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1922, "Controle" Overprint Issue; approximately 45 barnamehs franked with various denominations, including many high values which are scarce on document.

1923/24(ca.) Approximately 240 pre-paid/cash paid covers, various auxillary markings and cancellations, an extensive collection

1923/25, Pre-Paid handstamps, approximately 146 covers with various pre-paid postage markings, a variety of different city markings included, a very nice collection

1924, Ahmad Shah Qajar Large Portrait Issue; approximately 245 covers franked with various denominations ranging from 1 ch. to 3 kr.; includes mixed frankings and several examples of the 2 kr. and 3 kr. value (very scarce on cover); a nice collection.

1924/1925, Provisional Overprint issues; approximately 46 covers franked with an assortment of 1 ch. through 2 kr. denominations; includes international destinations and mixed frankings; a scarce issue on cover.

1926, REGNE DE PAHLAVI on Ahmad Shah, 14 covers franked with 1 ch. through 3 ch. values; includes mixed frankings with non-overprinted stamps and an obliterated example of the overprint issue; very scarce on cover.

1926; Obliterated stamps of Ahmad Shah Qajar; 18 covers franked with obliterated examples of both portrait issues; mostly black hand-cancels, but a few images covered with paper; also includes several used stamps and pieces; very scarce on cover.

1926; "Regne de Pahlavi" on lion, approximately 134 covers franked with various denominations from 1 ch. through 2 kr.; includes registered mail, international destinations, etc.

1926/1927; Majlis Typographed Issue; approximately 195 covers franked with various denominations, ranging from 1 ch. through 1 kr.; includes 10 ch. yellow-brown, scarce on cover; some mixed frankings with "Regne de Pahlavi 1926" overprint issue, registered mail, and international destinations.

1928/36, air mail, about 260 covers including high value frankings, 'Scipio' crash cover, etc.; interesting lot    

1933/1939; approximately 700 covers from the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi, franked with a variety of different commemorative and definitive issues; includes key high-values, as well as air mail, FDCs, international desinations, souvenir sheets on cover, etc.; a very comprehensive collection.

1935/50 (ca.), 42 money letters, including 3 postal insurance envelopes

1942/1960; approximately 700 covers; includes first flight covers, definitive issues, commemoratives, airmail, international destinations, etc.; a multitude of different issues represented.

1941, Official Issue, 10 covers franked with the 10 d., 25 d., and 50 d. denominations of the issue, rare on cover, a nice collection

1950/92, about 1200 covers and cards; interesting lot  

CENSORED MAIL: 1911/12, Kazvin Momayezi Shod censor, 16 covers bearing the black circular censor with the Persian inscription "Kazvin Momayezi Shod", includes several registered covers, a very nice collection

1916, Bushire Censors, 20 covers bearing the purple double-circle censor marking reading "PASSED CENSOR BUSHIRE", a scarce marking, many clear impressions

1916/1917, Russian Military Censor, 30 covers bearing the black rectangular Russian Military censor marking, scarce marking, a very nice collection

1916/1917, Isfahan Censor, 23 covers bearing the dark blue rectangular censor marking of Isfahan, very nice collection

1917/1918, British Military Censor, 27 covers bearing the round British Military censor marking, most in black but several in the much scarcer purple, a very nice collection

1918/1919, Dunster-force Censors, 55 covers bearing the black circular Dunsterforce censor marking, scarce on cover, most in good condition

1919/1920, British Oblong Octagon censors, approximately 74 covers bearing the British Oblong Octagon censor marking, including many of the different catalog varities, several scarce control numbers and colors, a few pieces of incoming censored mail, a very nice collection

1919, Norper-force censor, 20 covers bearing the rectangular censor marking reading "PASSED BY CENSOR NORPERFORCE", most in purple but several in black, very scarce marking, a nice collection

1920/1921, Government Military censors, approximately 71 covers bearing the Persian government military censors, including many catalog varities including many scarce control numbers, at least one violet marking, a very nice collection

1921, West Caspian Sea Censor, 5 covers bearing the circular dull violet censor marking reading "CENSOR", a very scarce marking

POSTAL STATIONARY: 1879/1904 (ca.), about 260 unused and used postal stationary envelopes and wrappers, including many items with additional franking, registered covers, mail to abroad, cancellations incl. "POSTE TOKO", etc.; exciting lot

1904/08, 44 picture postal stationery cards, showing various scenes of buildings and people, most used but some unused, a very nice collection

ca.1891/1906, approximately 240 postal stationery cards, mostly used but some unused, also includes used and unused postal reply cards, many with stamps added to value of card, a very nice collection

1910/1972, stationery cards, approximately 215 items, used and unused, highlights include unused 1921 5 ch. on 2 ch. green, unused 1915 2 ch. on 6 ch. on 5 ch. red, used 1936 Reza Shah 90 d. red; many duplicates of scarcer issues, a very fine collection

1956/80 (ca.), about 240 aerogrammes, unused and used, includin some better items

POSTCARDS: 1900/70(ca.), approximately 360 postcards, many RPPC, many street and city views, mostly unfranked or with foreign frankings (France, Germany, etc.), a very nice collection

1902/1924, Approximately 195 postcards, showing many street and city views of Persia, some RPPC, all franked with Persian stamps, some franked on front, several different issues included, many international destinations, a very nice collection

1905/ca.1920s, Picture Postcards, approximately 90 postcards of Persia, many showing street and city views as well as people, mostly unused, several franked on face, many RPPC, a nice collection with many beautiful images

1924/1975, approximately 227 postcards from Persia/Iran, many street and city views, all franked with Persian/Iranian stamps, some franked on face, some RPPC, many different issues and rates, international mail, majority 1920s-1940s, most in good condition

1918/2000, postfrischer, ungebrauchter und gestempelter Bestand, dabei Besetzung von Palästina, Vignetten etc.

1950/95, postfrische Sammlung mit Volltab, in weiten Teilen kpl., in 2 Vordruck-Alben