386th Auction

½ a., 4 copies, tied to reverse of cover to Tchahbahar, underpaid by ½ a. and taxed on arrival, franked with 2 copies Iran 1938, 50 d., tied by Tchahbahar cds.; a very rare combination cover

1878, 1 shahi deep carmine rose on white paper, re-engraved issue, showing "fugative ink" variety, full to wide margins, part cancelled Tabriz, very fine and scarce  (Scott 33)

1889, 1 kr. orange with 5 ch. lilac, tied by Bousher c.d.s. to reverse of  registered cover with  front side register label to Teheran

1902, 5 Chahis on 10 ch. blue, tied by Teheran 2 c.d.s. to reverse envelope to Ispahan with arrival mark, very fine

1902/03, Teheran Typeset Issue: 1 - 5 ch. and 10 ch. with violet handstamp "SPECIMEN", and 1 - 3 ch. and 12 ch. with handstamp "ULTRAMAR" stuck to piece.                                    

1 ch., 5 ch. and 12 ch., tied to registered postcard from Sultanabad to Frankfurt/Main, with transit marks of Teheran and Baku and arrival mark. Small transportation marks.

1 ch. and 2 copies 12 ch., tied by Sultanabad c.d.s. resp. "REGISTERED" handstamp, to registered commercial cover to Switzerland with transit marks of Teheran and Baku and arrival mark. Very fine.

1 ch. (2), 2 ch. and 3 ch., tied by oval "TEHERAN MAIDAN" to reverse of " PROVISOIRE 1319" postal stationery envelope 5 ch., via Baku to Rotterdam, Netherlands, with transit- and arrival marks.
                 

1-3 ch., 10 ch. and 1 kr., tied to double rate registered cover from Teheran to Berlin, showing on reverse transit mark of Baku and arrival mark.

2 ch., 5 ch. and 10 ch., tied by Tabriz c.d.s. to registered postcard with register label, to Gand, Belgium, with arrival mark. Fine and scarce.

2 ch. and 3 ch. with sheet margin, tied by c.d.s. "YEZD 7/12" to cover to Esfahan.

1 ch. in horizontal pair, one stamp just touched at upper right, otherwise clear to mostly large margins, tied by Rasht cds. to reverse of local cover to the director of customs at the port of Anzali. A very rare franking.
 

1 ch. and 5 ch. In combination with Mozaffar 1 kr. red and 10 ch. light blue, to reverse of double rate registered commercial cover from Tabriz to Paris, with arrival mark.              

1 ch. and 3ch., both pin-perforated, each in horizontal pair, together with horizontal pair imperforated 1 ch., tied by Djulfa c.d.s. to reverse of envelope of the British and foreign Bible Society, to Shiraz with arrival mark on front. Scarce franking.

1 ch. with Farsi figure "2", in horizontal pair with normal stamp, tied by Tabriz c.d.s. to opened out postal stationery envelope 10 ch., addressed to Manchester. Folds, not affecting the stamps. Very rare. Supposed to be the only recorded entire with this variety.        

2 ch., 2 horizontal pairs and single stamp, the later slightly touched., tied by c.d.s. "SULTANABAD.." to reverse of double rate cover to Esfahan. A fine and scarce multiple franking.

2 ch. and 10 ch., tied by c.d.s. "MECHED.." to reverse of cover to Paris, with Russian transit mark.

1902, Rosette Handstamp, large letters, 3 ch., 2 copies with large margins, tied by experimental suburb "SCHIMERAN" c.d.s. of May 28th resp. 29th, to reverse of double rate local cover to the royal pharmacist at Teheran city. A unique franking. Signed Sadri.     

3 ch. in block of 4, 2 ch, in vertical strip of four and single stamp, in combination with 'PROVISOIRE1319'  1 kr. and 1 ch in pair, tied by oval  "TEHERAN MAIDAN 31/5" to registered envelope to England, with transit mark of Baku and arrival mark. An attractive and rare franking.

5 ch. in block of four, good to large margins, used with Bandar Jezd c.d.s. on reverse of registered envelope to Teheran. A fine and scarce franking.

5 ch., 2 single frankings, one on postcard from Teheran to Mexico City, the other one tied by Teheran c.d.s. to reverse of cover from Khar to Teheran with manuscript instruction "Should be paid by the Teheran account"

5 ch. and 12 ch. each in complete sheet with two complete panes of twelve each, the first with sheet requisition number '33840' at top, the later one with misaligned panes and partly shifted handstamps. Unused with original gum, most stamps mnh. 12 ch. sheet folded horizontally, this one signed Sadri with certificate (2002).                                

10 ch., 2 single copies with large margins, tied by c.d.s. "ISPAHAN 26/5" to reverse of commercial registered cover, with frontside register label, to Shiraz.

1 kr. (cut into at base) and 1903/04, lion 5 ch., tied to reverse of registered cover from Tauris to the German embassy at Teheran. Latest recorded use of the 1 kran.

2 kr. and 1 kr., tied by Tabriz cds. to reverse of registered envelope to Zürich, Switzerland. Address side with some adhasions and small part folded back at top. A scarce franking.

10 kr. and 1 kr., with small letters 10 ch., 5 ch., and 2 ch. and Mozaffar Shah 2 kr. green, tied by Tabriz cds to waybill. Very scarce and attractive.

50 KRAN, reconstruction of the pane of 12, comprising the largest recorded multiple of this stamp, an unmounted mint block of 6, 4 unused singles and 2 used copies. The block with faint crease in the upper pair, otherwise very fine/fine, all unused items signed Sadri, 4 with certificates. A unique ensemble.
                                        
 

Small letters: 2 ch., reconstruction of the pane of 12 with 3 single stamps, strip of three and block of six (one stamp with double overprint), unused. Except one single all signed Sadri, with certificate for the block (2003)

10 ch., 2 copies, tied by oval "TEHERAN MAIDAN 2/11.." to reverse of double rate registered envelope to Esfahan. Fine and scarce.

10 ch. and demonetized 1899, lion 2 ch. brown, tied by Tabriz c.d.s. to reverse of envelope to Baku, with arrival mark. Hinge remainders on front, otherwise very fine.

50 kr. with money order issue 20 t. and 1902/04, Mozaffer 10 kr. red, tied by violet Meshedisar c.d.s. to piece of money order. Very fine and rare. Signed Sadri with certificate (2016)

50 kr., reconstruction of the pane of 12 (only pos. 2 is type I) with single stamps (one with narrow 0) and a block of four, unused with original gum. All signed Sadri, with certificates for 6 singles and the block. A very rare group, just 1000 copies printed.

5 KRAN on 5 kr., two pairs and three single stamps (except one all with good to large margins), tied by c.d.s. "TEHERAN 12/11" to waybill to Nayshabour. The largest recorded franking of this scarce stamp and a great postal history rarity.

 

50 t. magenta with not regularly issued Coat of Arms handstamp, control number "0018", used with central Teheran c.d.s.. A very rare stamp, just four copies recorded. Signed Sadri

Money order issue 10 t., reconstruction of a block of four, pos. 9-12, all used with Hamadan c.d.s., one tiny thin, otherwise very fine. All signed Sadri, pos. 9 with certificate (2003)

10 t. and 50 t., unused with original gum, 10 t. Marginal copy, 50 t. small thin, otherwise fine. 10 t. certificate Sadri (2009)