. PC16BH, BV, BVH)

1903, picture postcard with handstamp 3 ch. on 5 ch. with additional franking 1904, 3 ch. on 5 ch. with oval violet "SISTAN-NAZIRABAD" via India to Belgium with adjacent clear seal "KUHMALEK SIH ZIARET", fine (Sadri no. PC19V)

1904, envelope 6 ch. on 10 ch. with additional franking 1904, 9 ch. on 1 kr. (3) and 1903/04, 3 ch. green as registered cover from Ispahan to Berlin with German transit register label "Vom Auslande über Bahnpost 5 (Odbg.-Brsl.)"

CANCELLATIONS: "AMIN HOUZOUR": 2 very clear strikes of positive seal on 1903/04, 1 kr. and 1906, Provisoire 1 ch. on reverse of registered envelope to Sultanabad

"AMOL", clear positive seal on 1897, 1 ch. and pair 2 ch. on cover with contents to Amlesh, Gelan, very scarce

"ASHRAF", positive seal, 2 clear strikes on block of 4 and 2 vertical pairs 1899, 1 ch. on greenish on reverse of cover to Shoushtar

"BAM", negative seal, 2 clear strikes on cover with 1903/04, 3 ch. in horizontal pair to Yezd, fine and scarce

"BEHBAHAN", positive seal in violet-black, superb strike on 1903/04, 1 ch. and 5 ch. on small cover with additional strike alongside, very fine

"BIJAR", clear negative "BIJAR DEPART" on postcard 1896, 2 ch. with additional franking 5 ch. yellow and 10 ch. blue, tied by date stamp "BIDJAR 1/6", as registered postcard via Teheran to Germany with transit and arrival marks; very scarce

"DALEKI": negative seal, 2 good strikes on 3 copies 1911, 2 ch. on reverse of small cover to Shiraz, fine and scarce

"DEH KORD", clear negative seal on Ahmad Shah 6 ch. on reverse of cover to Teheran

"DIZABAD", clear fancy cancel on pair Ahmad Shah Controlé 1922, 12 ch. on reverse of cover to Sultanabad

"DIZABAD", 2 clear strikes of fancy postmark, each on 1919, Provisoire 3 ch. on reverse of cover to Sultanabad

"GARAKAN", clear positive oval seal on Ahmad Shah 9 ch. and 13 ch. on reverse of registered cover to Teheran, stamps with additional pen stroke

"GHOUTGHAN 1311", clear strike on 1894, 1 kr. in vertical pair on Barnameh with additional strike alongside, light crease effecting the bottom stamp, still fine and scarce

"HASSAN ABAD (TEHERAN)", positive seal, 2 good strikes on 1903/04, 1 kr. and 5 ch. on registered envelope to Shiraz

"ISPAHAN BAZAR", clear oval seal, 2 strikes on Ahmad Shah 26 ch., 10 ch. and 1 ch. on reverse of official registered cover to Teheran; opened on two sides (one side little roughly)

"JASK 18 AP ...", squared circle of the British-Indian PO on 1909, 1-6 ch. on cover to London; somewhat faulty but very scarce, only few similar items known

"KAHRIZAK", positive seal, 2 good strikes on postcard with 1936, 15 d., 30 d. and 45 d. to Czechoslovakia, very scarce

"KASR CHIRINE", fancy cancel, good strike on postcard via Baku to Edinburgh; card with light corner crease

"KERMANCHAH", negative register handstamp in red and black on front of 2 registered envelopes, franked on reverse; stamps cancelled by fancy cds. resp. oval date stamp

"KHAR": clear positive seal in violet-black on horizontal pair Ahmad Shah 3 ch. on reverse of cover to Teheran, scarce