364 / März 2017

1924, Ahmed Shah 2ch in strip of 3 on reverse of cover from Ispahan 1924 to Dehkord with "Censored by the military", 2 strikes in violet applied over white labels on front and reverse; cover opened on 2 sides, slightly reduced at top; rare item

1924, Ahmed Shah 2 kr. with center inverted, nice fresh colours and quite well centered, lightly used (accompanied by small piece to which it was originally tied); a very fine copy of this rare variety of which only 10 examples are recorded, certificate RPS (1967) Provenance: Robert Cunliffe (2009)

1926, Règne de Pahlavi 1 ch.-30 kr. with handstamp "SPECIMEN", unused o.g., 10 kr. horizontal crease, otherwise fine/very fine; a very scarce set,  except 10 kr. all values sign. Sadri

Issued set 1 ch.-30 kr., unused, 30 kr. without gum, most values incl. 4-30 kr. sign. Sadri, a scarce set

1 ch.-30 kr. on thin paper, used, fine and very scarce set (Persifila 710-25B), sign. Sadri with certificate

1 ch. and 3 ch. with overprint inverted, unused, o.g., each sign. Sadri with certificate (Persifila 710a, 712a)

1927, air mail 1 ch.-30 kr., normal set and set with handstamp "SPECIMEN", unused, most mnh, all signed Sadri

1929, Coronation issue 2 ch. with center inverted, fresh colour, neatly cancelled by date stamp and part of machine cancellation; a very rare variety of which only few examples have been recorded Provenance: Robert Cunliffe (2009)

1942, Buildings and Reza Shah 5 d.-200 r., all 34 values complete, unused, several stamps unmounted mint; a fine and scarce set

1 r.-200 r., 16 different values, unmounted mint in fresh condition, very scarce in this quality

30 kr. black/green, unused o.g., very fine, sign. Stolow (Mi. 1.200,-)

1941, 5 d.-50 r., 14 values complete, unused o.g., fine and fresh, a scarce set, sign. Sadri with certificate

1907, "TEHERAN 2/8" on German Empire double card 10 pf.+10 pf., originally sent from "BILLWÄRDER 18.7.07" to Teheran and mailed retour; very scarce complete used double card

OFFICIAL: 1911, unissued lion 20 kr. and 30 kr., unused o.g., signed Sadri with certificates

1915, Unissued coronation set 1 ch.-50 kr., unused o.g., fine and scarce (Persifila C111-129)

1901, Kiku ½ s. (4) tied by "Marunouchi 40.3.11" (March 11, 1907) to reverse of wrapper "LA JAPANA ESPERANTISTO / Officiala organo de Japana Esperantista Asocio" to Frankfurt/Germany

1913, Tazawa ½s.- 1y., complete set, unused, scarce, mostly fine

1900, Definitive 10s. blue tied by cds. "TIENTSIN 18.4.08" to registered hand-illustrated cover to Peking, vertical fold, small thinned spot at reverse, otherwise fine and attractive

1900, Kiku 20 s. tied by "TSINGTAU (4.)10.5 F.P.O." (Oct. 5, 1915) to registered cover via Moji and Yokohama to the Netherlands with arrival mark "VENLO 16.11.15", unevenly opened on top and some scuffs

1913, Definitives 1y. green/brown, unused, scarce, fine

1951, Unissued King Talal 3 f., used, lower left corner perf missing otherwise fine, very scarce

King Talal 20 f., unused with almost complete original gum, very fine and fresh, a scarce stamp, certificate Filatco (2001)

1903, Falcon 2 r. - 2 w. cpl., unused o.g., 4 ch. and 6 ch. small faults, otherwise very fine and fresh

1903, Falcon 2r-2w., used, fine

1950, order of merit 1 w. light-olive-green (22,5x36 mm), a horizontal strip of 5 tied by "Hamheung 55.7.18" to reverse of pictorial air mail cover (modern train "peace") with uprate to Berlin/East Germany, sender staff of communist Germany reconstruction unit

1950/55, Liberation Tower 1w imperforated with 1954, May Day 10w. on cover from UN Swiss Mission 1954 to Switzerland (Sc. 26, 75)

1950, Capture of Seoul 1w., complete sheet of 100 with full margins, folded in centre, not effecting any stamp (Scott 33)

1956, Czechoslovak Delegation headed paper franked for commemorative purpose with selection of imperforate pair stamps of 1948/55, and cancelled accordingly, one pair crease (Sc. 15, 44, 48, 93, 94)

1962, cover to Planen, East Germany franked with set of Famous Men of Korea of 1960 and a 5w Butterfly of 1962 issue tied by Pyongyang cds's. Sc. 209, 211, 212, 390

1937, pair of registered hand coloured covers to South Australia with multi frankings. Unusual (2)

1938, Medical Congress airmail corner marginal imperforate unmounted mint set of 4

1944, Independence 25 pia.-500 pia., marginal set imperforated, unmounted mint

25 pia.-500 pia., marginal set imperforated, unmounted mint

1946, Victory Miniature Sheet on thick buff paper with blue inscriptions, of which 300 were printed. Small corner crease on lower right otherwise fine.

1946, Arab Postal Congress airmail set of four unmounted mint stamps cut-out from a miniature sheet, 500 printed

1954, Inauguration of Beirut International Airport marginal imperforate unmounted mint set of 4. SG 501/504