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1893, postcard 1/2 c. uncancelled, used from "Chefoo 28. October 1895" to Germany with combination franking Germany 1890/99, 10 pfg. rose, tied "SHANGHAI 1/11 95", fine and scarce

1967, 'Long live the invincible charmain Mao's thought' 8 f., cpl. set incl. both strips of 5, mint never hinged, the golden strip with colour slightly changed in places, otherwise fine

1979, Study Science souvenier sheet, unhinged mint, very fine

1981, Year of the Cock stamp booklet, unmounted mint (Yang SB3)

1886/1888, Rafael Nunez 10 c. orange, horizontal pair with oval cancel "MEDELIN" with register stamp 10 c. red on yellow on registered mourning cover with transit register mark "BARRANQUILLA No." via London to Munich with arrival mark, fine and scarce

1898, 5 c. red-brown on redish, 4 single stamps, registered stamp 10 c. yellowish-brown on buff and receipt stamp 5 c. red on white used on registered-AR-cover from "MEDELLIN SET.28" via Barranquilla and London to Paris with arrival mark, cover opened out for display, otherwise fine

1893, 10 c. brown on rose, registered stamp 10 c. yellow-brown on buff and receipt stamp 5 c. red on bluish, used on registered-AR-cover from "IBAGUE FEB.26.1897" via Barranquilla to Paris with arrival mark, fine, rare combination

1902, 10 c. postal stationery envelope with additional franking 20 c. blue, 10 c. black and registered stamp 20 c. blue on bluish as registered cover from "BOGOTA 25.JUL.1903" via Barranquilla and New York with transit registered label to Belgium with arrival mark, slight crease at bottom, otherwise fine, scarce combination

1902, postal stationery card 5 c. on 2 c. black with addtional franking imperforated registered stamp 20 c. brick red on bluish used from "BOGOTA 6.DEC." with long via Baranquilla and New York with transit registered label to Dresden, Germany with arrival mark, very fine

1953, Red Cross souvenir sheet pair 10 + 5 h., unused without gum, small hinge remainders, fine (Mi. 1900,-)

1956, Olympic Games 20-55h., souvenir sheet, unused without gum, very scarce, 20h. small wrinkles, otherwise fine

1953, 8th Anniversary of liberation from japanese rule 10w. red-orange with additional franking tied by cds. to airmail cover to Prag, 10w. slightly touced at left, small adhesive remnant on front, two small adhesive strips on reverse, otherwise fine, a very scarce cover

1950, Agricultural Exhibition 1 and 10c. and 2 col. as imperforated proof, and 2 col. only center as imperforated proof, mint never hinged, three stamps with punchhole, fine

1874, 2 1/2 p. violet, tied by cds. "V.R.POSTE EGIZIANE CONSTANTINOPEL 21.3.77" to registered cover with boxed "RACCOMANDATO" to Cairo with arrival mark, tiny crease and litte tears at margins

1891, postal stationery cut out 5 c. blue on rose, two items, tied by "GUAYAQUIL 13.5.(93)" to mourning cover via New York to Bordeaux with arrival mark, cover fold not affecting the stamp, otherwise fine

"BAGDAD 8-1-910", cds. on 7 copies 1908, 10 pa. green (one further value fallen off during transport) on registered envelope to Azir in Basra Vilayet, showing on reverse arrival mark "BASSORA"; stamps and envelope small faults

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)